Mark Ballard, Scottish Green Party list candidate for the Lothians region, joined the ‘Save Meadowbank’ march today, protesting against the proposed closure of Meadowbank stadium to allow development of some of the land for new luxury flats. (more…)
As Fife, East Lothian, Edinburgh, West Lothian, Clackmannan and Falkirk councils met with Forth Ports plc today to discuss the controversial proposals for oil transfers in the Firth of Forth, Greens, who have led the campaign to block the oil plan, called on the company to give up their pursuit of the project. (more…)
Green Lothians MSP Mark Ballard and Greens’ energy speaker Shiona Baird MSP today visited the Edinburgh University Combined Heat and Power (CHP) installation at George Square. The system, one of the University’s three ‘energy centres’ costing £12m was at the centre of the University’s 2004 Green Energy Award for Best Environmental Initiative. (more…)
Lothians Green MSP Mark Ballard will today call for the re-opening of the South Suburban railway line in Edinburgh in the Parliament’s last member’s business debate of the session. (1) (more…)
Responding to the Executive announcement of £22.5 million for the Braid Burn flood prevention scheme, Green Lothians MSP Mark Ballard today said:
“This funding is to be welcomed as it will reassure local residents and business that their will be no repeat of the disastrous floods of 2000. (more…)
Dozens of surfers today descended on North Berwick and Portobello beaches as part of Scottish Green Party-led campaign against ship to ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth. (1) (more…)