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Over 1000 Lanarkshire locals die in poverty as calls made to better support terminally ill people

Marie Curie are calling on governments to take action to support terminally ill people

Lanarkshire MSP hits out at Wishaw care facility on failure to recognise union

Monica Lennon lodged a motion at the Scottish Parliament after the Active Care Group at the Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation…

Lanarkshire MSPs team up to back buffer zones around Scotland's abortion clinics

Labour's Monica Lennon as backing Green MSP Gillian Mackay's Private Members Bill on the issue.

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Lanarkshire MSP hits back in free school meals voting row

Clare Haughey voted against an amendment to the bill.

Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie accused of 'flagrant duplicity' after failing to turn up for crucial vote on free school meals

The First Minister and Scottish Green Party leader were more focused on an independence campaign launch.

Lanarkshire carers recognised by politicians at event held for Carers Week

MSPs paid special tribute to local carers during Carers Week 2022.

Scottish Greens accused of betraying children after rejecting universal free school meals

Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater's party claimed the plan could end up subsidising private school pupils.

Huge increase in unfilled Lanarkshire nursing posts with almost 700 vacancies

New statistics reveal a jump of more than 145 per cent of unfilled nursing and midwifery posts.

Parents of Lanarkshire drink-spiking victim say they 'don't want any more young lives lost' in new appeal

Greg Mackie tragically lost his life in November 2017 after his drink was spiked.

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Lanarkshire MSP welcomes NHS agreement to bring support services at Wishaw General in-house

Labour’s Central Scotland list MSP Monica Lennon is pleased that the issue has been settled after a long campaign from…

Labour MSP’s sweary put down to free school meal plan opposition from Greens

The Greens say the proposal would require £24m of public funds for private school pupils, a claim described as "utter…

Cross-party support for Lanarkshire schoolboy at first Holyrood debate on medical cannabis access but health minister's absence was 'kick in the teeth'

East Kilbride MSP Collette Stevenson and members of the cross-party group on medicinal cannabis called on the Scottish Government to…

Hamilton pupils step up anti-litter mission as MSP backs campaign to clean up town

St John's Primary School launched their clean-up campaign earlier this year

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Scots women and girls forced to travel hundreds of miles to England to undergo abortions

Hundreds of women and girls in Scotland have been forced to travel south for abortions as some health boards will…

Health Minister Maree Todd accused of expecting abortion clinic staff to 'act like bouncers'

Labour MSP Monica Lennon submitted a parliamentary question in light of the recent protests at Sandyford Health Clinic in Glasgow,…

Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to fund free school meals for secondary pupils amid cost of living

Scottish Trades Union Congress Union has support from opposition politicians in their campaign to extend free school meals.

Lanarkshire school in toilets row as girls loos are locked to crack down on vaping

Cathkin High have been accused of a 'heavy handed' response

Unions accused of disrespect after saying transport minister 'lied'

SCOTLAND's transport minister has accused unions of a lack of respect after being told she lied over a ScotRail dispute…

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Jenny Gilruth: Union accusations of lies in ScotRail dispute ‘lack respect’

Accusations of lying from rail unions are not “particularly respectful”, the transport minister has said.

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MSP wants more to be done for Lanarkshire patients suffering with chronic migraines

Labour's Monica Lennon is hosting an event in the Scottish Parliament in partnership with The Migraine Trust

Anger as plans to dual East Kilbride's rail line remain in the buffers

Labour MSP Monica Lennon says there is wide-spread anger at a sudden U-turn on rail upgrade plans for the town.

Pro-choice MSPs and activists gather in Edinburgh over Roe VS Wade abortion rights debate

MSPs Monica Lennon and Gillian Mackay were among those in attendance, showing their solidarity with pro-choice campaigners in Scotland and…

‘Solidarity with US siblings’: Activists gather in Edinburgh over Roe v Wade

MSPs and reproductive rights campaigners gathered in Scotland's capital on Saturday to express solidarity with their US peers protesting over…

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Scottish, UK, and London Labour fight civil war over drugs policy

LABOUR has erupted into a public civil war over drugs policy.

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Nicola Sturgeon says anti-abortion protests at Glasgow health clinics are 'deeply wrong'

The First Minister has said she 'strongly supports' the introduction of protest-free buffer zones outside hospitals to stop demonstrators causing…