South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth recently joined Tesco Dumfries Extra staff, volunteers from Dumfriesshire Foodbank and pupils from Dumfries High School to help collect donations for the Trussell Trust and Fareshare. The Tesco Winter Food Collection, which took place earlier at the end of November, was held to gather long-life…

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has said it was “an absolute honour” to discuss inclusion and accessibility in sport with double Paralympic Gold Medallist swimmer, Stephen Clegg at the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group for Visual Impairment last month. Stephen, of Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, attended the meeting and…

Missed cancer waiting time targets in Dumfries and Galloway are a ‘serious concern’ according to South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth. Figures released by Public Health Scotland on Tuesday revealed that between July and September 2024, 83.6 per cent of patients in Dumfries and Galloway were treated within 62 days. This…