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    Stronger action on Fly Tipping

    23 May 2025 /

    South Lanarkshire is a beautiful county, but too often our streets and country lanes are scarred by fly tipping. It’s illegal, brings an area down, can be dangerous and is expensive for landowners and the council to clear up. In this year’s council budget, South Lanarkshire’s only Green councillor supported a re-introduction of one free bulky uplift and proposed £2 million for more enforcement staff and funding for barriers, fines, CCTV and reuse and repair initiatives. Unfortunately, this llatter proposal did not get the support of other councillors but Kirsten will keep pushing for more action. However, she did secure a trial of free compost bins, helping you to avoid…

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    Greens to stand in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

    27 May 2025
  • Council budget,  FrontPage,  Kirsten Robb,  Local,  News

    Council budget: 10 minutes to  consider multi-million pound budgets – is this acceptable?

    19 February 2025 /

    With the South Lanarkshire Council budget being set next week (26th February), Green Councillor, Kirsten Robb, is pushing for greater transparency that she believes will improve the budget setting process. As Kirsten pointed out: “In previous years, I’ve had 10 minutes to consider 2 multi-million pound budgets affecting all of South Lanarkshire, much less time than for normal council motions. I think more budget transparency would improve our politics, build trust, increase scrutiny and take the best ideas from across the political spectrum to improve our communities. “ After the budget last year, Kirsten proposed an amendment to the council’s standing orders that all parties should publish their budgets well…

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  • Campaign,  FrontPage,  Nature emergency

    South Lanarkshire Council must declare a nature emergency

    23 January 2024 /

    On Wednesday (31st Jan, 2024), Cllr Kirsten Robb, will present a motion to the full council calling for South Lanarkshire to declare a Nature Emergency. If it passes, South Lanarkshire Council will declare a Nature Emergency recognising the current state of nature, its value to society and the crucial role its recovery and restoration will play in ameliorating climate breakdown. You can read the full text of the motion here. The motion acknowledges the progress so far, particularly the £2 million worth of environmental volunteering, contributing to nature restoration across South Lanarkshire and the public desire to see more areas for pollinators. Finally, the motion requests that council ensures all…

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    Kirsten Robb in goal at Multi Use Games Area next to St Leonards Primary School

    Greens secure reopening of multi-use games areas after ‘Space to Play’ campaign

    18 October 2021

    South Lanarkshire Council Can Show Climate Leadership

    23 September 2022

    Candidates Announced!!

    24 March 2022
  • Kirsten Robb with a group of Morishall residents holding a banner asking for a 20mph speed limt
    20 mph speed limits,  Campaign,  East Kilbride East,  Kirsten Robb

    20 MPH SPEED LIMITS – GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING

    14 November 2023 /

    There will be more 20 mph zones coming to Scotland in the near future. The plan is that all 30 mph speed limits will be dropped to 20 mph unless a valid reason is provided as to why they should remain at a speed limit of 30 mph. A report to the Council’s Road Safety Forum on 20 mph Speed limits will be discussed on the 21st November 2023.  There has been a backlash in some quarters about the whole idea of 20mph speed limits, because they will make journey times very marginally longer. So why is it that the UK and Scottish Governments are pushing ahead with these schemes?…

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  • External pticture of Alison Lea Medical Facilities East Kilbride
    Kirsten Robb,  Local,  Newsletter

    It’s Our Place, so let’s make Our Plan

    14 November 2023 /

    Over the next year, our communities have an amazing opportunity to improve our area for the future by preparing a Local Place Plan choosing projects that local people want to see happen.  The council and other agencies must take Local Place Plans into account when they develop land and services. This is our chance to do as other communities across Scotland have done and develop community-led plans that help address poverty, improve local greenspaces, tackle transport issues and more.  Our communities can say what’s important to us and improve our place too.  You aren’t short of ideas. Over the years, in East Kilbride East, Green Councillor, Kirsten Robb, has been…

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    Councillor Update, September 2022

    22 September 2022
    group of residents clean up park

    Cllr Kirsten Robb Annual Report August 2024

    29 August 2024

    Councillor Update Oct/Nov 2023

    30 November 2023
  • Divestment,  East Kilbride East,  Helping you,  Kirsten Robb,  Local,  Space to Play

    Councillor Update, February/March 2023

    17 March 2023 /

    There has been a slight delay to my monthly update this month as it’s been very busy both on a ward level and South Lanarkshire wide – but all good stuff, so read on! Contact me if I can help you with anything – a reminder that I don’t have surgeries in order to leave more time for community work, but I’d love to meet when and where it suits you or can come and visit your group. You can also Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. Local Business (East Kilbride East) First up, Long Calderwood Parent Council and I have been working on an application to…

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    South Lanarkshire Council Can Show Climate Leadership

    23 September 2022

    South Lanarkshire Council Passes Divestment Motion

    28 September 2022
  • Campaign,  Event,  Kirsten Robb,  Space to Play

    South Lanarkshire Council to Vote on Space to Play

    3 March 2023 /

    Scottish Green councillor, Kirsten Robb (East Kilbride East), is calling for more action on play when she brings the Space to Play campaign to a full meeting of South Lanarkshire Council this Wednesday 8th March. The campaign arose when community surveys in Kirsten’s ward highlighted the community’s wish for more spaces for young people to play. Since then Kirsten and the campaign have worked together to re-open multi-use games areas adjacent to schools outwith school hours, improve play parks and kickabout areas, secure funding for pitches and litter pick woodlands to improve play spaces. If the motion passes a full vote of South Lanarkshire Council, it will result in: The…

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    Green MSP Gillian Mackay takes Space to Play Campaign to Parliament

    23 January 2022
    Kirsten Robb with a group of Morishall residents holding a banner asking for a 20mph speed limt

    20 MPH SPEED LIMITS – GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING

    14 November 2023
    Kirsten Robb in goal at Multi Use Games Area next to St Leonards Primary School

    Greens secure reopening of multi-use games areas after ‘Space to Play’ campaign

    18 October 2021
  • East Kilbride East,  Kirsten Robb,  Local

    Councillor Update, December 2022

    11 January 2023 /

    After my energy efficiency motion was approved at full council in early December, I have continued to support constituents with their issues including lots of issues around housing emergencies and burst pipes with the cold snap before Christmas. Just contact me if I can help you with anything. In December I met with EK Home Carers to discuss their anger that the additional responsibilities they have taken on over the years, especially since Covid, have not been recognised as meriting an increase in the grade for the job. I support their protest and you can find out more about it here. The union will now make an appeal to the…

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    Kirsten Robb pictured outdoors wearing a red hat and blue anorak

    Kirsten Robb Selected To Represent the Scottish Green Party in East Kilbride

    17 January 2022
    Kirsten Robb in goal at Multi Use Games Area next to St Leonards Primary School

    Greens secure reopening of multi-use games areas after ‘Space to Play’ campaign

    18 October 2021
    Councillor Robb with basketball players and children at Long Calderwood pitch open day

    Councillor update Sep/Oct 2023

    18 October 2023
  • Cut Bills, Cut Carbon,  Helping you,  Kirsten Robb,  Local,  Space to Play

    Councillor Update, November 2022 (and a bit of December)

    10 December 2022 /

    I have continued to support constituents with their particular issues dealing with mental health, housing, road safety, maintenance and green spaces. Just contact me if I can help you with anything. My ‘Cut fuel bills, cut carbon, kick start the green economy’ motion is approved: I managed to secure the support of other councillors to produce a council energy reduction plan so saving money for vital public services, to ensure new builds are as energy efficient as possible and to use the council’s build programme to create new green, long lasting, local, decent jobs. Check it out here. Help with the cost of living and keeping warm: I know there…

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    South Lanarkshire Council Votes to Cut Carbon Emissions and Kick Start the Local Green Economy

    8 December 2022

    Councillor Update, May / June 2023

    22 June 2023

    Councillor Update, April / May 2023

    15 May 2023
  • Campaign,  Cut Bills, Cut Carbon,  Kirsten Robb,  News,  Uncategorized

    South Lanarkshire Council Votes to Cut Carbon Emissions and Kick Start the Local Green Economy

    8 December 2022 /

    On December 7th, Cllr Kirsten Robb (Scottish Green Party, East Kilbride East), presented 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. The final text of the motion can be viewed below. South Lanarkshire Greens wish to extend thanks to Cllr Ross Clark (SNP, Larkhall) for seconding the motion and to Cllr Joe Fagan (Labour, East Kilbride Central North) for his constructive engagement and welcome amendment. The motion “Cut Bills, Cut Carbon, Kick Start the Green Economy” passed, amended, by unanimous consent in the last full council meeting of 2022. Motion:…

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    Kirsten Robb in goal at Multi Use Games Area next to St Leonards Primary School

    Greens secure reopening of multi-use games areas after ‘Space to Play’ campaign

    18 October 2021

    South Lanarkshire Council to Vote on Space to Play

    3 March 2023
    Kirsten Robb with a group of Morishall residents holding a banner asking for a 20mph speed limt

    20 MPH SPEED LIMITS – GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING

    14 November 2023
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