Plans would have seen hundreds of homes built in Paisley CAMPAIGNERS who have fought endlessly against controversial plans to build more than 600 homes in Paisley are celebrating after the proposal was thrown out by councillors in a shock move.
Planning chiefs had recommended permission be granted to a consortium of developers who wanted to build the properties on surplus land at Dykebar Hospital, despite admitting serious problems around biodiversity, roads and schools. But in what has been described as an unusual move , planning board convener Marie McGurk went against her staff during a crunch meeting yesterday and received unanimous support from elected members to turn down the proposal, the site of which was located within her Paisley Southeast ward.
Letters, Joanna Cherry: Why I must set the record straight on my view of Scotland s future
MP Joanna Cherry stresses that the ideal method for Scotland to become independent would be after a referendum based on an agreement between the British and Scottish governments as set out previously in the Edinburgh Agreement . Picture: Alamy I HOPE you will permit me a right of reply to Mark Smith’s column which began with the words “We need to talk about Joanna Cherry” ( A nationalist view of history that raises a worrying vision of Scotland’s future , The Herald, January 11). Since entering public life during the independence referendum and then as an MP I have become accustomed to nasty hatchet jobs on my character and views. Sadly, they have been a particular feature of my experience in politics. Usually, they come from a position of ignorance from those who have never spoken with me and wish to distort something I’ve said by taking it wholly out of context. I am afraid
Hundreds of Renfrewshire youngsters waiting for mental health support
But NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde says that while demand for the service is growing, waiting times for treatment are reducing rapidly following the introduction of an emergency improvement plan.
CAMH services are delivered at the Aranthrue Centre in Renfrew (Image: Andrew Neil)
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