North Berwick's success in being named the Scotland winner in the Sunday Times' best places to live in the UK list has been acknowledged in the Scottish Parliament by Martin Whitfield MSP. Mr Whitfield tabled a motion noting the town's success in securing the top location in Scotland and what the Sunday Times had to [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is backing the first Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day to highlight the critical importance of early diagnosis in improving survival and quality of life for people diagnosed with these cancers. The LSCT represents six less survivable cancers, lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach, with an average five-year survival rate of just [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is calling on fellow parliamentarians to support Rhoda Grant MSP’s ‘Right to Food’ bill, which would enshrine the right to food in Scots Law and help end food poverty. The MSP has warned that food poverty in East Lothian is at unacceptable levels, but if we have the political will we can [...]
As the festive period approaches I would like to wish all East Lothian residents a merry Christmas and peaceful New Year. Hopefully, this year will see families able to be together and enjoy this special time of the year in a way we were simply not able to last year. We have collectively faced an [...]
Speaking during a members’ debate at Holyrood initiated by fellow South Scotland MSP Craig Hoy, Martin Whitfield MSP joined cross-party contributions on the importance of the Edington Hospital to the local community and the need for it to fully re-open as soon as possible. Mr Whitfield highlighted the significant community support for the hospital that [...]
South Scotland MSP Martin Whitfield has welcomed the impact in his region of a scheme aimed at helping homes become warmer, more comfortable and more affordable to heat. Warmer Homes Scotland, the Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, has supported 3,387 people in South Scotland since it was launched in 2015, with each of them [...]
As we approach the end of the year, I’m going to use this column to say a special thank you to all the key workers who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic and to our young people. I started the year teaching in a primary school during lockdown, seeing firsthand the challenges faced by [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined local ward councillors John McMillan and Shamin Akhtar in Haddington to back the Small Business Saturday campaign and support local independents. Ahead of Small Business Saturday - which takes place on 4th December and celebrates small business success as well as encouraging consumers to 'shop local' – the three local [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has paid tribute to the staff at Haddington’s award-winning Pear Tree nurseries, following a whistle-stop tour of the three sites. Back in October Mr Whitfield lodged a motion at Holyrood congratulating Pear Tree Nursery West Road and Pear Tree Nursery Meadowpark on being ranked among the best in Scotland by daynurseries.co.uk in the [...]
Small Business Saturday, the annual campaign to celebrate and support small businesses across the UK, is back again on 4th December. Now in its ninth year, the campaign encourages customers to ‘shop local’ and support all types of small businesses, online, in offices and in stores. The campaign has enjoyed remarkable success and growth over [...]
