New Routes Home Protest Wednesday, 22 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 hundreds of autistic people and people with learning disabilities being held in hospitals across Scotland. Last week I raised a question to the First Minister on what work is doing to get patients like Kyle, who should not have been there in... Holyrood News
AFFA Fine Open Air Market at Milton of Crathes 7th April 2021 I was delighted to welcome the first Affafine open air market on Sunday at Milton of Crathes. It was great to see so many out supporting local businesses as we... Local News
My 5 Pledges for Aberdeenshire West 6th April 2021 Since I was elected in 2016, I have continued to make sure my local communities and the wider north-east region are heard in the Scottish Parliament. From... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Fair Share for the North East 29th March 2021 The Scottish Conservatives have launched our Fair Share for the North East campaign with a mini-manifesto to properly fund local councils and rebuild the... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Reopen Insch Memorial Hospital 24th March 2021 As Covid cases continue to fall and the vaccination programme is well underway, its important that we restore services that had to close at the beginning of the... Local News
New Agricultural Farm Show 23rd March 2021 A new agricultural farm show is being launched by Scotland's Farm Advisory Service - FAS. Created for farmers and crofters, they’ll be filming across Scotland... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Aberdeenshire Noise App 22nd March 2021 Aberdeenshire Council’s Noise App service is being extended until November 2021! The app allows people to make complaints and report instances of disturbances... Local News
Update: Gartly School 19th March 2021 Much to the Gartly Community’s immense disappointment, Aberdeenshire Council recently decided to mothball the Gartly School despite months of campaigning to... Local News
Long Covid Services and Treatment 16th March 2021 Its disappointing that the effects of long Covid continue to be ignored by this Scottish Government. I know from speaking with constituents how devastating long... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Petition: Aberdeenshire's Broken Bridges 4th March 2021 I have opened a petition calling on the Scottish Government to provide Aberdeenshire Council with the funding they desperately need to restore 60 bridges across... Holyrood NewsLocal News