Council officers now estimate that the work at Canniesburn Toll will not be completed until the end of September. Their original estimate had been for the work to end in “Spring 2024”. The latest Traffic Regulation Order extends the current closure of part of the roundabout until 31st May.
There will be further closures of different parts of the roundabout until the end of September. I have made my views clear to the Council that these further delays are unacceptable.
I sought feedback from local people about the state of NHS Dentistry. Today I provide a summary of what I found.
Full report can be found here.
Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton criticised the SNP Green Government for ditching its climate change targets.
If you use childcare, paying your approved provider via the Tax Free Childcare scheme can save you money. For every £8 you deposit into the account, the Government will add £2. These funds are then used to pay your childcare provider directly from the account. The scheme is open to working families where over the next 3 months you and your partner (if you have one) must each expect to earn at least:
The Tax free Childcare accounts can be used alongside the 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare from the Scottish Government if your child is eligible.
The Universal Credit childcare cost cap will also rise in the summer meaning the UK Government will pay more of parents' childcare costs, increasing in line with CPI each year until 2027-28. Parents will now also be further supported with upfront childcare costs. This removes any gap in funds which would currently be claimed in arrears and eases parents into the childcare costs payment cycle.
Susan Murray, Westminster candidate for Mid Dunbartonshire, gives her views on big rises in water bills whilst sewage is dumped in our rivers.
Susan Murray, candidate for Mid Dunbartonshire, and the East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrats have been researching into the state of local NHS dentistry and been asking local residents on their experiences. This has formed a short report for March 2024.
Susan Murray, Westminster candidate for Mid Dunbartonshire, gives her views on the local Scottish Liberal Democrat council group winning the reversal of the new Westerton Primary School location.
