I’m very grateful for the large number of people contacting me on the closure of Scolty Ward. Unfortunately we have had some bounce-backs from people’s email addresses and therefore I wanted to post my reply on here.
Community councils are important to representing communities’ needs and wishes. Unfortunately, Lumphanan Community Council has struggled to maintain membership and is currently inoperable.
Today marks the beginning of Baby Loss Awareness Week. In an effort with Baby Loss Retreat, I would like to end the taboo around baby loss by raising awareness of the support available to families who have suffered.
On Tuesday I questioned Humza Yousaf on the closure of community hospitals and his decision to centralise the vaccination programme which has resulted in elderly and vulnerable constituents having to travel 80-miles round trip to receive their flu jab.
Despite I and my Scottish Conservatives colleagues opposing the SNP’s plans to regulate short-term lets, which unnecessarily burdens an already struggling tourism industry with more red tape, this legislation has now come into force.
Last week I had the honour of meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya of Belarus and offering her my support in freeing political prisoners under Lukashenko’s regime. Tragically, her husband is one of those political prisoners.
The Scottish Government must go further to fix the dangerous A96/A920 junction near Huntly Tesco.
While I welcome short-term improvements such as resurfacing and new road markings, this is not enough to stop terrifying collisions from happening on a regular basis.
