Award Winning Creamery at risk from Brexit says McAlpine
Joan McAlpine MSP has appealed to the Home Secretary to protect the award winning local creamery Loch Arthur from the
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McAlpine welcomes Minister’s meeting with Thornhill Station Action Group
MSP Joan McAlpine welcomed Transport Minister Humza Yousaf’s constructive meeting at the Scottish Parliament with Thornhill station campaigners. The SNP
Continue readingLiving Wage Champion McAlpine welcomes increase in rate for Living Wage Week
South Scotland MSP and Living Wage Champion Joan McAlpine has welcomed the new Living Wage rate and is urging more
Continue readingSNP MSPs say Small Business Bonus benefits local companies
Scottish Government scheme supports 5122 businesses in the region The Scottish Government’s Small Business Bonus scheme has helped to
Continue readingNew signage will boost region’s tourism say MSPs
MSPs Emma Harper and Joan McAlpine say plans to include towns in the region on motorway signage could increase visitor
Continue readingDumfries and Galloway loses £25M from Tory benefit cuts
MSP Joan McAlpine expressed concern after a report showed the region suffering a £25m cut in income by 2020/21 as
Continue readingMcAlpine expresses dismay at price disparity for groceries across region
MSP Joan McAlpine expressed dismay that some shops in the region charge three times as much as others for the
Continue readingRural tourism infrastructure fund
MSP ENCOURAGES DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COMMUNITIES TO APPLY TO £6M RURAL TOURISM FUND SNP MSP Joan McAlpine is calling
Continue readingBREXIT BOMBSHELL: FARMERS INCOMES COULD HALVE AFTER NO DEAL
Farmers in Dumfries and Galloway could see their incomes could cut in half after Brexit, a report by the Agriculture
Continue readingMSP Joan McAlpine welcomes First Ministers doubling of childcare spend
SNP MSP for South Scotland Joan McAlpine has welcomed the First Minister’s announcement that childcare spending will double to £840
Continue readingMcAlpine welcomes victory for schools campaign
MSP Joan McAlpine today welcomed the Council’s decision to ‘pause’ the consultation process over closing Ae, Kirkbean and Garlieston schools.
Continue readingCanonbie protected as Scotland bans fracking
Joan McAlpine MSP today welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government that fracking – and other forms of unconventional oil
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