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Ann votes FOR Same Sex Marriage Bill
Posted on May 22, 2013
"It was wrongly reported yesterday that I voted against the Same Sex Marriage Bill. For the record I have supported the Same Sex Marriage bill at every stage, and hope every journalist reporting other…
Apply now for 'Support and Connect' grants for people experiencing hardship
Posted on May 3, 2013
The Big Lottery Fund is offering grants to improve local support for people experiencing hardship.
'Support and Connect' is part of the Investing in Communities portfolio. It is a £10 million fund w…
Launch of the 'Celebrate' fund
Posted on May 2, 2013
From 23 July – 3 August 2014, Glasgow will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games one of the world’s most significant multi-sports events.
Celebrate is a joint scheme originated by the Scottish Lottery Di…
Lottery funding available to local communities
Posted on April 25, 2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has recently launched Heritage Enterprise, a pioneering new funding programme designed to encourage local economic growth by unlocking the potential of unused historic …
The 'We Made It' competition for Glasgow North pupils
Posted on April 22, 2013
Ann McKechin is proud to be launching the We Made It! competition in Glasgow North, working with local schools and businesses to help young people appreciate the exciting opportunities that a career i…
Scottish Labour News
January 15th
Scottish Labour has today pledged its support for the NUS colleges campaign “Fund Scotland’s Future”. Hugh Henry MSP Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning said: “Scottish Labour believes that the Scottish Gov…
January 11th
Members of the Scottish Parliament, on a cross-party basis, have lobbied the Deputy First Minister on behalf of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) whose funding has been cut by two thirds. This is in sharp contrast to the rest of...
January 10th
Responding to the publication of Sir David's Bell's report into Alex Salmond's answers on a separate Scotland in the EU, Scottish Labour's Paul Martin MSP said: “The man handpicked by the First Minister to look into the EU legal advice...