News 2010

 

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December 2010  
December 21st Knife funding fear
  Cuts to vital knife project
   
December 8th Cruise ship boost
  MSP celebrates Inverclyde success at parliament
   
November 2010  
November 29th MSP sounds housing warning
  SNP and Tory cuts threaten progress in Inverclyde, conference told.
   
November 27th Post office snub
  Inverclyde not getting ts its fair share of fund
   
November 24th Lack of leadership
  MSP responds to child protection figures
   
November 19th Prison doubt
  Government cuts cast doubt over prison project
   
November 17th Budget blow for Inverclyde
  Housing and regeneration to take a hit
   
November 16th Help for tenants
  MSP attends opening of new support service
   
November 12th Jobs for the future
  MSP backs top-performing jobs scheme
   
November 3rd Green jobs fight goes on
  MSP demands showdown talks with minister following omission from renewables plan.
   
October 2010  
October 29th Knife campaigner comes to conference
  John Muir challenges politicians to act on knife concerns.
   
October 25th MSP backs shopworkers campaign
  Violence against workers unacceptable
   
October 20th Ladybird fight
  MSP meets with staff and parents affected by nursery closure
   
  Fight for carriers
  Hundreds of jobs on the Clyde reliant on MOD work
 
October 1st No help for flooding
  Minister turns blind eye to Inverclyde problem
   
September 2010
 
September 27th No room for complaceny on knives
  Progress but plenty to do to end blade culture
   
September 16th Protecting Inverclyde from the cuts
  MSP gains assurance that socio-economic impact will be factored into budget process.
   
September 13th Young entrepreuners
  Congratulations to PSYBT finalists.
   
September 3rd Crunch talks for green jobs
  MSP to join with Inverclyde Renewables Alliance to fight for renewables work.
   
September 2nd RBS boost
  Greenock banking base to survive cuts
   
September 1st Rich history
  MSP meets with Heritage Lottery Fund for local tour
   
August 2010  
August 11th Jimmy Reid tribute
  MSP pays respect to trade union hero
   
August 9th Waverley memorial
  Friends of Wemyss Bay Station pay tribute to sunken ship
   
July 2010  
July 28th Hospital cleaning fears
  Superbug progress must be sustained
   
July 22nd Knife crime threat
  End of short term sentences puts more knife criminals on street
   
July 9th Back in the game
 

MSP backs bid for green jobs.

   
July 7th MSP fights health cuts
 

Its time NHS got priotities right, says McNeil.

   
July 1st

Knife fight goes on....

  MSP says local campaign is number one priority.
June 2010  
June 18th Youth jobs blow
  MSP takes Scots secretary to task
   
June 14th Caring for the carers
  Army of unpaid carers need more support.
 
June 1st Bursary blow for students
  Time for re-think on funding after James Watt students suffer cut.
   
June 1st New backing for knife crime
  MSP welcomes support tough action on knife crime
   
May 2010
May 28th MSP makes case for ferry service
  Town-to-town vehicle passenger ferry service is essential
   
May 26th Boiler scheme runs out of steam
  More support needed to tackle fuel efficiency.
   
May 25th Unacceptable waiting times for IVF treatment
  Two year wait for IVF treatment must mean action.
   
May 24th Progress on Cloch Road safety
  MSP hopes new electrnic warnign sign will curb accident rate.
   
May 21st CMU fear on health cuts
  Nursing crisis undermines future of maternity services.
   
May 17th Knife impact on NHS
  More than 2,000 bed days in health area lost to knife crime.
   
May 14th Nurse cuts looming at IRH
  Devastating news, claims MSP as 1,200 set to go
   
  General Election 2010
   
April 2010  
April 12th Halt hospice cuts
  MSP calls on NHS board to re-think transport decisionT
   
April 2nd Knife crime admissions go up
  Tough action has to be taken on knife crime, says MSP
   
March 2010  
March 30th The big freeze
  Pensioners frozen out of central heating scheme
   
March 23rd Knife bid steps up
  Campaigner steps up ahead of knife vote
   
March 22rd Help at hand
  Macmillan advisers raise £1.3 million for patients.
   
March 20th Relegated without kicking a ball
  MSP fury at renewables snub
   
March 17th Notice taken of public
  Newspaper campaign ends in u-turn
   
March 10th Bad and getting worse
  Dismay at knife crime figures as more go free
   
March 8th Factoring hope
  New bill is good news for homeowners
   
March 5th Battle with the booze
  Consensus needed after latest alcohol figures
   
February 2010  
February 26th FM knife blow
  Salmond fails to back Damian's Law amendment
   
February 24th Prison habit
  Time for new approach to drugs in prison, says MSP
   
February 23rd IVF row
  Health secretary must act on waiting times
   
February 23rd Road fears
  Cloch Road fears relayed to road bosses after figures released
   
February 19th A78 meeting
  Public get their say on road safety improvements
   
February 17th Off the bus
  Review required on health access strategy
   
February 16th Prison set to stay in Inverclyde
  MSP to work with community to make relocation work
   
February 11th Think again on prison cuts
  One in three community sentences breached
   
February 10th Decision time on knives
  Damian's Law amendment laid down in parliament
   
February 8th Get on board
  MSP in Tall Ships plea to minister
   
February 1st The right to know
  End plans to cut public ads, says MSP
   
January 2010  
January 25th Stop the Cloch
  Road deaths on danger road must be investigated
   
Janaury 22nd Baby unit fear
  Poor midwife recruitment record undermines CMU
   
January 19th Better buses blow
  Campaign for better public transport falters
   
January 18th Knife action needed
  Justice Secretary given another reminder
   
January 8th Asbestos justice
  MSP welcomes court backing on asbestos law.
   
January 2nd Blood donor campaign
  Let workers give blood, asks MSP