Professor Tom Anderson received a special award for 60 year s membership with the Institution of Civil Engineers A FORMER local authority sewerage boss who once warned that privatisation of the water industry could lead to a return to the days of the cries of “gardyloo” has received a high honour from a prestigious body. Professor Tom Anderson, 86, a retired civil engineer and former head of Strathclyde Regional Council sewerage department, is in an elite group of people to have been a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers for 60 years. Prof Anderson, from Coatbridge, was delighted to receive a special award for his years of membership which is also a reflection of his dedication to civil engineers and helping to bring on future generations entering the profession.
Scottish councils cost call
Scottish local authorities have called for the costs of COVID-19 to be met by the Government north of the border.
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities warned of further cuts to services, reductions in spending, increases in the inequalities exposed by the pandemic and a much slower recovery without more cash.
Independent leader of Highland Council, Cllr Margaret Davidson, this week wrote to Scotland’s cabinet secretary for finance, Kate Forbes, to ask for ‘fair funding for 2021/22 that respects our communities’.
She said: ‘While there has been a large increase in government funding this has been ring-fenced and local authorities have experienced a reduction in core funding, which is the money that keeps our waste collections going, our potholes filled and our vulnerable children and older people safe.
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