Ministers step up action on the early years
Act now to stop more young lives being wasted says Russell Ministers today called for a renewed national effort to
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News from SNP Branches, Councillors and MSPs across Dumfriesshire Constituency in the south west of Scotland, from the River Nith in the west to Langholm in the east. The SNP branches in the area are Mid & Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries East, Lochar & District, Annandale & Eskdale, Annan & District.
SAVED CAMPUS SECURES BRIGHT ECONOMIC FUTURE
Russell praises strong academic partnership as plans are laid out for the next decade Saving the Crichton Campus in Dumfries
Continue readingTORIES PLAN TO LEAVE SCOTLAND IN THE DARK
PLAYING WITH TIME ISN’T REAL CHANGE Angus MacNeil MP has today hit at comments made by the UK Tourism Minister in the
Continue readingMSP Mike Russell welcomes £11M rural grants boost
South of Scotland MSP Mike Russell today (Monday) welcomed an £11.8 million boost to growing and improving rural businesses in
Continue readingMichael Russell meets with Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association
Michael Russell MSP today met with officers and members of the Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association to celebrate their new premises
Continue readingNHS Dumfries & Galloway faces £67 million PPP/PFI burden from Labour
SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Michael Russell has hit out at figures released this week showing that over
Continue readingRussell praises rural colleges
Education Secretary highlights vital work being carried out locally to tackle recession Scotland’s rural colleges have ‘led the way’ in
Continue readingRECORD HIGH POLICE NUMBERS
Commenting on the latest figures from the Scottish Government which show a record number of police on the beat SNP
Continue readingSecond Year of Homecoming to Boost Local Tourism
A second year of Homecoming will again boost tourism in Dumfries and Galloway and in the South of Scotland, MSP
Continue readingSNP HIT OUT AT MOD PLAN TO AXE SCOTS INFANTRY UNIT
SCOTLAND ALREADY ENDURED DECADE OF DEFENCE CUTS SNP Westminster Leader and Defence Spokesperson, Angus Robertson MP, has hit out at reports
Continue readingCOALITION VAT BILL COULD COST NHS £23 MILLION
A Parliamentary Question (PQ) released today has revealed the damaging consequences Tory-Liberal coalition plans to increase VAT to 20% would have on
Continue readingREPORT CONFIRMS SCOTLAND AS OFFSHORE ENERGY CAPITAL
A new report, released today in Aberdeen, shows that there is enough offshore renewable energy resource to generate the energy
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