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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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SIX MAJOR BUSINESS PLAYERS BACK GARL

- ‘DAMNING INDICTMENT’ OF SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT POLICY - MPs and MSP call for Renfrewshire Council to support reinstatement An influential call to reinstate the Glasgow Rail Airport Link has been...
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MP URGES BUDDIES TO HAVE A “MERRY CHICKMUS”

“Do Good by Buying a Brood” Local MP Douglas Alexander had his hands full this week when he urged Buddies to have a “Merry Chickmus.” The Paisley Politician is backing...
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“STOP RIPPING OFF PAISLEY”

MP’s FURY AT SNP GOVERNMENT’S “KICK IN THE TEETH FOR PAISLEY” Commenting on today’s announcement by the Scottish Government that Paisley Town Centre was not allocated funding while 41 other...
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LABOUR MPs AND MSPs URGE “ACTION NOT WORDS” ON CO-OP CLOSURE

Paisley’s Labour MPs and MSPs have united in urging “Action not Words” to save the CO-op Supermarket in the West End of Paisley. The store in Wellmeadow Street which has...
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ALL ABOARD THE SCHOOLSHIP ENTERPRISE

MP Douglas launches West Primary School’s Enterprise Week. It was all aboard the schoolship enterprise for local MP Douglas when he visited West Primary School. The Paisley politician was there...
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ALEXANDER TO ATTEND CENOTAPH REMEMBRANCE

LOCAL MP WILL ATTEND WHITEHALL SERVICE Paisley MP Douglas Alexander has been invited to attend the National Service of Remembrance this Sunday at the Cenotaph in Whitehall London. The local...
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Alexander speaks at St Pauls Cathedral

Local MP joins panel at Christopher Wren’s Masterpiece Paisley MP Douglas Alexander swapped the green benches of Parliament for a new setting last week – by addressing a large audience...
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CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO STOP 'STORE WARS'

Alexander backs 'Freedom from fear' 29 October 2009 Shop-workers in Renfrewshire and across the country are facing an increasing threat of verbal and physical attacks from 'out of control' customers....
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