East Lothian Council's decision to allocate £5 million in its capital plans for the repair and refurbishment of the Loch Centre in Tranent has been welcomed by Martin Whitfield MSP. The funds allocated will enable the council to fix the problem with the centre's swimming pool, which has been closed since January 2023, as well [...]

Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the launch of new campaign on debt advice and support from the Citizens Advice Network. The ‘Stressed About Debt?’ campaign was launched today with figures published suggesting that over 660,000 people have seen their mental health and wellbeing impacted by debt. The campaign aims to re-assure people that debt is [...]

Monday 19 to Sunday 25 February is Victims’ Awareness Week, with this year’s theme being victims’ rights. When someone is affected by crime, it can have a massive impact on their life, affecting them emotionally, mentally, physically, financially and practically. It can be very traumatic, so having the right information at the right time is [...]

Next week (19-25 February) is Cancer Prevention Action Week and this year's theme is physical activity. Organised by the World Cancer Research Fund UK (WCRFUK), the week aims to raise awareness that being active has many health benefits including reducing the risk of some cancers, including breast, colon and endometrial cancer, and encourage people to [...]

The Scottish Government’s proposed cut to Scotland’s tree-planting budget, which risks resulting in millions of saplings being destroyed, has been raised with Martin Whitfield MSP during a visit to local business Alba Trees Ltd. As part of its climate change commitments, the Scottish Government is meant to be increasing tree-planting to 18,000 hectares annually from [...]

Martin Whitfield MSP has visited the Cheese Lady shop in Haddington to congratulate owner Svetlana Kukharchuk on being named Scottish Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women’s Awards 2023. The visit follows on from Mr Whitfield having tabled a motion at the Scottish Parliament at the time of Ms Kukharchuk’s award success [...]

Martin Whitfield MSP has raised the rail chaos experienced by local commuters earlier this week with the First Minister, Humza Yousaf. Mr Whitfield asked a question about the issue at First Minister’s Questions, following reports of the overcrowding problems faced by local commuters on early morning services from North Berwick to Edinburgh on Monday and [...]

Law Primary School's P7 pupils have had the opportunity to quiz Martin Whitfield MSP as part of their work studying democracy and the Scottish Parliament. Mr Whitfield visited the school to speak to around 100 pupils about his role at Holyrood representing the South Scotland Region, which includes the East Lothian constituency, and how the [...]

Preston Lodge RFC’s 51-12 victory over Orkney, which ensured they will be National League Division Three champions and promoted to National League Division Two, has been celebrated in a Scottish Parliament motion tabled by Martin Whitfield MSP. Mr Whitfield’s motion highlights Preston Lodge’s success in defeating their nearest challengers and congratulates the players, coaches, committee [...]

This year's Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place from 5 - 11 February. The week is run by children’s mental health charity Place2Be and was launched to equip, empower and give a voice to children across the UK. This year’s theme is ‘My Voice Matters’. Empowering children and young people can have a positive [...]