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By John Lamont MP This week, the Hate Crime Act will officially come into force for people in the Borders and across Scotland. I am deeply concerned about the...

SNP agency Visit Scotland announced on Wednesday they would close all 25 visitor information centres across Scotland, including the Jedburgh location. This is...

By John Lamont MP I have recently been overwhelmed by the number of local people who are extremely concerned at the state of roads across the Scottish Borders...

Borders businesses won big in the 2024 Scottish Countryside Alliance awards, dubbed the ‘rural Oscars’ by organisers. Lauder’s Black Bull won best local food...

By John Lamont MP In my book, the Borders is already the best place in the country to live and work. But our communities would still benefit from improvements...

I recently hosted farmers from the Scottish Borders at an event in Downing Street to honour people 'backing Scottish and British food and drink'. It was...

I was delighted to recently welcome the UK Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs to the Borders to meet with former Armed Forces personnel. The Rt Hon Johnny...

The Scottish Conservatives have defeated the SNP in the Jedburgh and St Boswells by-election. Scottish Conservative & Unionist candidate John Bathgate won with...

I have launched my Boost the Borders plan to focus attention on the things that really matter to local people. My plan is a blueprint to improve key services...