Reopen Insch Hospital Friday, 17 May, 2024 In 2021 former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Insch and made a manifesto pledge to reopen Insch Hospital. 3 years and now 3 First Ministers later, this vital resource remains closed. I continue to work closely with Friends of Insch Hospital and Community SCIO as they work to find a way to reopen the hospital in a way that will meet community needs. It’s time the next First Minister... Local News
Aberdeenshire Council 5-Year Plan Survey 14th May 2024 Aberdeenshire Council have created a strategic document setting out how they plan to meet communities’ needs and expectations over the next 5 years. The... Local News
Save Our Wood-Burning Stoves 8th May 2024 Join our campaign to send a message to the Scottish Government to Save Our Wood-Burning Stoves. If you would like to join the campaign, you can do so via the... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Protest Against Pylons 2nd May 2024 Today I joined constituents outside Holyrood at their protest against pylons and windfarms destroying our countryside. It was fantastic to see such a great... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Scrap the Hate Crime Act 20th April 2024 Yesterday we used our party business to call for the SNP’s Hate Crime Act to be repealed. Humza Yousaf’s catastrophic hate crime legislation has created an... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Disability Commissioner for Scotland 18th April 2024 My colleague Jeremy Balfour MSP has introduced a Members Bill to the Scottish Parliament seeking to establish a Disability Commissioner for Scotland. This Bill... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Minor Injury Units 14th March 2024 The announcement from NHS Grampian that the Minor Injuries Unit in Huntly will be shut overnight is short-sighted and must be reversed. People can’t time... Local News
New Routes Home Protest 22nd November 2023 For years I have been working with Tracey Gibbon to help her son, Kyle, who has been in Carstairs for 14 years. It is a national scandal that there are still... Holyrood News
Aberdeenshire Online Bus Forum 22nd November 2023 On the 7th December at 7:30pm – 9pm, join the Aberdeenshire Online Area Bus Forum to hear from the Passenger Transport Unit and Stagecoach as well as other... Local News
Lloyd's Banking Visits Parliament 18th November 2023 Recently in Parliament, I had the opportunity to meet the specialist telephone banking team at Lloyds Banking Group. Their team offers support to vulnerable... Local News