Record number of missed NHS appointments 2nd December 2015 The number of patients not attending NHS appointments in Scotland has increased to over 161,180 figures for last year have shown. Local News
Government ISA set to help hundreds of Mid-Scotland and Fife First Time Buyers 1st December 2015 Prospective first-time buyers in Perth and Kinross, Fife, Stirling and Clackmannanshire can now apply for a UK Government supported Help to Buy ISA. Local News
Nursing vacancies double in NHS Fife over the year 1st December 2015 Statistics released from ISD Scotland have shown that nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Fife have doubled since last September. Local News
Murdo welcomes young and old to parliament as Explorer Scouts and University of the Third Age enjoy tour and Q and A with MSP 27th November 2015 Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser, welcomed two very different groups, the Riverside Explorer Scouts and Perth’s University of the Third Age, to the... Local News
Conservative MEP raises farming concerns with European Commission 26th November 2015 Ian Duncan, Conservative MEP for Scotland, this week met with EU farming Commissioner Phil Hogan and asked him to bring forward plans to reduce red tape... Local News
Autumn Statement delivers for Perth and Kinross, Fife, Stirling and Clackmannanshire 26th November 2015 The Chancellor has today announced plans for spending in the UK for the next four years. Local News
Murdo rejects Lochhead claim that “vast majority” back him in Farm Payments disaster 24th November 2015 Today in the Scottish Parliament, Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser called on Richard Lochhead, the SNP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, to formally... Local News
One in Five not using ‘Free School Meals’ in Perth and Kinross 24th November 2015 One in five primary one to three pupils in Perth and Kinross are not taking up the option of a free school meal. In Dundee and Angus the take up is even weaker... Local News
“Austerity hit” Perth and Kinross Council votes to spend nearly £1million on new chairs and tables for Councillors 23rd November 2015 In a week where Perth and Kinross Council chiefs blasted austerity for forcing cuts upon them, SNP members voted through an £850,000 improvement programme for... Local News