A positive consequence of the pandemic and lockdown has been the growth in active travel. Many people used their exercise time during lockdown to discover new walks or cycle routes in their local area and continued to explore as restrictions eased. This is good for health and wellbeing, as well as the local economy and [...]
Martin Whitfield has become the latest MSP to join a growing body of political leaders in the Scottish Parliament calling for an end to investment in fossil fuel companies. The South Scotland MSP is one of 40 serving and former MSPs from different parties who have signed the Divest Scotland pledge which calls for the [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has helped to welcome the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2022 Bus Tour and its volunteers to the Scottish Parliament to support the promotion of nominations for the prestigious awards. Since being launched in 2006, the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards have been Scotland’s only national awards evening for the young people [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Cllr Norman Hampshire are urging people who use Dunbar’s Rail station to join them in opposing plans to slash the opening hours of its ticket office. Under proposals published for consultation by the station operator, ScotRail, the opening hours of the office at the station could be reduced by nearly 20 [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the announcement that Gullane is to hold its inaugural Food and Drink Festival in April this year. Community groups, pubs and cafes have all joined forces to back the festival, which will be a week-long community celebration of food and rink in the village and run from 4 to 10 [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has tabled a parliamentary motion highlighting analysis which shows that East Lothian’s high streets reported the best performance in the UK through the pandemic and lockdown. Published by the Financial Times, the analysis of data collected from retailers across the UK found shops in East Lothian reported a total 12 per cent [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the launch of a two-year equality fund to make Scottish workplaces more inclusive and diverse. The initiative, which has £800,000 available in its first year, aims to address longstanding barriers in the labour market so that everyone – irrespective of gender, age, race, or disability - can fulfil their potential [...]
Commenting after the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Humza Yousaf, met with campaigners for the Edington Cottage Hospital, Martin Whitfield MSP said: "It was helpful that the Cabinet Secretary at last met with the groups that have been fighting to reopen the Edington and listen to their concerns and those of the community. "Everyone is aware [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has paid a special thank-you to shop staff as part of a campaign to tackle crime and encourage greater respect for retailers. He visited Day-Today Ashiqs in Prestonpans with Anas Sarwar MSP to show support for a drive by the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) urging everyone to #SayThanks the next time they [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has led his first Member’s debate in the Scottish Parliament on the subject of ‘Championing the Right to Holistic Family Support’. The South Scotland MSP is also his party's Spokesperson for Children & Young People and it is in that capacity that Mr Whitfield initiated the debate. It attracted widespread support and [...]
