A new step-by-step online tool to help guide people to make one simple change to their boiler that could save them as much as £112 on their bills has been welcomed by Martin Whitfield MSP. The South Scotland MSP is supporting the campaign to help consumers quickly and easily turn down their combination boiler flow [...]
Commenting on the latest statistics from East Lothian Foodbank, which show 367 food parcels were handed out in September, a 40 per cent increase on the corresponding month last year, Martin Whitfield MSP said: “The ever-rising demand for assistance from foodbanks is morally unjustifiable. Last year the Scottish Government rightly consulted on proposals for a [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) officials on a visit to Annandale Distillery to find out more about the historic business and discuss some of the current challenges facing the industry. Mr Whitfield was given a tour of the distillery, which re-opened in 2014 after being closed for for nearly 100 years, [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited thriving small business Fleurtations Plantscapes, near Longniddry, to find out more about its development and exciting expansion plans. Fleurtations has been operating for over 30 years, creating and installing interior and exterior seasonal or permanent plant displays, window boxes and hanging baskets for clients across the UK. Owners David Chalmers and Belinda Jarron explained [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is supporting the efforts of charities and constituents to help break the silence and raise awareness this Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October). One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage and 5,000 wanted pregnancies are terminated for medical reasons every year. 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth every day. [...]
Anas Sarwar MSP was welcomed to Tranent Juniors F.C.'s Forester's Park today by Martin Whitfield MSP and Councillor Fiona Dugdale. Mr Sarwar came to Tranent to watch the Juniors play Celtic B in the Scottish Lowland Football League after committing to do so on an earlier visit. Mr Sarwar met with club officials, players and [...]
Local MSP Martin Whitfield has welcomed P6 pupils from Gullane Primary School to the Scottish Parliament and joined them for a Q&A session as part of their official education visit at Holyrood. The Parliament’s education service delivers education sessions to over 22,000 Scottish pupils every year by visiting schools or welcoming pupils to Holyrood. It [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited a Virgin Media O2 build site in Port Seton to see the telecom company’s gigabit broadband network expansion in action. The MSP for the South Scotland region had the opportunity to tour the site with engineers and the team delivering fibre-optic connections – with average top speeds of 1,130Mbps – [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is joining hundreds of charities, businesses and other organisations across South Scotland in supporting this year's Challenge Poverty Week (3 to 9 October). Co-ordinated by the Poverty Alliance, Challenge Poverty Week brings together local groups across the country with big national organisations to help highlight and tackle poverty in communities across Scotland. [...]
Firefighters across Scotland descended on the Scottish Parliament this week to call on MSPs to support their demand for an above inflation pay increase. The move follows a pay offer from employers of just 2%. Martin Whitfield MSP met with the FBU representatives and pledged his support for a fair pay deal: "Firefighters risk their [...]
