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Feb 13, 2023
PEOPLE WITH PRE-PAYMENT METERS URGED TO REDEEM VOUCHERS BEFORE 08 MARCH DEADLINE
Around one in five households with prepayment gas and electricity meters have still to redeem their energy rebate vouchers, according to...
Feb 12, 2023
MARION GILCHRIST, SCOTLAND’S FIRST FEMALE MEDICINE GRADUATE AND LEADING SUFFRAGETTE
Born in 1864 in Bothwell Marion Gilchrist was one of the first nine women to enrol in the newly opened Medical School at Queen Margaret...
Feb 11, 2023
CAMPAIGNING TO END CERVICAL CANCER
During #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek I was pleased to meet Samantha Dixon, Chief Executive, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust at Holyrood as the...
Feb 10, 2023
SNP Government Announces New Measures to Protect Teacher Numbers and School Hours
New measures have been outlined by Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP as part of the SNP Government’s unyielding commitment...
Feb 9, 2023
Celebrating the Creativity of Women
Invited by the Consulate General of Ireland, on Monday night I attended an enjoyable evening of clarsach, singing and poetry at the...
Feb 8, 2023
UCI Cycling World Championships, Glasgow 2023
Today I attended an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of the inaugural Union Cycliste International (UCI Cycling) ...
Feb 7, 2023
14,300 NORTH AYRSHIRE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE SNP GOVERNMENT’S WINTER HEATING PAYMENT
Earlier this week, the SNP Government received the data needed from the UK Department of Work and Pensions to identify everyone in...
Feb 6, 2023
ACS CLOTHING – DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE FASHION
After speaking in a debate in Holyrood in support of the Circular Fashion economy, I was delighted to accept an invitation from CEO, Tony...
Feb 5, 2023
North Ayrshire Heritage Centre - Titanic: Honour and Glory Exhibition
I enjoyed visiting the Titanic: Honour and Glory Exhibition, the story of the Titanic, Olympic and Britannic in Saltcoats. Sean Szmalc...
Feb 5, 2023
Harry 'Chippy' McNish - Scots Antarctic Hero
Born in 1874 in Port Glasgow, Harry McNish was the third of eleven children and – living among the bustling Clyde dockyards – became a...
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