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
School Closures 28th January 2013 Clydesdale, because of its rural nature, has many small local schools, most essential to the community’s viability. So plans to strip communities of the right... Opinions
Windfarm Land 28th January 2013 In Clydesdale there is a perception that windfarms take up a high percentage of the district. Now it has been revealed the Scottish Government has no idea how... Opinions
Memorial Restoration 28th January 2013 I welcome news that South Lanarkshire is hoping to restore some of Clydesdale’s war memorials ahead of next year’s 100thanniversary of the start of WW1. The... Opinions
Mundell says sign up for time of your life 28th January 2013 Clydesdale MP David Mundell is encouraging Clydesdale people to sign up for the time of their lives in 2014. Next year, 2014, is one of major national and... Local News
MP meets bus boss over Dumfries-Edinburgh 100 bus service 27th January 2013 LOCAL MP David Mundell is pressing for the retention of the 100 Dumfries-Biggar-Edinburgh bus service. The MP is also calling for the vital service to be... Local News
MP hits out over O2 coverage 26th January 2013 DUMFRIESSHIRE MP David Mundell has called for phone giant O2 to urgently resolve mobile network coverage problems for customers served by their Lockerbie mast. Local News
Better bus services for Clydesdale 25th January 2013 I’m calling for improved bus services from Douglas and along the M74 corridor to Hamilton and Glasgow. I recently met with Gordon MacLennan, the Chief Executive... Opinions
MP Steps up his Rail Campaign 25th January 2013 DUMFRIESSHIRE MP David Mundell is stepping up his campaign to bring improved main line rail services to Lockerbie. A petition calling for better rail links for... Local News
Local MP visits Malawi 20th January 2013 DUMFRIESSHIRE, Clydesdale & Tweeddale MP David Mundell is in Malawi this week helping forge closer links between the African country and the UK. The local MP... Local News