DAERA and Economy Ministers support innovation and Green Growth technologies at Artemis

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons have visited Artemis Technologies in Belfast.




O’Dowd welcomes agreement between Translink and Trade Unions on revised pay offer

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has welcomed the news that members of the Unite and GMB Bus Driver Trade Unions have accepted the revised pay offer from Translink.




Meeting with Xplore Dundee

Yesterday evening, we had the pleasure, along with our Liberal Democrat Group colleague Councillor Daniel Coleman, to meet with David Phillips, the new Director and General Manager and Marc Winsland, Commercial Manager, at Xplore Dundee to discuss bus services in the city.


We had a really productive and useful discussion and it is clear that the positive relationship we have had with Xplore Dundee over a long period will continue and grow in the years ahead.



Scotland’s Gardens Scheme – Glamis Drive this weekend! #dundeewestend

 




Harris Academy Parent Council meeting #dundeewestend


It was a pleasure last night for us both to attend the last Harris Academy Parent Council meeting of the current school term.

This was the first parent council meeting that Fraser had been able to attend in-person since 2020 as all meetings have been on-line only during the COVID pandemic and this was Michael’s first opportunity to attend a Harris Academy Parent Council meeting since his recent election to represent the West End on the City Council.

The meeting was a ‘hybrid’ one, allowing the choice of attending on-line or in person and this worked extremely well.

Very positive updates from Mr Millar and members of the senior leadership team including new school initiatives and the current SQA examinations diet has been running well.

We also discussed the possible future for the tennis courts at the Elliot Road playing fields that constituents have raised with us as these are badly in need of an upgrade or repurposing for perhaps an all-weather playing facility.