East Dunbartonshire
Council area of Scotland
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| 2024 | Involved in the film 'Arthur's Whiskey'. |
| July 2024 | Changes in council allegiances completed, finalizing the political composition of East Dunbartonshire Council by July 2024. |
| April 17 2024 | Lulu will perform a London Palladium show marking her sixth decade anniversary of her first hit single, Shout |
| 2023 | Lulu embarked on her For The Record UK Tour, her first tour since 2019 |
| 2023 | As of this year, twelve out of thirteen community council areas in East Dunbartonshire have active community councils, indicating ongoing local governance and community organization efforts. |
| November 3 2023 | On her 75th birthday, Lulu announced her 'Champagne for Lulu!' UK tour dates for 2024 |
| January 2023 | Lulu participated in the fourth series of The Masked Singer as 'Piece of Cake', being the second contestant voted out of the competition |
| 2022 | Local council election held in East Dunbartonshire, resulting in a new council composition with 8 Scottish National Party councillors, 5 Scottish Liberal Democrats, 4 Scottish Labour, 2 Scottish Conservatives, and 3 Independent politicians. |
| May 2022 | Vaughan Moody and Andrew Polson's co-leadership concludes. |
| May 19 2022 | Gordan Low of Scottish National Party returns as council leader. |
| March 2022 | Lulu voiced a character in the film My Old School and sang its closing theme song, 'My Old School' |
| 2021 | Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours for services to music, entertainment and charity. |
| October 2021 | Lulu served as a guest judge on the BBC program RuPaul's Drag Race UK |
| 2020 | Appeared in the documentary 'The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'. |
| December 18 2019 | Performed 'Run Rudolph Run' and 'Shout' at the Miss World 2019 pageant. |
| April 2019 | Toured with Take That on their Greatest Hits tour, performing 'Relight My Fire'. |
| March 20 2018 | Vaughan Moody from Scottish Liberal Democrats and Andrew Polson from Scottish Conservatives become co-leaders of the council. |
| March 20 2018 | Vaughan Moody of Scottish Liberal Democrats becomes co-leader of the council. |
| March 19 2018 | Joined the cast of 42nd Street, playing the lead role of Dorothy Brock for a 16-week tenure. |
| 2017 | Served as Guest of Honour at the City Lit Awards, celebrating outstanding work and achievements of students and staff, highlighting the transformative power of adult learning. |
| 2017 | A national boundary and population review resulted in a reduction of East Dunbartonshire wards from eight to seven, and the number of councillors decreased from 24 to 22 for the local elections. |
| December 21 2017 | Gordan Low's initial term as council leader ends. |
| August 17 2017 | Was the subject of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are programme. |
| May 23 2017 | Gordan Low of Scottish National Party becomes council leader. |
| April 1 2017 | Appeared as a guest on All Round to Mrs. Brown's alongside Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. |
| 2016 | Featured in 'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'. |
| October 2016 | The Legatum Prosperity Index revealed East Dunbartonshire as the most prosperous council area in Scotland and the ninth most prosperous in the United Kingdom. |
| 2015 | Tom Johnston House, the former council headquarters, is demolished. |
| February 11 2015 | Appeared on The Great Comic Relief Bake Off, revealing she had never made a pastry before. |
| August 2014 | Opened the closing ceremony of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. |
| 2012 | East Dunbartonshire Council moves to new premises at 12 Strathkelvin Place in Kirkintilloch, part of the Southbank Marina development. |
| October 2011 | Participated in the BBC series Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Brendan Cole, and was eliminated in 5th place. |
| July 2011 | Performed at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. |
| February 26 2011 | Appeared in the second heat of the third series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief, dancing to Soulja Boy's 'Crank That'. |
| 2010 | Sang the theme 'The Word Is Love' for the film Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! and toured the UK with 'Here Come the Girls' alongside Anastacia and Heather Small. |
| 2010 | East Dunbartonshire was ranked third in Scotland in the Halifax Quality of Life survey. |
| November 2010 | Hosted the BBC TV series Rewind the 60s, featuring episodes focusing on years during the 1960s, highlighting social, political issues, music, and interviews. |
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