Karine Polwart
Archive for March, 2010
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Harper welcomes £182k for Portobello, £5.5 million for Scotland
Posted on March 31, 2010 | No CommentsToday Green MSP Robin Harper and Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced £5.5m of funding for community projects across Scotland. The funding, which includes £172,000 for Portobello’s Transition Town project and a total of more than £600,000 around Edinburgh, is the latest round of Climate Challenge... -
SNP hypocritical over school closures claims Green councillor
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsGreen councillor, Alison Johnstone has branded a SNP election candidate hypocritical over school closures. Read the Evening News story. -
Edinburgh Branch meeting – 25 March 2010
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsJoin us to plan election activity at 7pm at the Quaker meeting house, Victoria Terrace -
Green MSP continues fight for Hillend ski centre
Posted on March 19, 2010 | No CommentsGreen MSP, Robin Harper is continuing his battle to keep Hillend Ski Centre open -
Greens call on councillors to take the bus
Posted on March 19, 2010 | No CommentsGreen councillor, Alison Johnstone has criticised the number of taxi journeys made by some councillors. Read the story.  -
Greens call jet-setting Council to account
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsSteve Burgess, Green councillor, has criticised Council travel which sees staff fly around the world twice a month. -
Schools urged to get serious on cycle training
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsGreen Councillor, Alison Johnstone, has expressed concern about the poor provision of cycle training in schools. Read the Evening News story. -
Green councillor hits out at lettings tax
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsGreen councillor Alison Johnstone has hit out at Council plans to reduce the “free hours” school organisations get – even when they are raising money for the school!
