The Latest Breaking News from Monica Lennon

Lanarkshire postal workers commence strike action after 'laughable' pay offer

The Royal Mail has since blasted the planned 19 days of industrial action as "reckless".

Daily Record · Oct 5, 2022

Mel B and Giovanna Fletcher among stars backing our campaign to end period poverty

The Sunday Mirror's End Poverty Now campaign is calling for England and Wales to be brought in line with Scotland by making sanitary products free to those who need them

Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022

Lanarkshire MSP supports assisted dying bill

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was launched this month.

Daily Record · Sep 22, 2022

Girls 'stripped of dignity' at Scots school after having to ask staff for period products

Zara Stuart, 14, has told how girls at Woodfarm High in East Renfrewshire say they are being left mortified and scared in case they bleed through their school uniforms.

Daily Record · Sep 14, 2022

'Deeply unsettling' precedent set on abortion rights in new Cabinet, campaign group says

CAMPAIGN group Back Off Scotland have said there is a “deeply unsettling” precedent being set in Liz Truss’s new cabinet when it comes to…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022

Disappointment as plans thrown out for new chemist in growing Lanarkshire community

NHS Lanarkshire this week refused the application, saying it was 'neither necessary or desirable'

Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022

Wait times for follow-up cervical screening tests slammed as 'unacceptable' by Lanarkshire MSP

Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon says local women are being left in 'emotional limbo' during excessive waiting times

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

Festival delight as hundreds enjoy popular Lanarkshire fun day in the sun

The Hillhouse Festival has been hailed a huge success after many turned out for the event on Saturday

Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022

Praise for 'unsung heroes' running vital Lanarkshire community hub to help locals through cost of living crisis

The Burnbank Community Hub offers food provisions, clothing and signposting to a number of services.

Daily Record · Aug 28, 2022

NHS Lanarkshire faces £70m funding black hole as government warned of 'financial catastrophe'

The organisation warned there is a “very high” risk of being unable to maintain essential services while balancing their budget

Daily Record · Aug 23, 2022