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Councillor Update, January 2023
The new year has started super busy with ward case work. I’ve been helping people deal with fly tipping issues, which is a crime and costs a lot for the council (or volunteer time) to clean up. So please deal with rubbish responsibly to free up more money for essential front line services. I’ve also been dealing with quite a few queries around condensation / damp in buildings. Just contact me if I can help you with anything. Local Business (East Kilbride East) After the Long Calderwood parent council AGM, we submitted the lottery funding application for equipment for pitch – fingers crossed for that! I visited the Wingate Friendship…
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Councillor Update, March / April 2023
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Cut Bills, Cut Carbon, Kick Start the Green Economy
South Lanarkshire Council can plot a path to save energy and boost the green economy On December 7th, Cllr Kirsten Robb (Scottish Green Party, East Kilbride East), will present a motion to the full council setting out further steps to cut council fuel consumption, reduce carbon emissions and kick start the local green economy in South Lanarkshire. [link to the full text of the motion] The motion asks the council to prepare a plan to reduce energy use where it is safe to do so and set high standards of energy efficiency for council new build projects. It is being proposed to help address the projected £7.45 million impact on…
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South Lanarkshire Council Passes Divestment Motion
Today, Wednesday 28th September 2022, Cllr Kirsten Robb (Scottish Green Party, East Kilbride East), presented a motion to the full council calling for South Lanarkshire’s money to be invested for positive change and not contribute to the climate and ecological crises (the full text of the motion can be found here). The motion, which was supported by the majority of councillors, asked the council to write to Strathclyde Pension Fund calling on it to divest from fossil fuels as soon as possible and for the council to develop a Responsible Investment Policy of its own. This summer many of us witnessed the catastrophic events of climate change on our own doorstep…
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South Lanarkshire Council Can Show Climate Leadership
This Wednesday (28th Sep, 2022), Cllr Kirsten Robb, will present a motion to the full council calling for South Lanarkshire’s money to be invested for positive change and not contribute to the climate and ecological crises (full motion text available here). The motion asks the council to write to Strathclyde Pension Fund calling on it to divest from fossil fuels as soon as possible and for the council to develop a Responsible Investment Policy of its own. We Can’t Do This Without You! We are asking you to email your councillors to ask them to support the motion. You can find your councillors here. We’ve created an email to make…
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Councillor Update, June 2022
As the first Green councillor in South Lanarkshire, I’ve been straight to work on learning more and taking action on the issues raised on the doorsteps during the election campaign and issues we’ve been campaigning on for many years. To date I’ve progressed 50 items of case work for constituents, covering everything from keeping access paths open to bins, to traffic issues, pavement and housing repairs and much more in between. In terms of the difference a Green councillor makes, I’ve kept the community much more informed about developments at Hazelhead Park, asked for greater dialogue on the management of Glen Esk Park and sought more information for local people…
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South Lanarkshire Elects First Green Councillor
Kirsten Robb has been elected by the people of East Kilbride East to serve as their Councillor for the next 5 years. This is fantastic news for the South Lanarkshire Greens Branch who have worked hard for years towards this moment. Cllr Kirsten Robb has worked with the people of East Kilbride East for many years as a volunteer and Community Champion. Alongside volunteers from the Scottish Greens, Cllr Robb has knocked on thousands of doors to ask residents how they need help, then she worked with them to make a real difference in their community. Re-opening school multi-use games areas, working to improve paths, planting wild-flower beds and working…
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Scottish Greens Manifesto Launched in East Kilbride
Think Global Act Local South Lanarkshire Greens were joined by activists from across the country at our Manifesto launch in East Kilbride. It is clear that many of the challenges we face are global, but we know that solutions can and must be delivered at a local level. Last summer, the Scottish Greens made history by becoming the first Greens to enter central government in UK history. Action by the Scottish Greens has already led to free bus travel for young people, unprecedented action on single-use plastics and record investments in recycling, nature restoration and active travel. South Lanarkshire Greens are clear. The only way to get a Fairer, Greener…
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Candidates Announced!!
The Scottish Greens are proud to confirm its South Lanarkshire candidates for the upcoming council elections on May 5. The party will be standing in 14 of South Lanarkshire’s wards. The selected candidates are as follows: Clydesdale West – Neil Barton Clydesdale East – Claire Watson Clydesdale South – Ann McGuinness Avondale and Stonehouse – Erica Bradley-Young EK South – John McKechnie EK Central South – Alan Cresswell EK East – Kirsten Robb Rutherglen South – Emma Smith Rutherglen Central and North – Alex McRae Cambuslang West – Tom Lauckner Cambuslang East – Marie Gallagher Blantyre – David McClemont Bothwell and Uddingston – John Stubbs Hamilton West and Earnock –…
