Barr Soft Drinks, Scotland’s leading soft drinks manufacturer and Lenzie Academy signed an Enterprise in Education Partnership Agreement on Monday 14th December 2009.
Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP ) and Councillor for Twechar John Jamieson have today (Monday) welcomed the news that East Dunbartonshire has received nearly receive £20,000 worth of funding through the Cashback for Communities Youthlink scheme.
Most residents of Milngavie think the expansion of Tesco is unnecessary and bad for the community, according to the results of a survey by Jo Swinson MP.
Jo Swinson MP supported young disabled campaigners last week when they took their fight for better disabled access for transport, education and leisure venues to No. 10 Downing Street.
Liberal Democrat’s Ross Finnie MSP and Jo Swinson MP are dismayed by the Health Secretary’s continued refusal to intervene in Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s plan to remove funding for 30 continuing care beds at St Margaret’s.
East Dunbartonshire Council has successfully bid for funding from the Scottish Government’s New Council Housing Building Fund, securing £650,000 for the first Council Houses to be built in the Authority. The Council will now move to borrow the balance of funding to complete the process.
The Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) has presented the follow-up to East Dunbartonshire’s performance inspection report to the Council’s Social Services Committee.
Local groups across East Dunbartonshire are set to benefit from over £30,000 worth of grants after recommendations from the East Dunbartonshire Grants Advisory Committee were passed by the Council.
West of Scotland Liberal Democrat MSP Ross Finnie says the Government needs to take urgent action to address the underlying causes of poor literacy in deprived areas.