Council approves unacceptable battery plant proposal Thursday, 24 April, 2025 East Renfrewshire Council has granted planning permission for a controversial battery energy storage facility in Eaglesham. At a meeting of the council's Planning Applications Committee on Tuesday 15th April, the second planning application to construct a 40MW battery plant at the greenfield site on Glasgow Road and adjacent to the Belle Craig roundabout was approved on the casting vote of the... Local News
Replacement bus service now agreed for Giffnock and Thornliebank 23rd January 2025 ScotRail has confirmed that a replacement bus service will now be provided for commuters at Giffnock and Thornliebank train stations who are impacted by the... Local News
MSP's to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust 22nd January 2025 Next week at Holyrood, MSP's will remember the millions of Jewish people whose lives were taken in the Holocaust between 1941 and 1945. Eastwood MSP, Jackson... Holyrood News
East Kilbride line closure prompts longer trains for peak Neilston services 16th January 2025 ScotRail has confirmed with a local MSP that a number of peak train services passing between Neilston and Glasgow will have more seats to help cope with... Local News
Barrhead News Column: 15/01/2025 - Eaglesham Battery Plant Appeal 15th January 2025 On 31st October 2024, it was a Happy Halloween for residents in Eaglesham and Waterfoot as the council’s Planning Applications Committee voted down plans for a... Local News
Barrhead News Column: 27/11/2024 - Aurs Road Delay Disappointing But Eastwood Park Development Positive 2nd December 2024 In my column for the Barrhead News in August, I expressed concerns about possible delays to the completion timetable for the Aurs Road transformation programme... Local News
MSP calls on council to scrap Covid booking system for Newton Mearns recycling centre 11th November 2024 Eastwood MSP, Jackson Carlaw is calling on East Renfrewshire Council to return to pre-Covid arrangements at the Greenhags household waste recycling facility in... Local News
Eaglesham Battery Storage Plans Rejected 1st November 2024 East Renfrewshire Council’s Planning Applications Committee has voted down plans to construct a battery plant on greenbelt land in Eaglesham. At a meeting of... Local News
Barrhead News Column: 23/10/2024 - Alarming East Renfrewshire Homelessness Rise 23rd October 2024 One of the key public policy challenges in East Renfrewshire is homelessness. It is a major issue across Scotland but an even more pressing difficulty in our... Local News
Local Charity Founder meets with The King at Holyrood 7th October 2024 The founder of an East Renfrewshire charity was presented to speak with His Majesty The King at a special anniversary event in Edinburgh. Their Majesties, The... Holyrood News
