A HUGE congratulations to local Blantyre Councillor and Depute Provost, Bert Thomson who has been nominated for a council ‘Lifetime Legend Award’ to be held in Edinburgh on 14th November. Having stood as an Independent, Snp and Labour candidate, Bert has dedicated himself to local politics serving 22 years. Remarkably, he has served in every […]
Labour appoint new Veterans Champion Councillor Bert Thomson has been appointed as South Lanarkshire Labour’s Veterans Champion, tasked with promoting the interests of veterans and raising awareness of veterans’ issues on behalf of the Labour Group at the Council. Under Labour leadership, South Lanarkshire Council first appointed an official Veterans Champion, the late Jim Handibode, […]