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Tories break food standards pledge weeks into Brexit, threaten local food standards

Local SNP MSP Bruce Crawford and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed have slammed Westminster for breaking its promises to Stirling’s  farmers just weeks after the end of the Brexit transition period, after the UK Tory government Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 15th January 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling MP and MSP welcome financial support for local businesses

Stirling MP Alyn Smith and MSP Bruce Crawford have welcomed the announcement of top-up support for businesses in the hospitality, retail, and leisure sectors. Scottish Government Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced grants of: £25,000 for Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 12th January 2021
Education

Stirling set to benefit from SNP broadband investment

Broadband provider BT Openreach is to create 275 jobs in Scotland thanks to the SNP Government’s investment in superfast fibre optic broadband. The announcement means engineers will be deployed across the country, to ensure people Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 12th January 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling Politicians Back Stirling Businesses

Stirling MP Alyn Smith, MSP Bruce Crawford and Stirling Councillor Evelyn Tweed have today launched a summary of important work undertaken in recent months to support businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst Stirling is once Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 8th January 2021
Children and Young People

Stirling MSP welcomes support for residential outdoor education centres

£2 million package of support now open for applications A fund to help residential outdoor education centres mitigate the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has opened for applications. Centres which are facing financial challenges Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 23rd November 2020
European Union

Stirling Set To Lose Out as Vital EU Funding to Close

Stirling is set to lose out on hundreds of thousands of pounds of local funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as a result of Brexit. Large scale Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th November 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling MP and MSP Respond to Level Four Restrictions

Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford have called on Stirling residents to pull together and reaffirm their efforts to tackle COVID-19, as the Stirling Council area enters Level 4 restrictions from Friday 20th November, for Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th November 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stirling politicians call for Scottish furlough flexibility

Bruce Crawford MSP and Alyn Smith MP have called on greater flexibility from the UK Treasury, in order to support businesses and employees in the Stirling area impacted by Scottish public health measures. For months Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 2nd November 2020
Culture and Tourism

Stirling Politicians Support Virtual St Andrew’s Day Festival

Alyn Smith MP and Bruce Crawford MSP have expressed their support for an exciting online St Andrew’s Day festival, planned by local Stirling events organisation Ceangail. ‘The Frontline Festival Scotland’ will be supported by over Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 23rd October 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Local Stirling politicians encourage applications for ‘Scotland Loves Local’ Fund

£1 million fund to support community shopping and promote town centres Bruce Crawford MSP and Alyn Smith MP have encouraged projects in Stirling to apply for a new £1 million fund, which has been launched Read more

By Jamie Grant, 2 years ago 20th October 2020

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