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 Fighting for Dumfries and Galloway |
 NEW ABBEY ROAD SAFETY MEASURES “WOEFULLY INADEQUATE” SAYS LABOUR |
Two local Labour politicians who are campaigning forroad safety measures in New Abbey, have branded a newly installedtraffic island in the village as “woefullyinadequate”.Dumfries and Galloway Cou...
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| MP CALLS FOR “DUAL APPROACH” TOWARDS SAFER ROADS AS EXECUTIVE
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Local MP Russell Brown has called for more action on adual approach of road improvements and safer driving after ScottishExecutive figures highlighted the A77 as one of Scotland’sdeadliest roads.Sco...
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| MP BLASTS “SPINELESS” SNP MINISTERS AS EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS CONFI |
Local MP Russell Brown has branded SNP ministers“spineless” after they left it to officials to confirm that theywill ditch the Stranraer Waterfront regeneration scheme as anational project.Dumfrie...
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| TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION PLAN COLLAPSE A “DEVASTATING BLOW” SAYS |
Local Labour politicians have described the news thatdevelopers Centros Miller have pulled out plans that could haveseen a multi million pound re-development of Dumfries town centreas a devastating bl...
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| SNP REGENERATION CASH PROPOSAL IS “ASTONISHINGLY WOEFUL” SAYS MP |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has described anSNP Scottish Executive cash proposal of less than £400,000 todeliver every local regeneration project in the region as“astonishingly woeful”...
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| LOTTERY FUND CASH BOOST FOR HOMESTART WIGTOWNSHIRE |
Local MP Russell Brown has welcomed a massive £53,000 cash investment from the Big Lottery Fund in Home-Start Wigtownshire to help support vulnerable families in Newton Stewart and the Mac...
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| MP TO VISIT DUNDRENNAN MOD RANGE FOLLOWING URGENT TALKS WITH DEF |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown will go on a site visit of the MOD’s Dundrennan testing range after he held urgent talks with a UK defence minister over the renewed testing of depl...
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| MINISTER MUST ACT OVER CRAYFISH |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown is demanding a Scottish Executive minister acts to halt the decline in the tourist trade in Galloway, which has been triggered by a massive increase i...
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| MINISTER SNUBS STRANRAER BUSINESS COMMUNITY |
Local MP Russell Brown has today hit-out at SNP ministers who have refused to meet local businessmen fearing for the future of the Waterfront regeneration project. The MP wrote to SNP Finan...
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| BUS LANE SAGA MAKES “LAUGHING STOCK” OF COUNCIL SAYS MP |
Local MP Russell Brown has described Dumfries and Galloway Council as a “laughing stock” for the length of time it has taken to install reduced operating hours on the Glasgow Street bus ...
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| KIRKCUDBRIGHT JOB LOSSES A “MASSIVE BLOW” SAYS MP |
Local MP Russell Brown has described the loss of 45 jobs at the Milk Link processing plant in Kirkcudbright as a “massive blow”. According to the dairy firm it has been forced to shed t...
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| MP HAILS HISTORIC QUEENS WIN |
Local MP Russell Brown has hailed Queen of the South’s heroic victory over Dundee on Saturday (8 March) which will see the Dumfries club play in the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the first ...
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| SNP SCRAP ‘SCHOOLS OF AMBITION’ SCHEME |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has blasted SNP ministers for scrapping a £15million scheme which labelled Castle Douglas High School a ‘School of Ambition’ and could’ve helped...
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| MP BACKS MACHARS ROADS PETITION |
After backing a local petition calling for action to end the neglect of roads in the Machars, local MP Russell Brown said, “Any trip to villages in the Machars like Whauphill leaves you w...
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| DUMFRIES CHOSEN AS POSSIBLE PRE-OLYMPICS TRAINING BASE |
Local MP Russell Brown has welcomed the news that sports facilities in Dumfries could be used as pre-games training camps by nations competing in the 2012 Olympics. DG One and the David Kes...
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| MP STEPS UP PRESSURE FOR WATERFRONT ANSWERS |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown is stepping up the pressure on the SNP Scottish Executive for answers over the future of the Waterfront regeneration project after hearing the growing ...
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| STRANRAER CASINO LICENSE CONFIRMED |
The UK Government has confirmed that Stranraer will be granted a license for a potential casino development at the Waterfront. Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has welcomed the news s...
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| LOCAL POLITICIANS LAUNCH ‘DON’T BREAK UP DUMFRIES’ CAMPAIGN |
A campaign group has been launched to fight Boundary Commission proposals to tear Dumfries in two. Dumfries MSP Elaine Murray and Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown are behind the ‘Don’t Br...
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| MP DEMANDS CASH FOR NEGLECTED MACHARS ROADS |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has demanded the Scottish Executive provides more cash for roads maintenance in the Machars. The MP’s actions come after residents in the Whauphill area c...
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| “INNOVATIVE” SOLUTION NEEDED TO RESUME LESWALT POST OFFICE SERVI |
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown believes Royal Mail may need to find a “flexible and innovative” solution to resume post office services in Leswalt. According to the MP- who has ...
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Two local Labour politicians who are campaigning forroad safety measures in New Abbey, have branded a newly installedtraffic island in the village as “woefullyinadequate”.Dumfries and Galloway Cou...
Local MP Russell Brown has called for more action on adual approach of road improvements and safer driving after ScottishExecutive figures highlighted the A77 as one of Scotland’sdeadliest roads.Sco...
Local MP Russell Brown has branded SNP ministers“spineless” after they left it to officials to confirm that theywill ditch the Stranraer Waterfront regeneration scheme as anational project.Dumfrie...
Local Labour politicians have described the news thatdevelopers Centros Miller have pulled out plans that could haveseen a multi million pound re-development of Dumfries town centreas a devastating bl...
Local MP Russell Brown has welcomed a massive £53,000 cash investment from the Big Lottery Fund in Home-Start Wigtownshire to help support vulnerable families in Newton Stewart and the Mac...
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown will go on a site visit of the MOD’s Dundrennan testing range after he held urgent talks with a UK defence minister over the renewed testing of depl...
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown is demanding a Scottish Executive minister acts to halt the decline in the tourist trade in Galloway, which has been triggered by a massive increase i...
Local MP Russell Brown has described Dumfries and Galloway Council as a “laughing stock” for the length of time it has taken to install reduced operating hours on the Glasgow Street bus ...
Local MP Russell Brown has described the loss of 45 jobs at the Milk Link processing plant in Kirkcudbright as a “massive blow”. According to the dairy firm it has been forced to shed t...
Local MP Russell Brown has hailed Queen of the South’s heroic victory over Dundee on Saturday (8 March) which will see the Dumfries club play in the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the first ...
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has blasted SNP ministers for scrapping a £15million scheme which labelled Castle Douglas High School a ‘School of Ambition’ and could’ve helped...
After backing a local petition calling for action to end the neglect of roads in the Machars, local MP Russell Brown said, “Any trip to villages in the Machars like Whauphill leaves you w...
Local MP Russell Brown has welcomed the news that sports facilities in Dumfries could be used as pre-games training camps by nations competing in the 2012 Olympics. DG One and the David Kes...
The UK Government has confirmed that Stranraer will be granted a license for a potential casino development at the Waterfront. Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has welcomed the news s...
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown has demanded the Scottish Executive provides more cash for roads maintenance in the Machars. The MP’s actions come after residents in the Whauphill area c...
Dumfries and Galloway MP Russell Brown believes Royal Mail may need to find a “flexible and innovative” solution to resume post office services in Leswalt. According to the MP- who has ...
