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
Dumfries Courier column - May 2022 20th May 2022 Council talks My best wishes to the newly-elected councillors and all the candidates who took part in the recent local authority elections. The region faces... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - April 2022 22nd April 2022 Refugees welcomed to region Tragically parts of Ukraine now look more like war-torn Europe in 1942 rather than 2022, but, as in the past, the UK is rightly... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - March 2022 24th March 2022 Questions need answered over P&O ferry job losses I was deeply concerned last Thursday by the announcement by P&O Ferries that they were making 800 staff... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - March 2022 24th March 2022 Easing the pressure on budgets I welcome the steps taken by Chancellor Rishi Sunkak in his Spring Statement this week to help ease pressure on household budgets... Local News
MP welcomes controversial pay car park charging rethink 11th March 2022 Changes are to be made in a bid to resolve a Dumfries car park charges row. Local parliamentarian Alister Jack raised concerns about hefty penalties being... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - February 2022 24th February 2022 Clean sweep for Olympic teams I could not start this month’s Free Press column in any other way than to warmly congratulate our talented local curlers on their... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - February 2022 18th February 2022 Tense times During current tensions caused by a massive Russian military build-up on the borders of Ukraine my thoughts have been with my constituents with... Local News
Stranraer & Wigtownshire Free Press column - January 2022 27th January 2022 Door open for partnership to improve A75 and A77 I was pleased to receive confirmation from the UK Department of Transport that they are beginning discussions... Local News
Dumfries Courier column - January 2022 20th January 2022 Step back towards normality With an easing of covid infections I’m encouraged that some of the restrictions imposed late last year look set to be lifted in... Local News