BAILLIE BLASTS SNP SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT OVER LOMOND BANKS DECISION DELAY
MSP Jackie Baillie has blasted the Scottish Government for failing to reveal when a decision on the controversial Flamingo Land development is likely. The politician quizzed Holyrood’s SNP administration on when a verdict on the Lomond Banks site at Balloch, will be delivered. But the Scottish Government’s Planning Minister, Ivan McKee, ruled out saying when […]
Baillie welcomes Scottish Government’s Lomond Banks U-turn
Dumbarton’s MSP has welcomed the Scottish Government’s U-turn on the controversial Flamingo Land development. Jackie Baillie welcomed the eleventh hour decision, saying: “it’s about time”. Both the majority of the local community and politicians were united against the Scottish Government’s decision to allow the development to proceed. The area’s MSP, Jackie Baillie, was due to […]
PROGRESS MADE ON PLAN TO BOOST VISITORS TO DUMBARTON CASTLE
Dumbarton’s MSP says progress is being made on a plan to boost Dumbarton Castle and attract visitors. Jackie Baillie told the Scottish Parliament this week that she had a “productive” meeting with Historic Environment Scotland in the town, which has cemented much-needed developments. The politician advised the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External […]
ANGLING ASSOCIATION THANKS JACKIE BAILLIE FOR CONSERVATION INTERVENTION
MSP Jackie Baillie’s interventions to protect salmon fishing on local rivers has been welcomed. Gareth Bourhill, Secretary of the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association (LLAIA) backed the politician’s efforts to protect fishing rights on the Endrick Water. It came after the LLAIA opposed the Scottish Government’s bid to downgrade the conservation status of the waterway. […]
THANKING ANIMAL CHARITY FOR REHOMING MORE THAN 200 ANIMALS LOCALLY
Jackie Baillie has thanked the hard working Scottish SPCA staff for helping to rehome 227 animals in West Dunbartonshire between January and June this year. Having recently visited the charity’s Dunbartonshire rehoming centre over the summer, the Dumbarton constituency MSP got to see first-hand how important their work is. The charity recently revealed details of […]