
2022 Ardrossan Highland Games
On 12 June I attended the 41st Ardrossan Highland Games. In what was, for the most part, a lovely sunny day, the huge number of people...

Enhancing Forestry in the Farmed Landscape
I met with Ana Allamand, Farming and Land Use Manager, Soil Association Scotland to discuss the continuing reforestation of Scotland as...

North Ayrshire Schools and Ayrshire College promote Free Bus Travel Scheme for Under 22s
Last month I encouraged the new North Ayrshire Council SNP administration to enable all school pupils to take advantage of the SNP...

Tory Chancellor's Incompetence costs Taxpayers £11 Billion
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), the oldest non-partisan economic research institute in the UK, has...

Safer Sleep for Babies
The Scottish Government and NHS Safer Sleep for Babies have launched a new campaign to help parents and carers prevent Sudden Infant...

Lifting the Calcutta Cup
Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup when they emerged victorious over England 20-17 at Murrayfield on 05 February. The Cup was on display...

Scotland welcomes Ukrainian Refugees
A total of 3,747 displaced Ukrainians with a sponsor location in Scotland have arrived since Putin’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of...

£30 million to help Households and Businesses move to Zero Emission Transport
The SNP Government is providing over £30 million this financial year to accelerate the shift to zero emission transport, including...

275 Open University Students in Cunninghame North
The Open University (OU) in Scotland is the country’s leading provider of part-time higher and flexible education – with 73% of our...

06 - 12 June is Carers Week 2022
This week is Carers Week 2022, an annual celebration of the contribution of the one million unpaid carers and young carers in Scotland....