The working week doesn’t usually start with opera, so I was delighted to accept an invitation from Scottish Opera, who are in Shetland this week.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has invited the new Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Mairi McAllan, to visit Orkney to engage with the Council and local partners as plans to deliver major housing development in the islands reach a critical point.
On Monday 23rd June an Armed Forces Flag Raising service will take place at Princes Gardens starting at 9.25am on Monday 23rd June to start Armed Forces Week, all welcome. Also see poster for the Armed Forces Day Prom in the Park event.
Armed Forces Day is about the whole community coming together to have fun but also an opportunity to remind ourselves just how important the forces community are to our city.
Responding to the Government’s plan to redistribute council tax from areas in the South, Vikki Slade MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Local Government, said:
More than 6,313 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in Southwark could lose their essential support, according to figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats through a Parliamentary Question.