BAILLIE SLAMS TICKET OFFICE CLOSURES
Jackie Baillie has accused the Scottish Government of “making a mockery” of public consultation after forging ahead with a plan to slash railway ticket offices. It was announced in October that a host of platform booking offices throughout the area were facing swingeing cuts. But ScotRail confirmed yesterday (Wednesday), that it would press on with […]
BAILLIE VOICES CONCERN OVER BUS SERVICE CHANGES
MSP Jackie Baillie has raised concerns over a raft of changes to local bus services. The politician has written to bus operator First Glasgow over their decision to slash through services from Glasgow to Alexandria and Helensburgh. Commuters could previously travel by bus directly from the city centre to both towns. However, when services undergo […]
Baillie backs campaign against station cuts
MSP Jackie Baillie has backed the campaign to save local stations from having their opening hours slashed. Planned cuts proposed by ScotRail and backed by the Scottish Government will see platform ticket offices open less. Some stations will see opening hours slashed by more than 80 per cent. This comes despite fears that the reductions […]
BAILLIE HITS OUT AS AXE FALLS ON BUS LINK
Dumbarton’s MSP has hit out following the news that a vital local bus service is set to be axed. SPT announced on Thursday that the subsidised 208 and 218 services, which link communities in Brucehill and Silverton, will be pulled on December 28th. The passenger transport authority said it was no longer in a position […]
STEPS TO REDUCE TRAIN NOISE IN CARDROSS WELCOMED AMID HEALTHY COMMUNITY DEBATE
Jackie Baillie has welcomed steps which Network Rail are taking to reduce train noise following a packed community meeting in Cardross. The Dumbarton constituency MSP brought representatives from the agency together with residents to discuss ongoing problems relating to noise from horns of trains passing through the village. Senior sponsor at Network Rail, Laura Mitchell […]
COMPETITION WATCHDOG TAKES ACTION ON FUEL PRICES
The UK Government need to push ahead with plans for a fuel finder scheme and a monitoring body for the fuel industry following a key report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The Dumbarton constituency MSP has been inundated with correspondence from local people over recent years concerned about the high fuel costs across […]
SPT FUNDING FOR LOCAL PROJECTS WELCOMED
Jackie Baillie has welcomed more than half a million pounds of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) funding for local travel projects across Dumbarton, Balloch, the Vale of Leven, Helensburgh and Lomond over the coming year. The projects include £50,000 for a park and ride facility at Balloch station and £290,000 for cycle routes across Helensburgh […]
