Martin Whitfield MSP has tabled a motion at Holyrood commending Friends of Ormiston Park and other groups in Ormiston following Ormiston Park receiving the Green Flag Community Award for 2025/26. Mr Whitfield's motion praises the volunteers at Friends of Ormiston Park, as well as Ormiston Blooms, Lily's Ormiston CIC and East Lothian Council, on their [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP have visited Caz’s Kiddies in the Country, a nursery service located in Athelstaneford, which was rated ‘very good’ following a recent inspection. They met with the nursery’s owner Carol Middleton, manager Sarah Falconi and some of their team to discuss its operation and the challenges the nursery and [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP have received an update on the latest help and support being provided to people in need in Haddington and the surrounding areas by community food and advice service, The Lammermuir Larder. The volunteer-led community service, which began providing emergency food parcels to local people in 2021, has since [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited Dunbar Grammar School's Dinner@DGS intergenerational project to chat to the organisers and participants about the innovative and much-loved initiative. Organised by Kirsty McLuckie, Dinner@DGS involves present and former Dunbar Grammar serving a two course meal prepared by staff to a group of local older people once a week. Visits, talks [...]
Good luck to the nearly 150,000 learners across Scotland who will receive their SQA results on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Whatever happens, Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Results Helpline will be there to offer information, advice and guidance to Scotland’s young people and their parents and carers. You can call the helpline on Tuesday 5 and [...]
Part of Martin's role as a regional MSP is to celebrate and promote the great work of his constituents in his home of East Lothian and South Scotland. MSPs can file motions in Parliament which highlight the successes of individuals and groups within their regions and constituencies. Recently Martin has submitted several motions which seek [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP have visited Seton Sands Holiday Village for an update on some of its latest developments and future plans. They met with General Manager Craig Stevenson who gave them a tour of the facility and introduced them to members of his staff team as well as some guests. The [...]
Commenting on the Scottish Fire Rescue Service's proposals for changing local fire services in communities across Scotland, Martin Whitfield MSP said: “The FBU has been on record for some time now about several of Scotland’s fire stations no longer being fit for purpose, mainly due to more than a decade of real-terms budget cuts. "Tranent’s [...]
Applications for this year's Living Wage Scotland Awards are now open and Martin Whitfield MSP is encouraging Living Wage employers in South Scotland to enter. Living Wage Scotland Awards honour the best of the Living Wage network in Scotland. The finalists will be accredited Living Wage employers and supporters who have gone above and beyond [...]
Are you or someone you know an unpaid carer? Carers UK have launched their State of Caring Survey 2025, giving you the opportunity to share your experiences and help to inform national and local policy. The work that unpaid carers do so selflessly is often undervalued, and your voices need to be heard to drive [...]
