Calls for safety improvements on the A7 3rd June 2019 There have been calls for safety improvements on the A7 and other major Borders routes. The A7 Action Group and local MSP Rachael Hamilton have called for... Articles
Local MSP welcomes fairness for broadband customers 3rd June 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP welcomes Ofcom’s new Fairness for Customers commitment, which offer better customer service for broadband users. They aim to help ensure... Articles
Local MSP highlights women’s heart health 29th May 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP sponsored a roundtable organised by the British Heart Foundation to discuss heart disease in women this week in Holyrood. The roundtable... Articles
Local MSP supports Schools’ Countryside Day 22nd May 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP visited Springwood Park to hear about the excellent work of the Border Union Schools’ Countryside Day. The event organised by the Border... Articles
Borders MSP concerned at doubling of drug deaths 17th May 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP has raised concerns over new figures that show that drug deaths have doubled across the Borders. In 2018, there were 21 deaths across the... Articles
New Borders Railway timetable must deliver positive change 16th May 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP has welcomed a revised ScotRail timetable on the Borders Railway, which promises to bring about more carriages on services during rush hour... Articles
£31 million spent by NHS Borders on agencies as far away as London 13th May 2019 Over £31 million has been paid in agency staffing costs by NHS Borders over ten years, with not one of the agencies being located in the Scottish Borders. A... Articles
Over 1000 Borders pupils to receive vital CPR training each year 10th May 2019 Around 6,420 youngsters in the Borders are set to be taught CPR in the classroom before they leave school, with over 1,070 pupils being taught every year [based... Articles
Fewer police officers to tackle rural crime since SNP centralisation 7th May 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP has noted her concern at the decrease in police officer numbers across the Lothian and Borders area. Since the centralisation of Scotland’s... Articles