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A senior SNP official has been accused of "jaw-dropping interference" after a sexual harassment allegation was made against the party’s council leader in North Lanarkshire.

iOS - Android Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The situation in Afghanistan is deeply worrying but through working with our colleagues in COSLA, we are looking forward to welcoming the first family by the end of September.“We will continue to welcome families in a considered approach to ensure we have available properties and services in place to support them.“North Lanarkshire has a proud and compassionate record of ensuring that people escaping terror are made

iOS - Android The Labour administration also used the special meeting – called by the SNP in response to multiple environmental complaints from residents – to overturn May’s opposition-led decision to maintain the authority’s previously-unanimous ban on the use of weedkiller containing glyphosate.Council leader Jim Logue called it “the most reckless and irresponsible decision a committee has ever made” as the policy was ended, along with approving the one-off grass cut, in a 40-33 vote after his

iOS - Android Youngsters from Cathedral Primary in Motherwell joined Glasgow city council leader Susan Aitken for the inaugural planting event at Cart and Kittoch woodland near Carmunnock, where 40,000 trees will be planted to connect the woodland with nearby Cathkin Braes.Meanwhile, North Lanarkshire leader Jim Logue planted a tree at Clarkston in his home town of Airdrie to help launch the project.The Clyde Climate Forest aims to link up the region’s 29,000 existing but fragmented hectares of

removal of funding from women’s aid services in North Lanarkshire have secured cross-party support from 14 of the area’s parliamentarians.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.MPs and MSPs of every major political party have united in their support for Women’s Aid services continuing in North Lanarkshire.Four sitting Members of Parliament and 10 Members of the Scottish Parliament – from the SNP, Labour and the Conservatives – have formally requested a meeting with North Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue and the local authority’s chief executive Des Murray to discuss Women’s Aid

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A war of words has broken out between North Lanarkshire’s Labour and SNP groups over what council leader Jim Logue has labelled the worst scenes he has seen “in over 40 years of elected politics”.The row stems from a council meeting held earlier this month where Labour claim SNP representatives showed “blatant disrespect for the public” and played music during other councillors’ contributions, while also

A WAR of words has broken out between North Lanarkshire’s Labour and SNP groups over what council leader Jim Logue has labelled the worst scenes he has seen “in over 40 years of elected politics”.The row stems from a council meeting held on Thursday where Labour claim SNP representatives showed “blatant disrespect for the public” and played music during other councillors’ contributions, while also accusing one member of “swearing during the proceedings”.But SNP group leader Tom Johnston hit

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Opponents of North Lanarkshire Council’s parking plans hope the scheme will be cancelled completely following last week’s u-turn.Council leader Jim Logue announced last Monday that he would seek to delay the introduction of parking charges at a key council committee.Councillor Logue stated he had reservations about the amount of money parking charges would actually generate in these difficult times.He said:

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Angry residents hit out at the council’s parking permit plans for homes in and around Wishaw town centre.Locals were left furious at the proposals which could now be shelved, with council leader Jim Logue now looking to garner cross-party support to delay the introduction of charges at the council’s Policy & Strategy Committee on December 3.Siobhan McRorie lives in East Thornlie Street and has been left

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council could be set to perform a u-turn on controversial car parking charges.Council leader Jim Logue announced on Monday afternoon that he would seek to delay the introduction of parking charges at a key council committee – as Covid-19 continues to pose a financial challenge to the council.The proposal was initially passed by councillors in February to counter catastrophic cuts to the

Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserNorth Lanarkshire Council leader Jim Logue, of Labour, said: “Alex Neil is a very unique politician – a former cabinet secretary who isn’t afraid to speak his mind irrespective of party loyalties.“Whether you agree with him or not, he always leaves anyone in his presence little doubt as to his thoughts on the issues of the day; parliamentarians like him are all too few and his direct style will be sorely missed.“Despite our

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.The Covid-19 crisis response has cost North Lanarkshire Council nearly £47 million – and now up to £18.3m of new savings are needed.Cuts will have to be implemented within the next seven months for the authority to balance its books this year.Leader Jim Logue called the financial picture “an almost impossible challenge” and warned that services for residents will be affected as a result.Members have

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A PLAN to support residents and businesses across Monklands through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic has been published by the council.The document highlights some of the ways in which the local authority has continued to deliver services throughout the health crisis – and it sets out how it will recover services and the principles at the heart of the recovery process.Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council insists its 10 year plan to transform town centres is on the right track despite the coronavirus pandemic.The council’s plan called ‘The Place, The Vision,’ aims to boost the local economy by £1 billion, transform towns and communities and help to create 12,000 jobs with private investment.Council leader Jim Logue said: “Before coronavirus, we had one of the fastest growing economies in Scotland

NORTH Lanarkshire is set to receive around £10 million in additional funding to help with its coronavirus response.

Tributes have been paid to long-serving former Airdrie councillor Peter Sullivan, who died last Wednesday at the age of 73.