NHS Lanarkshire is to benefit from an additional £1.16 million of funding from the Scottish Government to help cope with added pressures over the winter months as part of an additional £10 million being allocated across all Scottish Health Boards.

A fund which aims to help children and young people become more confident in order to realise their potential has re-opened for applications (Thursday 30th August). Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has urged local groups to apply if they are eligible.

MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the first tranche of payments of the Scottish Government’s Carers Allowance Supplement which started to be paid to eligible claimants this week (10th September).

Last week, firefighters and staff hosted guests at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service National Training Centre in Cambuslang to demonstrate the new cutting-edge technology. In attendance were Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey, the leader of South Lanarkshire Council Cllr John Ross, and Ash Denham MSP, the Scottish Government’s new community safety minister.

MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the news that carers across Rutherglen and Cambuslang will receive the first payments of the new Carer’s Allowance Supplement from mid-September, back-dated to April.

Clare comments on the news that Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre has suspended its helpline.

For immediate release. FREE SANITARY PRODUCTS FOR SOUTH LANARKSHIRE PUPILS AND STUDENTS Local MSP, Clare Haughey, has welcomed the news that free sanitary products will be available to pupils, students and learners at schools, colleges and universities across South Lanarkshire thanks to £5.2 million Scottish Government funding. Delivering on the SNP Scottish Government’s Programme for … Continue reading FREE SANITARY PRODUCTS FOR SOUTH LANARKSHIRE PUPILS AND STUDENTS

This year, 5 syringes have been found locally - in a fall from 12 last year.

Announced last week by UCAS, the number of people successfully gaining a place at university from Scotland’s most disadvantaged areas is now at record levels. The latest figures show the number of prospective students from the 20% most deprived areas successfully getting a spot at a UK university has risen by 5% to a new record level for all ages and by 9% for 18 year olds.

VisitLanarkshire – a joint venture between North and South Lanarkshire to promote local tourism – has ‘belatedly’ added Rutherglen and Cambuslang to their map after pressure from MSP Clare Haughey.