I recently wrote to Ocfom and telephone companies Virgin/02, Vodafone, EE and Three regarding their services in Aberdeenshire and across the North East.

To mark World Rivers Day I spoke in Parliament about the importance of our rivers on Thursday.

I am lucky enough to live beside the River Dee, one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world.

Blood Bikes Scotland visited the Scottish Parliament recently and it was great to meet with them.

As many of you may be aware, I opened a survey for my constituents to learn about their policy priorities. This year’s Annual Survey was a combination of mailed surveys to everyone in my constituency and online surveys on my website.

Aberdeenshire Council is conducting a survey on its Household Recycling Centre facilities. A trial of several booking system models has been ongoing since November 2022, with a view to improving the service.

Three models are being trialed:

I wanted to share an update on the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) new initiative to support workers on Universal Credit who want to progress in their careers. Introducing the In-Work Progression offer!

For Volunteers Week, I visited the fantastic Gordon Rural Action with Douglas Ross to get a tour of their premises and present them with two Parliamentary Motions that I lodged to recognise their work earlier this year.

Exciting news for this year's Aboyne Highland Games! To encourage more women to participate, the 100 yards race, 220 yards race, 440 yards race, and high jump will now have separate categories for men and women.

Spring Booster Drop-Ins Now Available - A spring booster is being offered to anyone aged 75+ and to anyone aged 5+ and with a weakened immune system, as they are at higher risk from COVID-19.

Here is the full list of clinics offering spring booster drop-ins:

Moray:

I recently met with SSEN to discuss the work they are conducting across the constituency.