Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey and Rutherglen Central and North Councillor Janine Calikes have upped the ante in their fight to re-open the Rutherglen Main Street Post Office.

MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the announcement that the first payments of the Best Start Grant will be delivered to families in Rutherglen and Cambuslang in time for Christmas.

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey and Rutherglen Central and North Councillor Janine Calikes have announced that the Main Street Post Office is to re-open within the next few days.

Blantyre MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the news that a South Lanarkshire Council committee has approved the asset transfer of Rowans Hall to Blantyre Soccer Academy.

Hundreds of families in South Lanarkshire have seen their incomes cut by the UK Government benefit cap, new figures have revealed – with 333 of the 581 households affected in the local authority area being single parent families.

Clare comments on the effect Brexit could potentially have on South Lanarkshire Council.

Blantyre MSP Clare Haughey has praised a report published by Citizens Advice Scotland which looks into problems associated with the company HELMS and the UK Government’s Green Deal scheme which has left many homes in Blantyre saddled with thousands of pounds of debt.

Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, is encouraging local residents and businesses to participate in ‘Good Cause Santa Claus’ – a Secret Santa challenge launched by the Charity Retail Association.

Tenants of South Lanarkshire Council have accumulated three-quarters of a million pounds in rent arrears due to the roll-out of Universal Credit, according to research by Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey.