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Iain
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
Newcastleton Community Trust and Campaign for Borders Rail Meet Minister Over Case for Extension
Representatives of the Campaign for Borders Rail and the Newcastleton and District Community Trust have met with the Scottish...
Simon
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
54% of Borders Jobs Ineligible Under Tory Immigration Plans
The UK's proposed new immigration system could halve the number of people coming to Scotland, risking labour shortages in key sectors, an...
Iain
- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
2,746 Borders Businesses Get £30m Scottish Government Cash Support Through Crisis
New figures show that 2,746 businesses in the Borders have already received support from the Scottish Government to support them through...
Iain
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Working together we'll see extension to Hawick and Carlisle - My piece in the CBR Newsletter
Given its economic and social importance, for almost 13 years I’ve supported restoration of the Borders Railway along the full length of...
Iain
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
Letter to Stakeholders - Distillery Co-products
The bioenergy, agriculture and Scotch Whisky sectors are being consulted on how to ensure a fairer market for distillery co-products used...
Simon
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
Call for Borders Tories to Honour £70 Million Funding Pledges
SNP MSP Paul Wheelhouse has called on local Conservatives, John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP, to make the case for UK Government...
Iain
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
Wheelhouse slams Tory Lamont’s betrayal of local farmers
Borders-based SNP MSP for South Scotland, Paul Wheelhouse, has condemned Tory MP John Lamont for betraying Borders farmers and food and...
Iain
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
2,000 Borders businesses get more than £22m in lockdown cash support
As we enter week eight of lockdown, SNP South Scotland MSP Paul Wheelhouse has welcomed the new figures showing that, as at 12th May,...