Joan McAlpine MSP

South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has urged regulators to go back to the drawing board and put in place plans for a Channel 3 station serving the whole of Scotland.

That the Parliament notes the decision of Maria Miller, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, not to block the renewal of Channel 3 television licences in 2014;

That the Parliament welcomes the news that food producers, butchers, independent retailers, farmers’ markets, cafes and retailers in Dumfries and Galloway have joined together, supported by Savour the Flavours, to launch a customer information campaign in response to the horsemeat scandal;

Dumfries and Galloway, Holiday Destination of the Year
Posted by Ruth Callander · February 11, 2016 11:54 AM

ENABLE Scotland Picking Up the Pieces Project and Amendments to the Carers (Scotland) Bill
Posted by Ruth Callander · February 09, 2016 3:15 PM

St Joseph’s College in Dumfries Reaches Real Business Challenge Finals
Posted by Ruth Callander · February 03, 2016 12:31 PM

MOVING home is one of the most stressful events any of us will go through in our lives - yet this is being imposed on the sick and vulnerable.

South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine has welcomed the news that Dumfries & Galloway will get a share of the £60 million fund set up to help local authorities transform thousands of  properties across Scotland into warmer, environmentally friendly homes which are easier and cheaper to heat.