Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - April 2024 Thursday, 25 April, 2024 Wigtownshire travellers deserve rail discounts It was disappointing to learn that rail services linking Stranraer with the rest of the UK rail network are unlikely to return to normal before June. As I stated in a recent column, I fully understand the essential safety work to a fire-damaged hotel near the track at Ayr has to be completed for safety reasons and I appreciated the timely update... Local News
MP floats Wigtownshire investment partnership with Northern Ireland 5th October 2022 Jobs could flow from an innovative plan to create an investment zone which reaches across the North Channel to connect Wigtownshire with Northern Ireland... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - September 2022 29th September 2022 The Queen set right tone for every occasion Like many Free Press readers I was saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and was interested to... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - September 2022 23rd September 2022 The Queen of smiles Like many Dumfries Courier readers I was saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and was interested to see the many... Local News
Local MP witnesses history as nation bids farewell to Queen 20th September 2022 Dumfries and Galloway constituency MP Alister Jack, who has completed a series of formal duties following the death of Queen Elizabeth, has pledged support for... Local News
Statement from Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022 Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack said: “It is with great sadness, and our deepest condolences, that we mark the passing of Her Majesty, Queen... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - August 2022 25th August 2022 Picture above: Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko and his wife Inna planted a commemorative tree at the Ukrainian Chapel, near Lockerbie when they... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - August 2022 19th August 2022 Dental gap I’ve been aware for some time about the challenges facing post-Covid NHS dental services in our region and further afield and have raised issues on... Local News
Scottish Secretary quote at end of Birmingham Commonwealth Games 8th August 2022 As the Birmingham Commonwealth Games draws to a close Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: “From Eilish McColgan following in her mother’s footsteps, to George... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - July 2022 28th July 2022 Keep NHS services as local as possible There are many positives from living and working in such a scenic, friendly and fairly remote area as Wigtownshire and I... Local News