Clarity on City Deal proposal
The EK News article last week (January 22, ‘On The Wrong Road’) completely misrepresented the position on proposals to upgrade Stewartfield Way.
The project was not “dismissed as unachievable” in October last year.
As was explained to your reporter, the reason the project was marked as ‘red’ in a report to the City Deal Cabinet was simply to bring to their attention that there may be a change in timescales compared with the original business case they had agreed.
Also, you quote “shocked” Graham Simpson MSP claiming Audit Scotland had “panned” South Lanarkshire Council in a report the week before, when as he surely was aware the Audit Scotland report was about wider governmental governance over all city deal projects and made no reference to Stewartfield Way.
I would like to reassure your readers that there have been no significant changes in the Stewartfield Way proposals and will not be until the results of our public consultation have been taken into account and reported back to councillors for their further consideration.
That public consultation was open and honest. It is a shame that some others have chosen not to take the same approach.
Cllr John Anderson, Chair, Community and Enterprise Resources
Doubleyellowfury
When will South Lanarkshire Council do something about vehicles parking on the double yellow lines at the exit of the parking area in St Leonards Shopping Centre?
It took me 15 minutes to get out recently because a large van could not get round the exit because of the vehicles parked on the double yellow lines. This is not a one off.
A couple of weeks ago I was almost late for picking my granddaughter up from school because I couldn’t get out.
I notified the council and they have done nothing. They saythey have wardens, but I’ve never seen one.
D, via email
Valuelifelessons
It is widely accepted that we have an epidemic of loneliness, not just among older people, but younger people too. But our research shows a chink of light.
Almost half of 22-35 year-olds we polled spend time with someone aged 65+ who they are not related to.
The people in our care homes, retirement living and community support services across Britain have shared their life lessons as part of our Words of Wisdom campaign, encouraging people to value the wisdom gained with age. We’re calling on people to reach out to older people and ask for their life lessons.
Sam Monaghan, Methodist Homes (MHA)