Joe Fagan
@joejfagan.bsky.social
East Kilbridean│Leader of South Lanarkshire Council│Councillor for East Kilbride Central North│Scottish Labour & Coop
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Young fingers are green fingers thanks to Kilbryde Early Learning Centre's bio-diversity garden, which even has diverse origins: the UK Government's Climate Emergency & Resilience Fund gave £2500; the children helped staff plan it; and their families helped with its construction. #ScotClimateWeek
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Young fingers are green fingers thanks to Kilbryde Early Learning Centre's bio-diversity garden, which even has diverse origins: the UK Government's Climate Emergency & Resilience Fund gave £2500; the children helped staff plan it; and their families helped with its construction. #ScotClimateWeek
Our family support hubs in South Lanarkshire have been shortlisted for the Cosla Excellence Awards - practical and successful examples of early intervention in action. Very worthy contenders!
www.cosla.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
www.cosla.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
Celebrating Local Excellence: 15 Scottish Projects Shortlisted for 2025 COSLA Awards
Fifteen projects from across Scotland have been chosen as finalists for the 2025 Excellence Awards - COSLA’s annual celebration of Scottish Local Government success.
www.cosla.gov.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our family support hubs in South Lanarkshire have been shortlisted for the Cosla Excellence Awards - practical and successful examples of early intervention in action. Very worthy contenders!
www.cosla.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
www.cosla.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
For every £1 invested in our Money Matters Advice Service, over £12 is gained by South Lanarkshire residents.
Households across South Lanarkshire gained more than £27 million in the last year thanks to the council’s Money Matters Advice Service.
The service helped clients find solutions to debt, as well as making successful welfare benefit claims and appeals.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/Ratej
The service helped clients find solutions to debt, as well as making successful welfare benefit claims and appeals.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/Ratej
September 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For every £1 invested in our Money Matters Advice Service, over £12 is gained by South Lanarkshire residents.
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EK has definitely proved far more than OK for one pair of childhood sweethearts.
Agnes and Raymond Reid moved to East Kilbride eight years after getting married – and are still there, 52 years later and celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/OOef6
Agnes and Raymond Reid moved to East Kilbride eight years after getting married – and are still there, 52 years later and celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/OOef6
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
EK has definitely proved far more than OK for one pair of childhood sweethearts.
Agnes and Raymond Reid moved to East Kilbride eight years after getting married – and are still there, 52 years later and celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/OOef6
Agnes and Raymond Reid moved to East Kilbride eight years after getting married – and are still there, 52 years later and celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary.
More in the View:
https://orlo.uk/OOef6
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Our crowdfunder is still live and we're getting closer to our goal. If you can donate then just click here 👇
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride
I am standing to be the next Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride and asking for your help to crowdfund a winning campaign.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our crowdfunder is still live and we're getting closer to our goal. If you can donate then just click here 👇
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Our crowdfunder is still live and we're getting closer to our goal. If you can donate then just click here 👇
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride
I am standing to be the next Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride and asking for your help to crowdfund a winning campaign.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our crowdfunder is still live and we're getting closer to our goal. If you can donate then just click here 👇
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
Joe Fagan for East Kilbride www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/joefaganek...
We're turning a vacant business centre into temporary accommodation to help get South Lanarkshire through the homelessness emergency. Find out more here 👇
A significant investment has been agreed to help tackle homelessness in South Lanarkshire.
The project will turn a vacant building in Hamilton into 15 temporary ‘First Stop’ housing units.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/55Qhn
The project will turn a vacant building in Hamilton into 15 temporary ‘First Stop’ housing units.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/55Qhn
June 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We're turning a vacant business centre into temporary accommodation to help get South Lanarkshire through the homelessness emergency. Find out more here 👇
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Are you a South Lanarkshire Council tenant?
Help us shape the future of tenant engagement in your homes, communities, and neighbourhoods.
What’s working well? What could be better? How do you want to get involved?
Consultation is open until 31 July 2025: https://orlo.uk/nqN16
Help us shape the future of tenant engagement in your homes, communities, and neighbourhoods.
What’s working well? What could be better? How do you want to get involved?
Consultation is open until 31 July 2025: https://orlo.uk/nqN16
Council and social tenants
Council and social tenants
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Are you a South Lanarkshire Council tenant?
Help us shape the future of tenant engagement in your homes, communities, and neighbourhoods.
What’s working well? What could be better? How do you want to get involved?
Consultation is open until 31 July 2025: https://orlo.uk/nqN16
Help us shape the future of tenant engagement in your homes, communities, and neighbourhoods.
What’s working well? What could be better? How do you want to get involved?
Consultation is open until 31 July 2025: https://orlo.uk/nqN16
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Britain's clean energy future is being built now.
Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, part of the Industrial Strategy, will unlock growth potential across the country.
Today, we set out the next phase of Britain’s clean energy transformation:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, part of the Industrial Strategy, will unlock growth potential across the country.
Today, we set out the next phase of Britain’s clean energy transformation:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Clean energy future to be 'built in Britain'
Government publishes its Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan to ensure the clean energy revolution is built in Britain.
www.gov.uk
June 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Britain's clean energy future is being built now.
Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, part of the Industrial Strategy, will unlock growth potential across the country.
Today, we set out the next phase of Britain’s clean energy transformation:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Our Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, part of the Industrial Strategy, will unlock growth potential across the country.
Today, we set out the next phase of Britain’s clean energy transformation:
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The digital switchover for community alarm users across South Lanarkshire is almost complete.
The transition in South Lanarkshire is expected to be completed by August this year – with more than 6,000 systems already transferred.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/K7zDn
The transition in South Lanarkshire is expected to be completed by August this year – with more than 6,000 systems already transferred.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/K7zDn
June 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The digital switchover for community alarm users across South Lanarkshire is almost complete.
The transition in South Lanarkshire is expected to be completed by August this year – with more than 6,000 systems already transferred.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/K7zDn
The transition in South Lanarkshire is expected to be completed by August this year – with more than 6,000 systems already transferred.
More details in the View:
https://orlo.uk/K7zDn
Shifting the burden of austerity onto councils for well over a decade has deprived frontline services of vital funds. We need a Barnett formula for councils for the future.
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SNP 'incompetence and cuts' blamed as 'eye-opening' report reveals 'titanic' council funding gap
The funding gap has been blamed on “incompetence and cuts” overseen by SNP ministers.
www.scotsman.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Shifting the burden of austerity onto councils for well over a decade has deprived frontline services of vital funds. We need a Barnett formula for councils for the future.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Come and meet the Guide Dogs at Kirktonholme with East Kilbride United!
All to promote a good cause and raise funds for the Provost's charity appeal
All to promote a good cause and raise funds for the Provost's charity appeal
April 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Come and meet the Guide Dogs at Kirktonholme with East Kilbride United!
All to promote a good cause and raise funds for the Provost's charity appeal
All to promote a good cause and raise funds for the Provost's charity appeal
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Out of the starting blocks early for #election26 and our fantastic @scottishlabour.bsky.social candidate @joejfagan.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Out of the starting blocks early for #election26 and our fantastic @scottishlabour.bsky.social candidate @joejfagan.bsky.social
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Was listening to Bloomberg radio earlier.
I didn’t realise “a Liz Truss scenario” was a term about the bond market that Americans used when talking to other Americans for a mostly American audience.
Is this soft power?
I didn’t realise “a Liz Truss scenario” was a term about the bond market that Americans used when talking to other Americans for a mostly American audience.
Is this soft power?
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Was listening to Bloomberg radio earlier.
I didn’t realise “a Liz Truss scenario” was a term about the bond market that Americans used when talking to other Americans for a mostly American audience.
Is this soft power?
I didn’t realise “a Liz Truss scenario” was a term about the bond market that Americans used when talking to other Americans for a mostly American audience.
Is this soft power?
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Led by the Provost’s Office, and supported by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire’s office, the initiative launched last year with more than £75,000 raised for the Kilbryde Hospice.
More details in the View:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
More details in the View:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Led by the Provost’s Office, and supported by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire’s office, the initiative launched last year with more than £75,000 raised for the Kilbryde Hospice.
More details in the View:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
More details in the View:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
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Remarkable surge for the Canadian Liberals after a decade in office - the Trump effect.
March 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remarkable surge for the Canadian Liberals after a decade in office - the Trump effect.
A £55 million building back programme, over £1bn of spending on jobs and services and one of the lowest Council Tax rises in Scotland.
A £55 million investment boost has been agreed for South Lanarkshire, with projects set to benefit communities across the area.
And the investment programme will be delivered despite Council Tax rates in the area now expected to be the lowest in all 32 local authority areas in Scotland.
And the investment programme will be delivered despite Council Tax rates in the area now expected to be the lowest in all 32 local authority areas in Scotland.
Budget brings huge investment despite lowest Council Tax - South Lanarkshire View
www.southlanarkshireview.scot
February 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A £55 million building back programme, over £1bn of spending on jobs and services and one of the lowest Council Tax rises in Scotland.
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Find out all the details of the 2025/26 Budget in the View:
www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article...
www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article...
February 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Find out all the details of the 2025/26 Budget in the View:
www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article...
www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article...
What are we here for as public servants if not to make a difference that will outlast us? Marmot is a lens to improve people's life chances, extend people's lives and refocus public policy.
South Lanarkshire is at the heart of a bold new collaboration to tackle health inequalities.
The Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland brings a new approach north of the border that has previously had success in parts of England and Wales, including improvements in life expectancy.
The Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland brings a new approach north of the border that has previously had success in parts of England and Wales, including improvements in life expectancy.
February 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
What are we here for as public servants if not to make a difference that will outlast us? Marmot is a lens to improve people's life chances, extend people's lives and refocus public policy.
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South Lanarkshire’s Family Support Hubs are multi-disciplinary teams that provide whole family support to babies, children, young people and their families across South Lanarkshire. Please read more in the View
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
February 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
South Lanarkshire’s Family Support Hubs are multi-disciplinary teams that provide whole family support to babies, children, young people and their families across South Lanarkshire. Please read more in the View
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
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Kirkitilloch East, North and Twechar (East Dunbartonshire) by-election, first preferences:
Lab: 958 (30.2%, +1.0)
SNP: 726 (22.9%, -16.0)
Lib Dem: 677 (21.3%, +2.6)
RUK: 476 (15%, new)
Con: 131 (4.1%, -7.8)
Grn: 128 (4%, new)
Alba: 63 (2%, new)
Sovereignty: 18 (0.6%, new)
Labour elected stage TBC.
Lab: 958 (30.2%, +1.0)
SNP: 726 (22.9%, -16.0)
Lib Dem: 677 (21.3%, +2.6)
RUK: 476 (15%, new)
Con: 131 (4.1%, -7.8)
Grn: 128 (4%, new)
Alba: 63 (2%, new)
Sovereignty: 18 (0.6%, new)
Labour elected stage TBC.
February 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Kirkitilloch East, North and Twechar (East Dunbartonshire) by-election, first preferences:
Lab: 958 (30.2%, +1.0)
SNP: 726 (22.9%, -16.0)
Lib Dem: 677 (21.3%, +2.6)
RUK: 476 (15%, new)
Con: 131 (4.1%, -7.8)
Grn: 128 (4%, new)
Alba: 63 (2%, new)
Sovereignty: 18 (0.6%, new)
Labour elected stage TBC.
Lab: 958 (30.2%, +1.0)
SNP: 726 (22.9%, -16.0)
Lib Dem: 677 (21.3%, +2.6)
RUK: 476 (15%, new)
Con: 131 (4.1%, -7.8)
Grn: 128 (4%, new)
Alba: 63 (2%, new)
Sovereignty: 18 (0.6%, new)
Labour elected stage TBC.
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Work is now underway to safely remove the most dangerous trees affected by ash die-back disease. More details in the View
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
February 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Work is now underway to safely remove the most dangerous trees affected by ash die-back disease. More details in the View
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/view/news/ar...
Heartfelt thanks to all those who have chosen me to be Scottish Labour's candidate for East Kilbride - and congratulations to @lhamilton89.bsky.social, our great new candidate for Clydesdale.
It's time to recapture the spirit of 1999 and build a better Scotland.
It's time to recapture the spirit of 1999 and build a better Scotland.
February 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Heartfelt thanks to all those who have chosen me to be Scottish Labour's candidate for East Kilbride - and congratulations to @lhamilton89.bsky.social, our great new candidate for Clydesdale.
It's time to recapture the spirit of 1999 and build a better Scotland.
It's time to recapture the spirit of 1999 and build a better Scotland.
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Delighted to have been selected as the @scottishlabour.bsky.social candidiate for Clydesdale tonight 🌹🌹
Congratulations also to @joejfagan.bsky.social on being selected as the candidiate in East Kilbride.
The hard work begins now ❤️🌹🎉
Congratulations also to @joejfagan.bsky.social on being selected as the candidiate in East Kilbride.
The hard work begins now ❤️🌹🎉
February 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Delighted to have been selected as the @scottishlabour.bsky.social candidiate for Clydesdale tonight 🌹🌹
Congratulations also to @joejfagan.bsky.social on being selected as the candidiate in East Kilbride.
The hard work begins now ❤️🌹🎉
Congratulations also to @joejfagan.bsky.social on being selected as the candidiate in East Kilbride.
The hard work begins now ❤️🌹🎉
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Weather Warning – schools closure
Due to the Red Alert weather warning issued for much of Scotland, including South Lanarkshire, the decision has been taken to close all our schools and nurseries tomorrow, Friday 24 January 2025. Staff and pupils should not travel to these establishments tomorrow.
Due to the Red Alert weather warning issued for much of Scotland, including South Lanarkshire, the decision has been taken to close all our schools and nurseries tomorrow, Friday 24 January 2025. Staff and pupils should not travel to these establishments tomorrow.
January 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Weather Warning – schools closure
Due to the Red Alert weather warning issued for much of Scotland, including South Lanarkshire, the decision has been taken to close all our schools and nurseries tomorrow, Friday 24 January 2025. Staff and pupils should not travel to these establishments tomorrow.
Due to the Red Alert weather warning issued for much of Scotland, including South Lanarkshire, the decision has been taken to close all our schools and nurseries tomorrow, Friday 24 January 2025. Staff and pupils should not travel to these establishments tomorrow.