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
Bruce Crawford MSP and Stirling SNP Councillor Evelyn Tweed have expressed their delight at news that the SNP Scottish Government continues to press ahead with delivering Scotland’s new benefits system despite the challenges faced by Read more
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
Local Politicians Welcome Aberfoyle Flood Warning System Stirling MSP Bruce Crawford and Councillor Evelyn Tweed have welcomed a new flood warning system from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), tailored to the needs of Aberfoyle Read more
Local SNP MSP for Stirling, Bruce Crawford, has welcomed calls for a fundamental shift in the way fireworks are bought and sold in Scotland. The independent Firework Review Group, established by the Scottish Government, has Read more
SNP tackling child poverty while Tories duck responsibilities The new Scottish Child Payment – which has been described as a “game-changer” in the fight to tackle child poverty – will open early for applications this Read more
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
The Scottish Government have announced which level of protection each local authority will be placed in from Monday 2nd November, in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. Stirling will be placed in Level 3. Read more
SNP Government leading the way to ‘right an historic wrong’ MSP for the Stirling Constituency, Bruce Crawford, has welcomed news that Scottish miners convicted during the year-long strike in the 1980s are to be pardoned Read more
Crisis grants hit record high over lockdown The Scottish Welfare Fund made 695 of crisis grant payments to people in Stirling in the last financial quarter – an increase of 48% on last year – Read more