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Councillor update September 2024
Another busy month, meeting locals, getting stuff done, chasing up more improvements for next month. Highlighting areas where more funding can be found for public services and investments.
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Cllr Kirsten Robb Annual Report August 2024
This annual report is organised around the issues the public asked me to work on: Working Hard for You, Making our Streets Safer and Cleaner, Improving Local Lives and Facilities, Delivering for Our Community. Working hard for you: It’s now over two years since many of you placed your trust in me to be your councillor, South Lanarkshire’s first Green councillor. Thank you so much for doing so and for contacting me for help since then. I’m still loving the job and have worked hard to take on your issues, get answers to your questions and find solutions. Read on for some highlights of the year. I deal with an…
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Councillor update April 2024
I love this time of year when the sun shines more, colour starts bursting from our greenspaces and we can all get out and about more. I’ve had a wee break over the Easter holidays, all refreshed for more action. This month I’ve been visiting lots of community groups and continuing getting action on your concerns. As ever, please contact me on Kirsten.robb@southlanarkshire.gov.uk to meet or chat when and where it suits you. Follow me on Facebook and Councillor Kirsten Robb (@krobbGreen) / X (twitter.com) for regular updates. East Kilbride East action Litter action: Ivanhoe and Calderglen High: I joined residents and EK Litter Pickers for a tidy up of…
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Councillor update Feb-Mar 2024
This month I’ve been catching up with case work, taking part in National Spring Clean month, pushing forward issues at a South Lanarkshire level, finding things out for you and getting action on improvements that can be done in the better weather. As ever, please contact me on Kirsten.robb@southlanarkshire.gov.uk to meet or chat when and where it suits you. Follow me on Facebook and X for regular updates. East Kilbride East action As part of National Spring Month, the community and I have been busy helping keep our patch clean. I joined Hunter primary school pupils to tidy up Glen Esk Park – they were superstars. A group of us…
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Councillor update Sep/Oct 2023
It’s been a quick month since my last update. As ever, please contact me on Kirsten.robb@southlanarkshire.gov.uk to meet or chat when and where it suits you. Follow me on Facebook and X for regular updates. East Kilbride East: The highlight of the month was definitely the celebration of the new equipment at Long Calderwood Pitch. Hundreds of people came out to enjoy the National Lottery funded new goals and basketball hoops with the Caledonian Gladiators with amazing home baking by the Parent Council. This pitch is a community resource for everyone outwith school hours. The new kit comes off the back of research led by the Parent Council and me…
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Councillor Update – Summer 2023
I hope you’ve had a good summer. I’ve had a wee break but also got on with case work for you and did some street audits with the community. Please contact me to meet or chat when and where it suits you. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. Repairs info for residents: The last few weeks I’ve been helping an elderly homeowner to get her back step and handrail fixed – crucial for her safety and ability to get out the house. I’ve now found the council’s Community Repair Advice Service / HomeImprove who can look at the issue, no matter if you are a council tenant,…
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Greens to stand in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election
Every vote for the Scottish Greens is a vote for people and planet. The Scottish Greens have announced that they will be standing in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election on June 5th. The Green candidate, Ann McGuinness, is a voice for equality and climate action in South Lanarkshire and beyond. Ann is a director of a charity which promotes rural connections and champions rural diversity. Her own lived experiences of poverty and disability provide her with valuable insight into the challenges faced by many whose voices are often unheard in our public discourse. A dedicated feminist and environmental justice campaigner, Ann is a mum of two and has championed…
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Stronger action on Fly Tipping, Litter and Waste
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Council budget: 10 minutes to consider multi-million pound budgets – is this acceptable?
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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Helping with your housing problems
Housing problems form a major part of Green Party Councillor, Kirsten Robb’s case work. In this post by Kirsten, she looks at why this is the case, how things have changed and provides a link to all the resources that can be used to help solve some of your housing problems. When I was knocking doors before the election, residents told me that housing and maintenance were amongst the top issues they wanted me to help them with. When the New Town of East Kilbride (where I’m a councillor) was still new and the council (or Corporation as it was then) housing stock was high, I am told you had…
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Councillor Update November 2024
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Councillor Update October 2024
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Cllr Update Aug 2024
It’s been an out and about kinda month! With my newsletter going out too, lots of you have got in touch for help, so more improvements to come. I’m also really enjoying working with various community groups on local projects – so much inspiration, energy and potential – thank you all!
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Councillor update June 2024
Meetings are off at the council for a month and the general election is done. The Green vote share quadrupled nationally and we got 4 MPs. Thank you to everyone who voted Green, our best ever result in East Kilbride! We will keep working for you every day and encourage those in charge to be bolder and more creative to tackle the many challenges we face. As ever, here’s an update on local action, visits and action at ward and South Lanarkshire levels. Summer is a time to recharge a little and I’ll be taking some time off at the end of July. But until then, as ever, please contact…
