MSP calls on women in the Borders to book their Cervical Screening 24th January 2019 This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week with MSPs at Holyrood having debated on the cervical screening uptake rates in Scotland. Cervical screening is the... Articles
Borders heart disease figures revealed 22nd January 2019 A cross-party group and the British Heart Foundation have revealed the extent of people living with high blood pressure across Scotland, in a new report. The... Articles
ScotRail boss admits poor performance was unacceptable 22nd January 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP met with ScotRail Managing Director Alex Hynes, in the Scottish Parliament to discuss improvements to the Borders Railway service. Ms... Articles
Borders students win ‘Field to Fork’ competition 18th January 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP hosted a ‘Celebration of Game Dinner’ in Holyrood, which saw gamekeeping and hospitality students from across Scotland compete for the... Articles
Borders MSP supports ‘Bring Back Thrombectomy’ campaign 15th January 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP is backing a campaign calling on the Scottish Government to reinstate thrombectomy services. Ms Hamilton met with representatives of Chest... Articles
Borders hit with SNP large business tax 10th January 2019 New figures from a parliamentary question show that businesses in the Scottish Borders will fork out £1.4 million in the upcoming financial year, because of the... Articles
MSP demands urgent improvement after poor train punctuality 9th January 2019 Latest ScotRail figures for November and December show that more than half of trains arriving and departing Tweedbank station were late. Only 49.4% of trains... Articles
Borders MSP visits new Kelso Dementia Resource Hub 3rd January 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP visited the new Kelso Dementia Resource Centre on Bridge Street ahead of the opening in the New Year. Ms Hamilton discussed the important... Articles
Kelso High School pupils experience fast-paced world of politics in Holyrood 3rd January 2019 Rachael Hamilton MSP welcomed S5 Modern Studies pupils from Kelso High School to Parliament on the 13th December. The S5 students came to learn about the daily... Articles