South Scotland MSP, Joan McAlpine has welcomed news that 120 jobs will be created at the former Pinney’s factory in Annan after the Scottish Government found a buyer for the site. The purchase, by food processing company, Atlantis-Pak, is being made possible thanks…
South Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has appealed to Dumfries and Galloway Council to use profits from Crown Estate coastal assets to create a local fund for the region. The Crown Estate assets are set to be devolved to the local…
SNP MSP for South Scotland Joan McAlpine has praised hard working staff at NHS Dumfries and Galloway after the latest statistics showed increased staffing levels across Scotland – helping give patients the best possible care. The region is benefitting from an increase in…
MSP Joan McAlpine has spoken in favour of Scottish Government initiatives which improve the lives of women ahead of a debate for International Women’s day on Friday. The SNP MSP used the opportunity to highlight how the Scottish Government…
SNP MSP Joan McAlpine has joined with colleagues from across the party divide to oppose Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal and call for the threat of No-Deal to be taken off the table. Speaking in the chamber during a…
The SNP’s Joan McAlpine will join forces with a former Labour MP to speak up for Europe at an event in the Crichton this Saturday. She will tell her audience “it’s not too late to pull the brakes on…
The Scottish Government’s Small Business Bonus Scheme provided £8.6m of support for businesses across Dumfries and Galloway in 2017/18 – a 25.2% rise on the previous year. This was well above the average of £7.5m across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas. The…
A Downing Street whistle blower who made global headlines during the Falklands War comes to Dumfries this week to warn of threats Brexit poses to the Scottish Parliament. Joan McAlpine MSP has backed the respected former UK Civil Servant Professor…
South Scotland MSP, Joan McAlpine, has expressed her sadness after sponsoring what could be the last ever reception for the Presidency of the European Council to take place in the Scottish Parliament. Ms McAlpine, who is the Convener of…
South Scotland MSP, Joan McAlpine has secured a commitment from the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Jeane Freeman, that she’ll personally look into why Dumfries and Galloway Health Board is the only one in Scotland without a…
🙈 There's a Tory MP implying that he would have voted differently in MV2 if he'd known what the speaker was going to say about MV3. I know this is difficult for this current crop of Tories, but how about voting for what you believe in rather than treating it all like a game?
Following a meeting of the Westminster opposition leaders, the SNP, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Greens have released a joint statement agreeing a second EU referendum, with Remain on the ballot paper, is “the best and most democratic way forward” from the Brexit crisis #PeoplesVote
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