H milton view Tweet is ‘storm in teacup’
Dear Editor, In light of the criticism which South Lanarkshire Council leader John Ross has received both in the papers and online, was his tweet really that bad?
I’m sure he wasn’t literally telling Jackie Baillie MSP to go and do what he was suggesting and the phrase ‘awa and bile yer heid’ is Scots slang used every day by folk who are disagreeing with someone else.
A storm in a teacup in my opinion.
D Mckenzie via email Dear Editor, It’s very unfortunate to see our new leader of the council making headlines for all the wrong reasons so soon after being elected to the role (Council leader is blasted for tweet, July 13).
I do not use Twitter or Facebook and situations such as the one Mr Ross finds himself in make me wary of ever setting up social media accounts.
It’s said that you need a thick skin to be involved in politics and that is true but I’d prefer it if our council leader was not suggesting an MSP should go away and boil her head, regardless of whether she is talking mince or not.
My message to Mr Ross is to stick to the day job.
There are plenty things to be getting on with in South Lanarkshire rather than getting caught up in the likes of this.
name and address supplied Dear Editor, I hope to seek cross party support to adopt a new parking policy for Station Road in Blantyre.
Residents have raised their concerns about the parking problems that have arisen over the last few years with people using the road as a ‘park and ride’ when using the train.
This is causing great distress to residents who are unable to park at their own homes.
The Police have had to be called out several times to remove cars blocking private driveway.
I seek to change the existing policy of no new parking permits being issued and suggest we limit the permits to one per household for a three-year period with residents meeting the administration costs in order to stamp out this problem.
Councillor Bert Thomson Blantyre Dear Editor, Dogs Trust is calling on the public to help put an end to illegal puppy smuggling after an undercover investigation revealed shocking and continued abuse of the Pet Travel Scheme.
Puppies as young as four weeks old are still being subjected to horrifying journeys across Central and Eastern Europe and smuggled into Great Britain to be sold to unsuspecting members of the public, many sick and without the right vaccinations. After working tirelessly to bring the issue of puppy smuggling up the Governments agenda, there remains a reluctance to acknowledge the scale of the problem or to implement any effective change.
Urgent action is needed to help transform the lives of these poor puppies. Dogs Trust is asking people to show their support by writing to their own MP to ask them to support our campaign by writing to the Minister for Animal Welfare.
They can visit www. puppysmuggling.org.uk to find out how to help. The campaign is backed by television and radio personality, Dermot O’leary.
Paula Boyden Veterinary director Dogs Trust