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STV’s first televised debate on Scotland’s independence referendum will not be broadcast to viewers in the South of Scotland. This has since sparked concern and disappointment from SNP MSPs for the South of Scotland Aileen McLeod and Joan McAlpine as expressed on Tuesday. Both MSPs have argued over recent months for changes to broadcasting in […]

An extra £2 million has been injected into Scotland’s students awards agency (SAAS) to improve delivery of the best ever package of student support in the UK. The £2 million will fund a programme of improvements, some of which are already underway, to deliver the extra £200 million invested to support students this year. These […]

The Hope for Justice Zoe Challenge is about to get started as CEO Ben Cooley and actor Tom Lister fly out on Monday 13 May to Latvia to begin the challenge of a lifetime. In just twenty days (13 May-1 June) the core team of four, including Ben and Tom, will cycle over 2700km, through […]

Vaccination against rotavirus will be offered to all babies in Scotland born on or after May 1 this year. Rotavirus causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting in babies and young children, and can lead to dehydration that requires hospital treatment. The introduction of the rotavirus vaccine follows a recommendation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and […]

South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine last week used Parliamentary Questions to ask the Scottish Government what support they could provide for the community in Langholm. The question came on the back of the announcement that Langholm’s last tweed firm had gone into administration, with the loss of 35 jobs. Answering on behalf of the […]

Full infection control measures at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary continue to be implemented by NHS Dumfries and Galloway, with regard to the Norovirus or ‘vomiting bug’. A total of 32 patients and 10 members of staff have reported symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, clinically consistent with Norovirus infection. Ward 9 remains closed to new […]