Latest News – Martin Whitfield MSP
Martin backs Scotland’s musicians
Ahead of a debate on Scotland's culture sector, Martin Whitfield MSP has pledged his support for the nation's musicians and the future of live music. Mr Whitfield met with representatives of the Musicians' Union (MU), which represents over 33,000 musicians across the UK working in all sectors of the music business, and discussed some of the current challenges facing musicians and others in the culture sector. Speaking afterwards, Martin Whitfield MSP said: "Live music is a crucial part of the wider cultural sector, but there is no doubt many musicians and venues are struggling. “This debate is an opportunity for [...]
Wear it Pink day
Friday 20 October is Wear it Pink Day, the annual campaign fundraising day organised by Breast Cancer Now. Every year in Scotland around 4800 women and 30 men are diagnosed with breast cancer. That is around 94 people a week. Breast Cancer Now is the breast cancer research and support charity. It wants to improve the lives of people affected by breast cancer in Scotland and across the UK. By wearing pink today people are helping to drive forward research and give life-changing support. By wearing it pink, you can help the charity get there. Martin Whitfield MSP said: "I've [...]
Praise for local day centre
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined Cllr Shamin Akhtar in praising Tranent Day Care Centre following a recent visit to the facility. The visitors met members of the centre’s staff team and chatted to some of its service users about what it means to them and their daily lives. The centre utilises a people-centred approach, creating a comfortable, homely atmosphere for those who use its service. The politicians were highly impressed by the quality of the day care centre’s provision and the level of satisfaction expressed with it by the service users they met. Martin Whitfield MSP said: “All of East [...]
Support with TV interference
The Restore TV programme is informing communities that mobile services are being upgraded and that this could cause TV interference for some households. While upgrading mobile services provide improved speed, performance and coverage for local residents and businesses via tablets and mobile phones, because these new mobile signals were previously used by TV services received through an aerial – such as Freeview, BT, TalkTalk and YouView – there is a small chance that anyone using these services may notice new interference. Signs of interference include poor sound, a blocky picture, or a ‘no signal’ message. Restore TV provides free support [...]
Supporting armed forces children
Martin Whitfield MSP has attended a parliamentary reception showcasing the work of a charity that supports children and young people from armed forces and veteran families. As well as providing support with issues such as mental health and wellbeing, education and financial support, Forces Children Scotland also seeks to ensure that the voices of children and young people in forces families are heard by decision-makers. The parliamentary reception provided MSPs with an opportunity to meet with the charity’s representatives as well as hear directly from some of the young people involved in its work. The day after the reception a [...]
Visiting Community Windpower sites
Martin Whitfeld MSP has joined Cllr Norman Hampshire on a site visit at their Aikengall Wind Farms and BeGreen Energy Advice Centre in Dunbar. They met the team at the BeGreen Energy Advice Centre in Dunbar to learn more about the advice and support it is giving to the public and local community on energy costs, as well as local events, education and other activities. They also visited Aikengall in the Lammermuir Hills to see first-hand the significant contribution that the Aikengall and Aikengall II wind farms, which are owned by Community Windpower Ltd, are making to energy generation and [...]