At council committees tonight, the committee I chair, Planning & Transport, had very positive agenda items on the regeneration of Lochee and Stobswell, together with a tree preservation order being confirmed, to protect trees and screening of industrial units on Riverside Avenue. At Policy & Resources Committee, I spoke on a couple of items: Fairer [...]
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Tonight’s Council Committees – and Old Dundee
Posted: March 10, 2008 in Dundee City Council, Lochee, StobswellYou can read this article about the plans for the regeneration of Lochee and my comments as Convener of Planning & Transport – from today’s Press & Journal – by clicking on the headline above.
Any of us who actually live in the real world read with a certain amount of incredulity and a whole lot of laughter the article in “Political Diary” in the Courier yesterday which claimed Dundee LibDems “were certain of coming of coming second and had a decent chance of winning” the Lochee by-election. This is [...]
Attended the Lochee Ward by-election count this morning after a dreadfully cold polling day yesterday. The Dundee LibDems are delighted at our progress, with an increase in our share of the overall poll of almost 4%, more than any other party (and Labour and the Conservatives both fell back). My personal thanks go in particular [...]
A very wet Monday in the rain in Lochee campaigning at the City Council by-election. Here’s Nicol Stephen MSP, Chris Hall (Lochee candidate) and myself in the cafe at the Lochee Tesco store, escaping the rain! Tonight, at development quality committee, I moved refusal of the extension of a 24-hour take-away at the Peddie Street [...]
Sunday in Lochee … and great West End photos!
Posted: November 18, 2007 in Lochee, Nethergate, Nicol Stephen MSP, South Tay StreetOur Lochee campaign team has returned home, damp, sore legs, but a great day in Lochee Ward! I have just worked out how much extra custom the Tesco cafe at the Stack is getting from the by-election… The SNP did make an appearance today in Menzieshill, but the LibDem team was in Menzieshill, Charleston, Beechwood, [...]
If I ever had to appear on Mastermind, I think I’d choose “the geography of Dundee’s West End” as my specialist subject. Having organised the delivery of over 60 newsletters to update residents in the West End over the past six and a half years, I honestly think I know every nook and cranny of [...]
This morning I attended the launch event of the City Council Finance Department’s “Pick up a prize” promotion – aimed at encouraging more Dundonians to pay their Council Tax by Direct Debit. A prize draw campaign will run for 3 months until 31st January 2008, with the prizes being drawn on 29th February 2008. The [...]
Earlier today, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Nicol Stephen MSP, visited Dundee to meet with Chris Hall, our Lochee Ward by-election candidate and with myself and the City Council about the future of the Cities Growth Fund (see also the story in tonight’s Evening Telegraph by clicking the headline above). Despite the rain (and [...]
Had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Lochee Ward (despite a bit of rain!!) with our Lochee Ward by-election candidate Chris Hall, Alison McIness MSP, and a great campaign team. Chris, Alison & I are pictured (right) at Ninewells Hospital. An update on my request for an improved road surface in Benvie Road – update from [...]
