In this week's Local Government and Communities Committee I asked the Finance Secretary Derek Mackay about the Barclay Review of Non-Domestic Rates. We revisited a question I asked him the last time he appeared before the committee.
In this week's Local Government and Communities Committee I questioned the Finance Secretary Derek Mackay over the Barclay Review of Non-Domestic Rates. I wanted to find out more one why he has given relief to private nurseries and taken a totally different approach to nurseries
A Local MSP has hailed the power of local people after parents forced the council to scrap controversial plans to slash school transport provision.
The proposed changes would have changed the free school travel entitlement for primary school pupils from a catchment area of two miles to a catch
The Local Government and Communities Committee, on which I sit, has released its report on City Region Deals.
Below are some of the key recommendations.
Local communities and business should be involved in a more meaningful way in helping to shape projects as opposed to being “i
It is great news that the Woodland Trust Scotland has been successful in securing a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on two blocks of trees at the heart of the proposed development site at Woodhall and Faskine.
Developers, Orchard Brae, plan five new “villages” on land between the M8, Carnbroe, Cairnh
Firstly, let me start off my first column of 2018 by wishing you all a Happy New Year.
Sadly, for many, it may not be as prosperous as they would wish for.
Figures from a recent survey by Street Soccer Scotland shows over 40% of people believe if they lost their job, they’d struggle to pay their r
Tenement maintenance is a subject I have been looking into in detail over recent months. It is a problem that greatly impacts tenement dense areas such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, but also towns like East Kilbride and others across Lanarkshire, which have many tenement properties. The term
Graham Simpson MSP has praised the work done by a Motherwell charity after a recent visit to its premises.
Graham heard from CEO Anita Boyle how LAMH Recycle has been awarded £100,000 by the Big Lottery Fund to assist with their new project Changes for the Better.
The project aims to help emp
Graham Simpson is urging school leavers to consider a career in the construction trade as the industry gears up to meet the demand for more affordable housing.
Graham reckons there is a wealth of hi-tech opportunities in the building trade after a recent visit to the Construction Scotland
