Murdo Fraser MSP calls on new First Minister to focus on dualling A9 instead of 'wasting time' on independence Tuesday, 7 May, 2024 Murdo Fraser MSP is calling on the new First Minister John Swinney to focus on dualling the Perth to Inverness road instead of “wasting time” talking about independence. The Scottish Conservative politician was commenting following the Scottish Parliament agreeing to install Mr Swinney in the “poisoned chalice” post, after his predecessor Humza Yousaf resigned. Swinney was formally given the role... Local News
STIRLING, PERTH AND KINROSS, CLACKMANNAHSHIRE AND FIFE COUNCILS SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ON UNION STAFF 13th September 2013 Councils spent nearly £2.7 million last year paying staff to work on behalf of trade unions, figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives have revealed. Local News
RENEWABLES SECTOR ONLY EMPLOYS A HANDFUL OF MODERN APPRENTICES 13th September 2013 Only a tiny fraction of the Scottish Government’s modern apprentices have found places in the renewable energy sector, it has emerged. Of the 8,299 modern... Local News
Murdo Fraser MSP backs Macmillan Coffee Morning 13th September 2013 MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife, Murdo Fraser, is urging constituents to take part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The official World’s Biggest Coffee... Local News
MURDO PRESSES TRANSPORT MINISTER ON A9 HGV SPEED LIMITS 12th September 2013 With scepticism growing as to the practicality of installing average speed cameras on the A9 without an accompanying increase in HGV speed limits, Mid-Scotland... Local News
MURDO PUSHES FOR GREATER TRAINING IN PALLIATIVE CARE 12th September 2013 During First Minister’s questions Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser quizzed Alex Salmond on what is being done to improve the level of palliative care... Local News
Ryder Cup can help grow tourist industry in Perthshire 12th September 2013 A new campaign is aiming to capitalise on the staging of the Ryder Cup and The Open Championship to make Scotland the world's leading golf destination. Local News
Scotland's national performance centre for sport 12th September 2013 Liz Smith MSP, Shadow Minister for Sport has congratulate Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh on winning the bid for Scotland's national performance centre for... Local News
SNP WILL NEED MORE WINDFARMS TO MEET ENERGY TARGET 12th September 2013 Swathes of windfarm applications will have to be forced through if the Scottish Government is to even come close to its “ludicrous” renewable energy targets, it... Local News
AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND CAN’T AFFORD TURBINES 10th September 2013 A paper produced as a joint exercise by ‘Options for Scotland’ and the ‘Jimmy Reid Foundation’ has questioned the feasibility of the current renewable energy... Local News
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