Martin Whitfield MSP has met with national bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK during Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month to discuss the action it is taking for children, teenagers and young adults diagnosed with sarcoma. Mr Whitfield is pleased to support Sarcoma UK on raising awareness of the distinct challenges this [...]
This MS Awareness Week (24-30 April), the MS Society is focusing on promoting mental wellbeing among people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and encouraging them to share their experience of the condition with the hashtag #MSMakesMe. Scotland has one of the highest rates per head of population of MS in the world, with around 15,500 [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has backed a Holyrood motion marking this year's International Workers Memorial Day. The motion commemorates International Workers Memorial Day, which takes place every year on 28th April. The day began in 1984 as a national day of mourning for workers who tragically did not return from their work. The motion also highlights [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is helping to promote this year's World Book Night, the national celebration of books and reading for adults, which takes place on 23rd April. This year The Reading Agency has launched its Road to Reading, a 10-week initiative asking people to pledge for read for 30 minutes every week, aiming to build [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the introduction of a new plastic-free poppy which will be available from October 2023. The new plastic-free poppy is created from bespoke red and green paper, which has been produced from a blend of renewable fibres from responsible sources, 50 percent of which has been recovered from the waste used [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has attended the second annual Gullane Food and Drink Festival to support the event and the various local producers and artisans participating in it. This year's festival is taking place between 10th and 16th April and builds on the success of the inaugural festival in 2022 which attracted large numbers of visitors [...]
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) announcement that its Tranent branch, the last bank in the town, will close in July is a significant blow for local customers, businesses, community groups and the high street. If this branch goes it will leave the whole of the Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry and Preston/Seton/Gosford wards without a single bank branch [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has praised the work of the Fa'side and PSG Lunch Clubs after attending their Family Fun Day marking the end of the Easter break sessions. Mr Whitfield joined representatives from East Lothian Council, including Cllr Colin Yorkston and Cllr Shamin Akhtar, volunteers and supporters of the lunch clubs and families who have [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Daniel Johnson MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Business and Fair Work, recently visited Tarmac’s Dunbar Cement Plant for an update on some of the latest developments at the site. The MSPs were provided with an overview of Tarmac and its national operations, as well as a more detailed look at [...]
Smart Energy GB is encouraging households to explore how a smart meter's in-home display can help track and manage energy use. New research has shown that 89% of adults with a smart meter find their in-home display useful. Also, 38% used it more this winter than last to monitor their gas and electricity use much [...]
