Rachael Hamilton MSP hosted a ‘Celebration of Game Dinner’ in Holyrood, which saw gamekeeping and hospitality students from across Scotland compete for the ‘Field to Fork’ award.

Rachael Hamilton MSP is backing a campaign calling on the Scottish Government to reinstate thrombectomy services.

Ms Hamilton met with representatives of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland in Holyrood to discuss their ‘Bring Back Thrombectomy’ campaign.

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 SNP’s large business supplement.

Latest ScotRail figures for November and December show that more than half of trains arriving and departing Tweedbank station were late.

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 work that the volunteers carry out in the Kelso area.

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 life of an MSP in Holyrood as they prepare to sit their Higher Modern Studies prelim exams in the coming year.

Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives show that 16,967 outpatient appointments have been missed by patients at NHS Borders.

Rachael Hamilton MSP encourages Borders residents during this festive period to support their local pubs and breweries.

Ms Hamilton met with the Scottish Beer and Pub Association to discuss the challenges facing the industry.

The 18th December saw the third annual Great British Christmas Bake Off competition in Holyrood.

The event was sponsored by Rachael Hamilton MSP and judged by Philippa Lee, Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale and Cindy Webster, of Cindy Webster Cooks.

Latest figures from ISD this week show that 1 in 10 Borders children are clinically overweight.