These awards, nicknamed the ‘Rural Oscars’, celebrate people going the extra mile to ensure that our rural food and farming industry, small businesses, traditional skills, forward-thinking enterprises and, most of all, its communities, can flourish.
South Scotland has enjoyed success at the awards in the past, with Carfrae Farm Shop being Highly Commended at this year’s awards and the Humbi
Tabled by Martin Whitfield MSP, who is a Prestonpans resident, the motion welcomes the memorial winning in the Large Community without Gardens category at the prestigious awards and congratulates the various local groups that have been involved in the memorial’s restoration and upkeep.
Commenting on the award, Martin Whitfield MSP said:
Gas Safety Week is here to remind the public how to keep themselves gas safe, and organisations across the nation are working together to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
This year for Gas Safety Week, the theme is ‘Checking—Every Check Cou
From access to clinical trials, regional inequalities, and slow diagnosis – a taskforce of specialists, researchers, GPs and people living with blood cancer have laid out what action needs to be taken to improve survival rates.
The key messages from the charity are that despite advances in research and treatment, blood
The South Scotland MSP referenced the Scottish Government's recently published “Education Outcomes for Looked after Children 2022/23” report, which shows that care-experienced pupils face significant challenges in achieving academic success.
Mr Whitfield asked the Cabinet Secretary to confirm that the Government has details of the risk
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