South Scotland MSP and Scottish Labour’s Transport Spokesperson Colin Smyth is urging a rethink by infrastructure company Wabtec over their plans to close their Kilmarnock site, which employs 100 workers. The local MSP described the news of the possible closure as “devastating” and has written to the Scottish Government Transport…

South of Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has warned that more must be done to help businesses to weather the current Covid-19 crisis. The local MSP has urged the Scottish and UK Governments to do more to address some of the worrying loopholes which exist in the current package of support…

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has urged the Scottish Government to provide better clarity over which workplaces should remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, and bring in tough enforcement powers to stop work at firms flouting the rules. The local MSP has received a barrage of complaints from workers and…