Douglas Alexander MP

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• MP DOUGLAS WELCOMES “WELCOME LOUNGE”

  15 February 2010 Paisley MP Douglas Alexander yesterday joined parishioners of Sherwood Greenlaw Church at a special service to dedicate the church’s new “welcome” lounge. The special service was addressed...

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• CAR SCRAPPAGE SCHEME REACHES END OF THE ROAD

  27 Jan 2010 DOUGLAS ALEXANDER MP ENCOURAGES MOTORISTS TO TAKE PART IN CAR SCRAPPAGE SCHEME With funding running out for the car scrappage scheme, Douglas is encouraging Renfrewshire’s motorists to...

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• CALLS HEAT UP TO ENERGY HELPLINE

  27 Jan 2010 Calls to free Home Heat Helpline up 23 per cent The freezing conditions we have felt across Renfrewshire in recent weeks have had a major impact on...

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• DOUGLAS ALEXANDER MP ENCOURAGES LOCAL GROUPS TO MAKE A GLOBAL DIFFERENCE

  26 Jan 2010 Douglas Alexander encourages local voluntary organisations, churches, schools and others in Paisley & Renfrewshire South who want to make a global difference, to consider applying for funding...

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• RENFREWSHIRE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD OVER GRANTS FOR NEW BOILERS

  26 Jan 2010 SNP have failed to match Labour's promise Renfrewshire residents are missing out on a scheme to claim £400 towards the cost of a new boiler this winter...

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• Paisley MP to meet Pope in Rome

  22 January 2010 Vatican discussion to focus on Haiti earthquake and global poverty Douglas Alexander, local MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South will travel to Rome next Tuesday, 26 January...

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• Paisley MP backs appeal by leading UK charities for Haiti earthquake victims

  14 January 2010 Douglas Alexander, local MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South has today backed the emergency appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) which brings together leading UK charities...

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• Douglas Alexander MP urges Renfrewshire to back global poverty promise

  

  Douglas Alexander is urging people across Renfrewshire to go online and back a new campaign to turn a promise to tackle global poverty into a law. The www.globalpovertypromise.com website is...

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• “CUT IT OUT” - MP DRIVES HOME FESTIVE WARNING

  

  Local MP Douglas Alexander has joined local Fire and Rescue Crew in highlighting the dangers of drink driving this festive season. And on a visit to Johnstone Fire Station the...

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• “TIS THE SEASON TO BE CAREFUL” warns MP

  

  DON’T FUEL FIRE WITH ALCOHOL” MP Douglas Alexander has joined up with local Fire Crews in urging care this Christmas to avoid the risk of house fires. The local MP...

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• “SPARE A THOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THIS CHRISTMAS”

  

  MP THANKS HARDWORKING AMBULANCE CREWS Community minded politician Douglas Alexander has offered his thanks to the hard work and dedication shown by emergency service workers during the Christmas period. This...

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• "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” - MP & MSP JOIN TOGETHER TO SAVE TOWN’S “ADVICE WORKS”

  

  Johnstone politicians Douglas Alexander and Hugh Henry came together last week to campaign to save the town’s “Advice Works” centre. The Collier Street centre which provides information and advice to...

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• GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS

  

  MP URGES BLOOD DONERS TO COME FORWARD Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas Season? Why not give the gift of life with a simple blood donation. Paisley and Renfrewshire South...

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• MP reminds shoppers to remember their rights this Christmas

  Douglas Alexander MP today launched a campaign with Labour’s Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan to remind festive shoppers hitting the sales on the internet and the high street this Christmas in...

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• THE TRUTH ABOUT CAROLS

  LOCAL MP TELLS BBC OF CAROL WRITING AUNT Local MP Douglas Alexander will tell TV viewers of a famous relative this Sunday. A BBC documentary “The Truth About Carols” will...

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• MP ACCUSES COUNCIL OF ANTI JOHNSTONE AGENDA

  

  Alexander urges Council to “Loo-k Again” Johnstone MP Douglas Alexander and Councillor Neil Bibby have backed community efforts to secure new public toilets for the town. The MP is furious...

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• Renfrewshire Debt Hits £5,915,965

  

  MP meets Renfrewshire Citizens’ Advice Bureau to discuss new debt report Douglas Alexander this week met with Renfrewshire Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) and called for urgent action to crack down...

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• Keep Renfrewshire roads safe this Christmas - say local politicians

  

  As the festive period approaches, local Labour politicians are urging drivers not take any chances by drinking and driving and help keep Renfrewshire’s roads safe. The trend in drink driving...

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• MP Backs Action on Violence Against Women

  

  New White Ribbon Campaign Launched. “Never to Commit, Condone or Remain Silent about Violence against Women” That was the message at the launch of the White Ribbon Campaign attended by...

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• Alexander backs World AIDS Day

  

  Douglas Alexander MP today (Tues 1 Dec) backed World AIDS DAY to raise awareness of the plight of the more than 33 million people around the world living with HIV....

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