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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) USEFUL NUMBERS

Regular updates will be provided through the official NHS and Scottish Government sources. Below are some resources on the web which will provide you with the most up-to-date information: NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/…/infection…/coronavirus-covid-19# Scottish Government information on coronavirus in Scotland https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ Fit for Travel – Travel advice and country specific information…

LOCAL MSP WELCOMES RE-OPENING OF NITH VALLEY LINE BETWEEN KILMARNOCK AND DUMFRIES

South Scotland MSP and Scottish Labour Transport Spokesperson Colin Smyth has welcomed the news that Network Rail has completed work to reopen the Nith Valley rail-line between Kilmarnock and Dumfries. Passenger services began running again this morning after a lengthy closure caused. The line had been closed since 10 February…

LOCAL MSP CALLS FOR COMMON SENSE AND RESPECT IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 PANIC BUYING

South of Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has called on people to display common sense and also respect when it comes to grocery shopping in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak. Yesterday (Sunday), the main supermarkets wrote an open letter to the nation asking for people to be considerate about the…

LOCAL MSP CHALLENGES TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS TO SIGN UP TO HIS 10-POINT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

South of Scotland MSP and Scottish Labour’s Transport Spokesperson Colin Smyth has challenged Transpennine Express to sign up to a 10-point improvement plan he had compiled, ahead of a public meeting being held about the failing train franchise in Lockerbie tomorrow (Thursday). Just some of his demands include: A commitment…

MORE CLARITY FOR “CRITICAL” AGRICULTURE SECTOR NEEDED FROM GOVERNMENT IN FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS COLIN SMYTH

Agriculture is “critical” to the economy of the south of Scotland, and farmers and crofters must be given more clarity from the Scottish Government on how they will support the industry to make changes in the fight against climate change, according to South of Scotland MSP and Scottish Labour’s Rural…

SNP’S TREATMENT TIME GUARANTEE IN DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY CONTINUES TO BE BROKEN

South of Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth has condemned the Scottish Government after new figures released last week (25 February) revealed that the SNP’s NHS Treatment Time Guarantee was broken 1,896 times in Dumfries and Galloway during 2019. The Treatment time Guarantee (TTG) specifies that all people waiting for an…

MINISTER’S DELAYS AROUND THE CREATION OF A GALLOWAY NATIONAL PARK ARE ‘DISAPPOINTING’ – LOCAL MSP

South of Scotland MSP Colin Smyth has expressed his disappointment following the news that Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment Mairi Gougeon has suggested a “wait and see” approach to the creation of a Galloway National Park. The campaign, which has been backed all the way by Colin…

LOCAL FAMILIES’ VIEWS ON FUTURE OF ACORN HOUSE MUST BE LISTENED TO, WARNS MSP

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth is urging local families to have their say on the future of children’s respite care in a region at a series of consultation meetings being run on behalf of the local Health and Social Care partnership but has warned that their views must be listened…

APPALLING TRANSPENNINE CANCELLATION FIGURES ARE THE FINAL STRAW, SAYS LOCAL MSP

South of Scotland Labour MSP and Scottish Labour’s Transport Scotland has reiterated his call for First Group to be axed from running Transpennine Express rail services following the publication of figures which show the company one of the worst performing rail franchises in the UK. Quarterly passenger rail performance figures…

LOCAL MSP CELEBRATES FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT WITH A RECEPTION HONOURING BALA SPORT

South of Scotland Labour MSP Colin Smyth has given his backing to Fairtrade Fortnight by hosting reception at the Scottish Parliament celebrating Bala Sport. Bala Sport is a co-operative set up to expand the availability and use of ethically produced Fair Trade sports balls in the UK and beyond. The…

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