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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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Rail hub rejected

🔵 The Russell Group Rail Hub was rejected today by North Lanarkshire Council 58 votes for refusal and 7 for approval. 🔵 Ravenscraig Community Action Group led the fight and spoke at committee today on behalf of our community and … 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 Labour for families, not freight liners

🔵 Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon and Councillor Kenneth Duffy, long standing supporters of the campaign, have this week again spoken out, standing with SNP, Scottish Green and now Conservative MSPs, MPs and Councillors saying Ravenscraig is for Families, Not … Continue reading

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