Small Business Saturday is a UK wide initiative to encourage and support small businesses, especially in the drive towards Christmas. The idea is simple: for at least one day, shop entirely in small businesses. Hopefully this will result in more people continuing to use small businesses.
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has grilled the Transport Minister on ScotRail failures following a weekend of travel chaos and has called on Michael Matheson to “light a rocket” under bosses of the struggling service.
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser, has signalled his concern following recently released statistics which show than nearly 70% of NHS Tayside patients are waiting longer than 12 weeks for an outpatient appointment.
Scottish Conservative MSP, Murdo Fraser, has encouraged people across Mid-Scotland and Fife to shop local this weekend in order to support Small Business Saturday.
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSPs, Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith, have welcomed the appointment of new NHS Tayside Chief Executive, Grant Archibald, but have warned that he will have his work cut out to solve problems at the health board.
New statistics have revealed that hundreds of teaching posts in the Fife area have been re-advertised in the last two years amid struggles to fill vacancies.
According to the statistics, 151 posts have been re-advertised this year compared to just 59 in 2016.
Open studios is a collaboration of artists who get together to promote themselves over a ten-day period in September each year. The concept is based on series of routes which visitors are encouraged to follow.
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that there is a secondary school presence in Pitlochry as he has backed an expanded Pitlochry High School to include fifth and sixth year pupils.
