Scottish Lib Dems select former healthcare advocate for West Scotland list
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have named Adam Harley as their lead candidate on the West Scotland regional list for next year’s Scottish Parliament election.
Renfrewshire South MSP says A&E waiting times are at lowest level in two years
Renfrewshire South MSP Tom Arthur has welcomed new figures which show accident and emergency waiting times in Scotland have improved.
MacLaren “hugely disappointed” as Langbank GP surgery looks set to close
Councillor James MacLaren has expressed that he is “deeply disappointed” after learning that Langbank’s GP surgery looks set to close. The Scottish Conservative councillor says he has been informed that…
Renfrewshire MSP hails support for families with children in hospital
New figures have revealed that 7,356 families with a child in hospital in the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde area benefitted from the Scottish Government’s Young Patients Family Fund last…
Greens urge councils to change school uniform rules and cut costs for families
With schools returning for the new term, councils across Scotland have been urged to adopt new school uniform guidance produced by the Scottish Greens with the aim of cutting costs…
Eastwood MSP Jackson Carlaw backs SELECT’s campaign to regulate electrotechnical industry
An East Renfrewshire MSP is among ten prominent politicians who have backed the campaign for regulation of the electrotechnical industry, being spearheaded by Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT.
Long waits for driving tests in Renfrewshire criticised by Lib Dems
The Renfrewshire branch of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has hit out after the Paisley test centre was revealed to be among the worst for driving test waits.
Mhairi Black quits SNP over party’s stance on trans rights and Palestine
Former SNP MP Mhairi Black has resigned her party membership, citing disagreement over its positions on trans rights and Palestine.
Renfrewshire Lib Dems launch petition for rollout of lung cancer screening programme
Renfrewshire Liberal Democrats have launched a petition calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a full, nationwide lung cancer screening programme. Experts say it could save hundreds of lives every…
Renfrewshire deserves better buses, says Green’s Ross Greer
Renfrewshire Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has raised examples of poor quality, fragmented and unreliable bus services from across the West of Scotland in Parliament, saying that they show the…