John Lamont

Type: Person

Name: John Lamont

First reported 45 mins ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 1 reports

MSP looks ahead to Common Riding season

LOCAL MSP John Lamont has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament to mark the upcoming Borders Common Ridings and Festivals season.The next few weeks and months will see celebrations taking place across the region, bringing together communities and ... [Published Border Telegraph - 45 mins ago]

Entities: John Lamont, Scottish Parliament, Queen's Diamond Jubilee

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Kenny MacAskill

SNP forge ahead with court closures despite community concerns

The SNP are forging ahead with plans to axe more than a fifth of sheriff courts despite concerns expressed by communities across Scotland.Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has tabled Parliamentary Orders to close ten sheriff courts and 13 Justice of the ... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - 10 hours ago]

Entities: courts, Kenny MacAskill, Scottish Conservative Party

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Local council defends its magnificently paid seven

SCOTTISH Borders Council has come in for criticism over the number of high-paid officials it employs.Figures released by the Taxpayers Alliance show that the local authority at Netwon St Boswells had seven senior bosses on its books earning over £100,000 ... [Published Border Telegraph - May 18 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, David Robertson, Queen's Diamond Jubilee, David Parker

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Scouts told to be prepared for jail over knives

FOR more than a century its young recruits have been urged to "be prepared". But now Scouts have been told they can expect to be arrested if they are found carrying a knife, even on a campsite. Using a sheath knife for jobs such as whittling wood is part ... [Published The Scotsman - May 19 2013]

Entities: Knife Crime, prison, Scotland

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

David Parker

SBC defends wage bill after review call

Scottish Borders Council has said, in response to criticism from local MSP John Lamont, that it has cut the number of staff on six-figure salaries since 2011.Figures released by the TaxPayers’ Alliance revealed that in 2011-12 seven employees received ... [Published Southern Reporter - May 18 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, David Robertson, David Parker

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Way I See It #41 : By Darren Murphy

Hawick MSP John Lamont voiced his concerns this week at a report which showed a rise in the number of children starting primary school who are deemed to be overweight, obese or severely obese. The figures, compiled by IDS Scotland, revealed that 13.7 ... [Published Hawick News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Darren Murphy, Obesity, Overweight

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mexican wave success shows support for Selkirk says chamber chairman

A Mexican wave swept through the Royal Burgh on Saturday and townsfolk, councillors, council officials and John Lamont MSP came together to show their support for Selkirk.The chamber of trade initiative, supported by other local organisations, saw more ... [Published Southern Reporter - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, Market

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Police criticised for spending 600,000 on foreign travel

SCOTTISH police have been criticised for spending almost 600,000 on foreign travel over the past four years.A single visit to Thailand cost taxpayers 26,000 and police refused to reveal the purpose of the trip.Sending police musicians to Australia cost ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 17 2013]

Entities: Police, Scotland, Scottish Conservative Party

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Lamont’s obesity level concerns

HAWICK MSP John Lamont is calling for ?more to be done? following the release of figures which show a rise in the number of Borders primary one children who are overweight, obese or severely obese.The statistics, published by ISD Scotland, show that of ... [Published Hawick News - May 14 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, Obesity, Overweight

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Report shows seven Scottish Borders Council employees earn over £100,000

Statistics from the TaxPayers? Alliance have revealed seven employees at Scottish Borders Council received over $100,000 in 2011-12.Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP John Lamont has called for a review of the salary structure at Newtown.He added: ... [Published Southern Reporter - May 14 2013]

Entities: John Lamont, Scotland, Climate

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 6 reports

Just one in ten domestic abusers in Scotland jailed

THOUSANDS of convicted domestic abusers are going unpunished each year in Scotland, with just one in ten jailed and a third receiving nothing more than a warning, new figures show.A Scottish parliamentary answer has revealed that, of 8,869 people convicted ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 09 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Abuse, John Lamont, Justice System

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 10 reports

Drug deaths report puts spotlight on methadone programmes

A report into drug-related deaths in Scotland has ignited the debate surrounding the use of methadone in addiction treatment.Statistics from the information services division have revealed that methadone was implicated in or potentially contributed to ... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 01 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Heroin (Diacetylmorphine), National Records, Lewis Macdonald

Quotes

Mr Lamont said: "the common ridings and festivals that take place across the borders are a key part of what makes our region so unique. each one of them is steeped in history, and by holding them every year we are continuing a tradition that in some cases is hundreds of years old."

MSP looks ahead to Common Riding season [Published Border Telegraph - 45 mins ago]

Scottish Conservative Chief Whip John Lamont said: "these guidelines seem way over the top."

Scouts told to be prepared for jail over knives [Published The Scotsman - May 19 2013]

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MSP looks ahead to Common Riding season [Published Border Telegraph - 45 mins ago]
SNP forge ahead with court closures despite com... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - 10 hours ago]
Scouts told to be prepared for jail over knives [Published The Scotsman - May 19 2013]
Local council defends its magnificently paid seven [Published Border Telegraph - May 18 2013]
SBC defends wage bill after review call [Published Southern Reporter - May 18 2013]
The Way I See It #41 : By Darren Murphy [Published Hawick News - May 17 2013]
Mexican wave success shows support for Selkirk ... [Published Southern Reporter - May 17 2013]
SBC defends officers’ £100,000+ salaries [Published Berwickshire News - May 17 2013]
SBC defends officers’ £100,000+ salaries [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Police criticised for spending 600,000 on forei... [Published Herald Scotland - May 17 2013]
Scottish police criticised for spending £600,00... [Published Deadline News - May 16 2013]
Lamont’s obesity level concerns [Published Hawick News - May 14 2013]
Report shows seven Scottish Borders Council emp... [Published Southern Reporter - May 14 2013]
LibDems push for prisoners to get a vote in ref... [Published Herald Scotland - May 12 2013]
Stolen Scottish children let down by law [Published Scottish Daily Express - May 12 2013]
Funeral homes slammed for charging £580 for £59... [Published Daily Record - May 11 2013]
Wall of silence after Tayside police probe reve... [Published Tayside and Fife Courier - May 11 2013]
Bereaved families are paying up to £580 for car... [Published Deadline News - May 10 2013]
Pole position doesn’t count as Tory loses out [Published Southern Reporter - May 10 2013]
Battle line drawn on wind turbines [Published Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser - May 10 2013]
Just one in ten domestic abusers in Scotland ja... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 09 2013]
Shock figures show a third of thugs convicted f... [Published Glasgow Sunday Mail - May 09 2013]
Action call on domestic violence [Published Herald Scotland - May 09 2013]
Just one in ten domestic abusers in Scotland ja... [Published The Scotsman - May 09 2013]
Third of people prosecuted for domestic abuse l... [Published Scottish Conservative Party - May 08 2013]
Domestic abuse victims 'not being protected' [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 08 2013]
Domestic abuse victims 'not being protected' [Published Herald Scotland - May 08 2013]
Scots lawyers urged to end interest gains on es... [Published Herald Scotland - May 08 2013]
Triple axe killer walks to freedom after 43 years [Published Glasgow Evening Times - May 07 2013]
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