Diane Calder: Last News

Three former councillors are bidding for a return to the chamber in December’s by-election in the Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh ward.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A new environmental group has been set up to monitor pollution and fly tipping in the River Almond.The move follows a series of discharges of raw sewage into the river in recent months from the water treatment works at East Calder.The group River Almond Action Group (RAAG) met with local SNP councillors, Janet Campbell, Diane Calder and Moira Shemilt, to find out more about the pollution problems.RAAG founder, Lee Haywood and his colleagues Suzanne Campbell and Grant Collier, explained to the three councillors the problems associated with the East Calder treatment works; the difficulties with overspills and run-off during and following moderate

The estimated cost of the new alarm systems around £220., and the work had to be carried by skilled electricians.Councillor Fitzpatrick said this  was a very low estimate and told the meeting “There is a need for clarity here.”The SNP group challenged these assertions pointing to evidence that many alarm systems did not need to be hard-wired into propoerties.“You can buy these systems in a shop,” said Councillor Diane Calder.The SNP group raised an amendment defending the Scottish Government £15m of funding available for social landlords to procure and install the necessary alarms.The amendment also noted that Holyrood has provided additional funding of £870,000 a year for the last two years to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to