Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley has highlighted at Westminster the initiative by Wellman Cars to support the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Ms Crawley lodged an Early Day Motion in Parliament today highlighting the taxi operator’s generosity and invited other MPs to thank the company for their efforts. Wellman Cars announced last week that from … Read more
Angela Crawley MP is urging the public to do everything within their power to limit the spread of Covid by staying home and protecting the NHS. The local MP’s message follows the announcement that people will be required to stay at home except for essential purposes due to rapidly rising Covid-19 numbers that are putting … Read more
Angela Crawley MP and Christina McKelvie MSP have this week launched the Hamilton Covid-19 business survey. The survey asks local businesses for their experience since the beginning of the pandemic and their views on future regeneration projects. It follows the 2016 ‘Our Town, Your Voice’ consultation – organised by Ms Crawley and Ms McKelvie – … Read more
Angela Crawley MP and Christina McKelvie MSP held a meeting on Friday (27th Nov) with Santander to discuss their decision to leave their Hamilton town centre premises. After a breakdown in negotiations with their landlord, the bank announced their plan to leave their Quarry Street site by the 17th of December this year. Following the … Read more
Lanark & Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley is encouraging constituents to join her at an event aimed at assisting businesses as the UK prepares to leave the European Union. The virtual meeting will take place on the 11th of December between 11am and 1pm and is available to all local business owners. It will be … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has said the Tory government must deliver “full furlough replacement funds” for Scotland, and the other devolved nations, if it goes ahead with its reckless plans to scrap the Job Retention Scheme at the end of the month. Responding to reports the Chancellor might deliver extra funds for English regions in the face … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has said the Tory government is making a “devastating mistake” by cutting off the furlough scheme prematurely – warning it will lead to thousands of unnecessary job losses. The Lanark and Hamilton East MP said the cuts showed a “tale of two governments” – with the Scottish Government announcing new investment for jobs … Read more
Local elected members in the Hamilton area have met with First Bus on Friday 17th July to express their dismay at the announcement that First do not intend to run the X1 express route from Hillhouse to Glasgow. Christina McKelvie MSP, Angela Crawley MP and Margaret Ferrier MP met with the senior management at First … Read more
Lanark & Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley this week called on the Prime Minister to close the gaps in both the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Schemes. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Angela highlighted the plight of hundreds of her constituents that missed out on crisis payments as a result of anomalies … Read more
Local elected members in Hamilton have reacted with fury to the decision by First Glasgow to cancel the X1 express link between Hamilton and Glasgow City Centre as part of withdrawal of a number of routes. First Glasgow announced the decision on Friday 3rd July without consultation citing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This … Read more
