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Local MSP Brian Whittle has welcomed progress being made by Stagecoach to boost bus services in the area including an expansion of their electric fleet. The...

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has challenged the Scottish Government over how it funds forestry projects in Scotland. The Scottish Conservative MSP raised...

Local MSP Brian Whittle has hit out at plans by the SNP-Green Government to effectively ban fishing and other activities within 10% of Scotland’s coastal seas...

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has pledged to urge new First Minister Humza Yousaf to deliver more support to third sector charities providing vital services...

Brian Whittle MSP lent his support to Marie Curie’s largest fundraising appeal month, the iconic Great Daffodil Appeal, at an event at Scottish Parliament...

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the UK Budget that the Take a Bow Development Trust will receive...

Brian Whittle MSP is backing a health charity’s campaign on national No Smoking Day (Wednesday 8th March 2023) by urging smokers in South Scotland to make use...

South Scotland MSP Brian Whittle has joined colleagues from across Scotland in urging the Scottish Government to pause the planned launch of its Deposit Return...

Brian Whittle MSP is urging people across South Scotland to show their support for the British Heart Foundation this Heart Month, by helping to save and improve...