RUTH TEAMS UP WITH DOGS TRUST FOR SECOND DOG WELFARE COMMUNITY DAY Following the success of the dog welfare community day held in Kilwinning in September, local MSP Ruth Maguire is teaming up with Dogs Trust to offer another ‘paw-fect’ event on Monday 9th October - at Hayocks Community Centre in Stevenston between 11am and... Continue Reading →
NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING GIVES LOCAL GROUPS IN CUNNINGHAME SOUTH REASON TO CELEBRATE
Over £3.8 million in National Lottery funds is being shared this week by almost 500 groups across Scotland. The windfall means grassroots groups delivering everything from wheelchair football to after-school holiday clubs and drama workshops to hip-hop dance sessions now get the green light to go ahead. This community based cash boost comes from National... Continue Reading →
RUTH SECURES ACTION ON SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND A737 AT DALGAVERN
SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has secured a detailed survey into the A737 at Dalgarven in response to the serious and longstanding safety concerns of local residents. On 3rd March 2017, Ruth held a site meeting and walkover attended by Transport Scotland, Scotland TransServ, Police Scotland, and a number of residents and business... Continue Reading →
RUTH SUPPORTS CONSTITUENTS IN BUS CHAOS
After hearing from a number of constituents experiencing severe problems due to changes to Stagecoach’s Number 23 bus service, which operates between Broomlands and Hunter Drive in Irvine, local MSP Ruth Maguire has written to the Chief executive of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Gordon Maclennan, to make him aware of the difficulties caused by... Continue Reading →
LABOUR PFI SCHOOL SHAME AS NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL COUNTS COST
£425 MILLION TO BE PAID OUT THIS YEAR ACROSS SCOTLAND – ROBBING MONEY FROM VITAL SERVICES Labour’s disastrous PFI schools scheme continues to cost North Ayrshire council millions of pounds every year, analysis by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre has revealed – proving they are a party which cannot be trusted to manage vital public... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 27th March – 2nd April
In Social Security Committee, took evidence on the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill at Glasgow City Chambers from individuals and organisations including John Dickie (Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland), Naomi Eisenstadt, Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality, and Eddie Follan (Barnardo’s Scotland). Ruth questioned the witnesses about income maximisation and what difference it would make to... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 20th March – 26th March
As a member of Holyrood’s Social Security Committee, travelled to Westminster for the second of two joint meetings with members of Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee to take evidence on and discuss inter-governmental co-operation on social security. Contributed to the first part of a historic Holyrood debate - as MSPs debated a motion calling for... Continue Reading →
Weekly Bulletin 6th March – 12th March
In Parliament In Local Government and Communities Committee, took evidence from the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers, Cyrenians, Shelter, and Streetwork on homeless. Ruth questioned whether the needs of people with multiple and complex needs were being met by the current system, and explored what opportunities the integration of health and social... Continue Reading →
RUTH LAUDS ‘PLAY CHAMPIONS’ AT ST LUKE’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ahead of a Holyrood debate promoting the importance of play, local MSP Ruth Maguire visited St Luke’s Primary School in Kilwinning to see the primary school’s committed play culture first hand. Ruth was shown around the children’s rich and varied ‘junkyard garden’ play area by nursery pupil, Fin, before joining the Primary One class for... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 