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RALLY FOR RAVENSCRAIG & AGAINST RUSSELL GROUP PLANS HEADS TO SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT:CROSS-PARTY MSPs CALL ON MINISTER TO REJECT CONTROVERSIAL APPEAL

Scottish Parliamentarians from the SNP, Scottish Labour, Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Greens have called on Scotland’s Planning Minister, Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, to reject a controversial planning appeal for a transport hub that would see 800 HGVs travel through Motherwell and … Continue reading

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Taking the Ravenscraig Promise to Parliament

Deliver the Ravenscraig Promise & Reject the Russell Group Planning Appeal  Week in, week out, our cross-party Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Labour PartyScottish Conservatives Scottish Green Party coalition to deliver the Ravenscraig Promise and reject a controversial Russell Group appeal that threatens … Continue reading

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CROSS PARTY CONGRESS LOOKS FORWARD, NOT BACK ON THE FUTURE FOR RAVENSCRAIG

Ravenscraig Promise launched by Ravenscraig Community Action GroupCross-party chorus renews calls to reject Russell Group planning appeal A cross-party congress on the future of Ravenscraig is looking forward, not back – renewing calls for the rejection of a controversial planning … Continue reading

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Decision Day : Ravenscraig for families, not freight liners

🔵 TODAY IS DECISION DAY

🔵 Two Christmases ago, Russell Group though this was a deal done behind closed doors.

🔵 North Lanarkshire communities, businesses, councillors, MPs and Scottish Labour, Conservative, SNP and Scottish Green MSPs said that isn’t so.

🔵 What Russell Group asks is that this council cast aside two decades of planned progress and investment – but progressive place making happens by choice, not chance.

🔵 Russell Group offer a flawed vision for Ravenscraig.

🔵 This Christmas, two years on, we urge members from all parties to send a strong and clear message to Russell Group and Ravenscraig Ltd that North Lanarkshire deserves better.

🔵 To the applicant we urge reflection and a recognition that rail hubs have an important role to play in Scotland’s future, but require sustainable sites in suitable locations.

🔵 Together as local communities and businesses, with our council, councillors, MSPs and MPs, we stand ready to continue our fight. Continue reading

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Scottish Greens back a Ravenscraig for families, not freight liners

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay has again this week reconfirmed her support, standing with Scottish Labour, SNP and Conservative MSPs, MPs and Councillors saying Ravenscraig is for Families, Not Freightliners. Thursday 15th December : Decision day on Russell Group’s flawed … Continue reading

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