RUTHERGLEN MSP CONGRATULATES SPORTY SCHOOLS

Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey has welcomed the news that six local schools have been the recipients of sportscotland’s School Sport Awards. Funded by the National Lottery, the sportscotland School Sport Award encourages schools to continuously improve physical education and school sport opportunities. The award also promotes sporting links between schools and the communities around them.

ENSURE YOUR HOME IS WINTER READY

With winter closing in, I wish to remind constituents to get ready for anything the weather might bring. Last winter, more than 154,000 homes across Scotland experienced a boiler breakdown, leaving residents unable to heat their homes. During the ‘Beast from the East’, temperatures of below -10°C and wind speeds of over 60mph led to the busiest week on record for Scottish Gas, with 104 calls for assistance coming in every second – thirteen times usual call volumes.