Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey and Rutherglen South Councillor Carol Nugent are to meet with representatives of the Bank of Scotland to discuss the proposed closure of the branch in Burnside. Scheduled for the 10th December, the elected representatives are to hold discussions in Rutherglen with the bank’s local director and a member of their public affairs team.
RUTHERGLEN POLITICIANS RAMP UP PRESSURE ON CLOSED POST OFFICE
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 ENCOURAGES TAKE UP OF BEST START GRANT WHICH COMES INTO FORCE FOR CHRISTMAS
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 POST OFFICE SET TO RE-OPEN
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.
MSP ‘DELIGHTED’ BLANTYRE SOCCER ACADEMY ASSET TRANSFER PROCEEDS
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.
UK GOVERNMENT BENEFIT CAP HURTS NEARLY 600 HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
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.
COMMENT – BREXIT
Clare comments on the effect Brexit could potentially have on South Lanarkshire Council.
CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND GREEN DEAL REPORT WELCOMED BY MSP
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.
RUTHERGLEN MSP ENCOURAGES LOCALS TO JOIN SECRET SANTA CHARITY SHOP CHALLENGE
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.
CLARE’S COLUMN IN THE RUTHERGLEN REFORMER
I used my column for the Rutherglen Reformer to discuss the centenary of the end of World War I.