New football training facility a winner, says MP Sunday, 18 February, 2024 THERE were smiles all round at the home of rural football club Symington Tinto this week. Special training sessions, matches, a buffet reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony were part of official opening celebrations for showpiece new 3G floodlit pitches. A game-changing £400,000 award from the UK Government helped secure the all-weather artificial grass surface. Other major large backers included... Local News
Local MP goes online for climate change Q and A 3rd March 2021 A LOCAL parliamentarian will be going online next week to answer questions on climate change. Tweeddale MP David Mundell has accepted an invitation to take part... Local News
Local politicians call for newspaper rates relief extension 10th February 2021 SOUTH west parliamentarians David Mundell and Oliver Mundell have called for business rates relief for the newspaper industry to be extended into in the... Local News
'Positive' moves to save closure-plan Post Offices welcomed by local MP 4th February 2021 EFFORTS to help secure a reprieve for four Dumfriesshire Post Offices earmarked for closure were welcomed last night by Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell. It has... Local News
Youth topics top agenda in parliamentary video chat 1st February 2021 THE FOUR constituency - elected parliamentarians from south west Scotland have met virtually with their Scottish Youth Parliament counterparts. A wide variety... Local News
MP demands Post Office closures are delayed during pandemic 29th January 2021 THERE has been a call for planned Post Office closures in Dumfriesshire to be put on hold until after the pandemic. Local MP David Mundell last night demanded a... Local News
MP and MSP raise Post Office network concerns after closures blow 20th January 2021 COMMUNITIES across a wide area are in danger of being left without Post Office services, according to Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell and constituency MSP Oliver... Local News
MP calls for Biden whisky deal bid 19th January 2021 LOCAL MP David Mundell has urged the UK Government to engage swiftly with the new United States administration in a bid to resolve a damaging trade dispute. He... Westminster News
Lifeline support for struggling businesses urgently needed, warn MP and MSP 13th January 2021 THERE were renewed demands yesterday (Wednesday) for an urgent speed-up of stalled support for businesses struggling because of the Covid-19 pandemic... Local News
Lowther Hills turbines rejection right decision, say MP and MSP 10th January 2021 LOCAL parliamentarians David and Oliver Mundell have welcomed the rejection of controversial plans for 30 large wind turbines in a scenic area of their... Local News