Marks & Spencer looking for sites

Marks & Spencer will open at least five new Scottish stores.

They said:

"We are actively seeking sites in Scotland"

The company has also bought more Somerfields stores.

Bishopbriggs High site

What do the council, and developers, have planned for the 'prime' town centre Bishopbriggs High site?

Will you have a say?

Will the council listen?

Will the £1.2million games hall survive or be demolished?

Will the existing empty shops be filled before more are built?

Who will benefit from their decision?

John Morrison (council leader) has already confirmed that they have started planning the redevelopment and various ideas are in the pipeline.

They include:

Commercial premises
Public space
Retail development
Housing opportunities
Community facilities (sports hall?)
Parking

Any retail or commercial development would have to include public space and parking. Housing opportunities doesn't sound that promising to me.
Community facilities, retention of the Sports Hall? The council would only say "it is being considered".

They say their are "opportunities" to work closely with

Local people
Traders
Community groups
and their
Partners (the Developers?)

Another 'consultation' process... we all know what that could mean.

Friday 13th October's getting closer

Three weeks to go until the October holiday and just one week later the huts will be in place and Bishopbriggs Academy will be one school. As promised, everything will be up and running and finally the teaching staff can concentrate on teaching.

No more 15 minute breaks and busing of teaching staff one school until 2009 when the new Academy opens.

Results are in...

East Dunbartonshire came top in Scotland in terms of Standard Grades benchmark, with 89% of its pupils passing five at general level or above.

33% of pupils achieved the benchmark of three or more Highers placing East Dunbartonshire, second best, in pupil achievement in Scotland.

School exams performance fell in more than half of Scotland's local authorities last year, despite recent massive increases in education spending. Nineteen of Scotland's 32 councils had worse year-on-year results in the benchmark category

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