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  ASB History
Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB) has been an integral part of the fabric of the North Lanarkshire Community since 1835.
We were founded as part of a general savings movement, to encourage working people to save and to provide banking facilities denied to them by the bigger banks.
Airdrie Savings Bank, known locally as "the Bank you can trust" believes that the value of a service enterprise depends on customers continuing their patronage once relationships are established.
www.airdriesavingsbank.net /aboutus.htm   (530 words)

  
 SNP.org - Official Web Site of the Scottish National Party
He contested Airdrie and Shotts in the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Elections and was elected on the Central Scotland Regional List.
The town of Airdrie is home to the largest population within this constituency.
Both towns and their neighbouring communities are similar in that they all continue to suffer from the decline in traditional industries such as engineering, coal and iron and steel.
www.snp.org.uk /html/election/candidates/detail.php?candidateID=74   (170 words)

  
 Airdrie & Shotts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Reid found himself in trouble due to the current boundary changes with his current seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill being dismembered and split between Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (36 %), Lanark and Hamilton East (29 %), Motherwell and Wishaw (22 %) and Airdrie and Shotts (14 %).
Helen Liddle, who had been sacked as Secretary of State for Scotland in 2003, was tempted to stand down with an offer of the post of British High Commissioner to Australia, and Reid was shoe-horned into her seat.
This consists of the old Airdrie & Shotts constituency plus two wards from the old Hamilton North and Bellshill constituency.
www.alba.org.uk /nextge/airdrieshotts.html   (612 words)

  
 Aspect 2003: Karen Whitefield, Scottish Labour Party candidate, Airdrie and Shotts, 2003
Karen has successfully campaigned for the re-opening of the Airdrie to Bathgate rail line, opening up employment, educational and recreational opportunities for the people of Airdrie.
With Labour, Airdrie and Shotts will benefit from 4 new schools, including a brand new Airdrie Academy.
In Airdrie and Shotts, over 12,900 pensioner households have benefited from the £200 Winter Fuel Allowance and almost 4,000 pensioners now get a free TV licence.
gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/lab/a03labair.htm   (939 words)

  
 Indymedia Scotland: "Human Rights and the Armed Forces" - Shotts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
At Ease are one of the few groups really trying to campaign on behalf of, support and give information to members of the armed forces that might wish to make a conscientious objection or otherwise leave the army.
There is a train to Shotts from Central Station at 18:15 that arrives in at 18:55 and then returns at 21:18 arriving back in to Glasgow at 21:59.
The Armed Forces Bill is currently being reviewed once again and this year At Ease is particularly concerned that the definition of desertion has been widened and can now include life imprisonment for AWOL (absence without leave) situations for which, previously, penalties were much less severe.
scotland.indymedia.org /newswire/display/2681/index.php   (854 words)

  
 shotts - OneLook Dictionary Search
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "shotts" is defined.
SHOTTS : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
Phrases that include shotts: airdrie & shotts, glasgow to edinburgh via shotts line, shotts bon accord f.c, shotts line, shotts railway station
www.onelook.com /?w=shotts   (111 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Aristotle | Airdrie and Shotts
It covers almost all of the previous Airdrie and Shotts constituency but now also takes in two wards from the Hamilton North and Bellshill seat.
Around 5% of voters have been moved to the Motherwell and Wishaw seat.
It is considered to be a notional hold for Labour.
politics.guardian.co.uk /hoc/constituency/0,9338,-668,00.html   (81 words)

  
 The Airdrie Page
Airdrie - Bathgate Railway Path - This is the core centra section of the Clyde to the Forth cycle route, and offers a 15 mile path across Scotland’s central plateau
Airdrie and Coatbridge Music and Folk Club - The Airdrie and Coatbridge Music and Folk Club is a new organisation set up to promote acoustic based music in the Coatbridge and Airdrie area.
Airdrie and District Round Table - Local branch of this charitable organisation.
airdrie.net /weblog2/index.php?cat=12   (833 words)

  
 Liddell attacks Ôcynical' Boots - [Sunday Herald]
The company announced on February that its cosmetics plant in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, was to close after more than half a century in the town.
A rally was held in Airdrie town centre yesterday at which politiciansÊandÊunionÊchiefs calledÊonÊtheÊcompanyÊto change its mind.
Liddell,ÊwhoÊisÊMPÊfor Airdrie and Shotts, said the closure decision was ÒcynicalÓ and accused Boots of trying to manipulate workers and the local community in the run- up to the February announcement.
www.sundayherald.com /33043   (375 words)

  
 Labour MSPs hit out at Monklands axing - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
LABOUR politicians are piling the pressure on the Executive to overturn the decision to axe the casualty unit at Monklands Hospital.
Following yesterday's meeting with Mr Macdonald, Airdrie and Shotts MSP Ms Whitefield asked Jack McConnell to order an independent review into the board's decision.
Home Secretary John Reid, MP for Airdrie and Shotts, has also slammed NHS Lanarkshire.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /news/5054283.shtml   (302 words)

  
 John Reid (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, to mixed-denomination parents, Reid was educated at St. Patrick's High School in Coatbridge, attending the school at the same time as his Secretary of State for Scotland successor Helen Liddell, before attending the University of Stirling, gaining a bachelor's degree in history and a Ph.D in economic history.
Reid was married to the late Cathie McGowan, with whom he had two sons Kevin and Mark, from 1969 until her death in 1998.
However, he was nominated instead for the seat of Airdrie and Shotts, a predominantly Protestant area, which he took with 59% of the vote.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Reid_(UK_politician)   (1050 words)

  
 Simon Heffer in the Telegraph » The England Project
Mr Reid is the MP for Airdrie and Shotts.
This is because those policies are, in Airdrie and Shotts, the preserve of the Scottish Parliament.
Mr Reid can therefore act with whatever abandon he chooses as Home Secretary in these respects, and can make whatever hideous errors of policy he likes, in the full knowledge that those on whose votes he depends for his parliamentary career will never suffer one jot because of it.
www.theenglandproject.net /wordpress/?p=21   (484 words)

  
 The Herald
Three Labour MSPs yesterday lobbied the Deputy Health Minister over plans to cut the accident and emergency unit at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie after health campaigners warned they were ready to stand against them in next year's elections.
The three MSPs represent the constituencies most directly affected by the proposed cut – Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Coatbridge and Chryston, and Airdrie and Shotts.
But that left a fight between Monklands, in the Airdrie and Shotts constituency of John Reid, the Home Secretary, and Hairmyres in the East Kilbride seat of Andy Kerr, the Scottish Health Minister.
www.theherald.co.uk /65087.shtml   (415 words)

  
 John Reid MP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Welcome to the internet site of John Reid, Member of the UK Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts Constituency.
John Reid has been a Lanarkshire MP for the past 18 years, representing Motherwell North and Hamilton North and Bellshill.
Following a decision by the Boundary Commission to disband his previous seat John was recently elected as MP for Airdrie and Shotts Parliamentary Constituency at the 2005 general election.
www.johnreidmp.com   (203 words)

  
 Monklands Online - Serving North  Lanarkshire - Airdrie - Coatbridge etc
Health chiefs have decided to close the accident and emergency unit at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie.
Supporters of Monklands hospital in Airdrie have vowed to fight a decision to close its Accident and Emergency department.
It was revealed that the AandE department at Monklands hospital at Airdrie had been chosen to be axed at a public meeting last night.
www.monklands.co.uk   (1872 words)

  
 Banks & Banking Services in Shotts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
If you can't find a suitable bank in Shotts, you can use the Local UK banks option to find banks in cities, towns or villages near Shotts.
The Shotts banks listed on this page are for your information.
UK Finance does not endorse any particular banks in Shotts and is not responsible for the service by the banks listed.
www.britinfo.net /finance/banks-TCVOC48000.htm   (98 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Police discovered the Class C drug in a guest room of the Defence Secretary's detached bungalow in Lanarkshire during a routine security sweep of the property by Special Branch officers from Strathclyde Police.
It is believed sniffer dogs used to check the building ahead of visits by the MP for Airdrie and Shotts detected a "minuscule" amount of the drug weighing less than a gram and with a street value of 85 pence.
Yesterday Reid said he had no idea where the drug had come from and Strathclyde Police confirmed they would not be bringing any criminal charges in relation to the discovery.
hemp.net /news/?article=1146759089   (581 words)

  
 Aspect 2003: Kevin Lang, Scottish Liberal Democrat Party candidate, Airdrie and Shotts, 2003
ACTION ON CRIME: Thanks to Jim Wallace and the Liberal Democrats, police numbers have been increased to record levels.
Kevin Lang wants to see local police in the Airdrie area having the resources they need to spend more time on the streets and less time on paperwork.
ACTION FOR PENSIONERS: Kevin Lang backed the successful Lib Dem fight for free personal care for the elderly and the delivery of off-peak bus travel to all pensioners.
gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /aspect/aspect2003/sld/a03sldair.htm   (492 words)

  
 Helen Liddell, former MP, Airdrie & Shotts (TheyWorkForYou.com)
Helen Liddell, former MP, Airdrie and Shotts (TheyWorkForYou.com)
Helen Liddell, former MP Former Labour MP for Airdrie and Shotts
More useful links for this MP Election results for Airdrie and Shotts
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/?pid=10360   (483 words)

  
 Airdrie & Coatbridge Local Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The most comprehensive history of the Railway system of the Monklands on the Net (or anywhere else for that matter!).
The Airdrie branch of the international Round Table organisation.
If you know of a local link that isn't included here please drop us a line at the address below and we'll be happy to include it.
www.monklands.com /linksconnector.php   (213 words)

  
 Airdrie & Shotts - John Reid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Airdrie & Shotts - John Reid- MP Graduated from Stirling University with an Honours degree in History and a PhD in Economic History.
Before his election to parliament he served as research officer for the Labour Party (1979-1983), Political Adviser to Neil Kinnock (1983-1985), Scottish Organiser of the Trade Unionists for Labour (1986 and 1987) and also served in the Army.
Promoted by Lesley Quinn, Scottish General Secretary, The Labour Party, John Smith House, 145 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RE
www.scottishlabour.org.uk /airdrieandshotts2   (102 words)

  
 Voting Record — John Reid MP, Airdrie & Shotts — The Public Whip
Voting Record — John Reid MP, Airdrie and Shotts — The Public Whip
Voting Record — John Reid MP, Airdrie and Shotts
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www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1958   (585 words)

  
 Voting Record — Helen Liddell MP, Airdrie & Shotts — The Public Whip
Voting Record — Helen Liddell MP, Airdrie and Shotts — The Public Whip
Voting Record — Helen Liddell MP, Airdrie and Shotts
Please note, our records only go back to 1997.
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1047   (468 words)

  
 Index
Welcome to the personal web site of Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts.
We aim to regularly update this resource, giving you information about Karen's Parliamentary work and her activities within the constituency.
Click here to sign our new Guest map
www.karenwhitefield.com   (118 words)

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