Local News

On Wednesday, I pushed for the Labour government to agree to progress the Borders Railway extension in a speech to the House of Commons. I led a debate in the...

I have secured improvements to the mobile network in parts of the Borders. As part of the UK Shared Rural Network, introduced by the previous Conservative...

Labour's decision to increase national insurance on employers will cost Scottish Borders Council over £4 million next year. The figures were obtained by the...

The winner of the annual Christmas card competition for Borders school children has been announced. The awards are run annually by myself and Rachael Hamilton...

Today I questioned the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over Labour's Family Farm Tax in the House of Commons. I raised the case of a farmer in Jedburgh, Peter...

I met with councillors and the chairman of the community council, Garry Feldman, over the weekend to discuss the future of the Jedburgh Pool. The pool has now...

The consultation period for a proposed mega-pylon project across the Borders has been postponed to the end of December after pressure from Scottish Conservative...

Ina speech to the House of Commons on Monday, I called Labour's Family Farm Tax a "shameful betrayal" of farmers which will "rip apart rural businesses". Labour...

I recently chaired a public meeting in Caddonfoot Village Hall on Saturday, 9 November. I was pleased to host this productive public meeting so that local...