Alex constituency work and important updates
I met with Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP to raise my concerns with the Scottish Government’s failure to deliver on the promises of new health centres for Lochgelly and Kincardine. I highlighted that these projects had been discussed in the community for over a decade and successive Health Secretaries had […]
Ahead of further strike action taking place at Fife College on Friday the 3rd of May, I wrote to the Minister for Higher and Further Education calling on him to “do his job” and find a solution to the longstanding industrial action facing the college sector across Scotland. The Educational Institute of Scotland gave notice […]
I am due to meet in May with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Neil Gray, to make the case for the Scottish Government to proceed with the plans they put forward to replace two Fife health centres in Kincardine and Lochgelly. I visited Kincardine Health Centre earlier this week and met with staff and members […]
I recently visited the CACA Junior Youth Club to see the amazing work’ of a group of volunteers in Cowdenbeath who give up their time to organise and run the towns junior youth club. I visited on a Friday evening to meet volunteers and talk with the young people who participate in the club. Over […]
I have requested a meeting with new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP, over the urgent issue of replacement health centres for Lochgelly and Kincardine after reports the Scottish Government has put a hold on all NHS building projects. I have raised the issue of health centres in Fife […]
Ambulance services in Fife are operating beyond stretching point putting massive stress on staff and failing patients. I have written to the new Health Secretary Neil Gray MSP calling for a review of ambulance services across the Kingdom. In the letter I highlighted the case of a lady in her 80s who had to wait […]
I have raised concerns over the announcement that Scottish Water water and waste charges will increase from 1 April 2024 by 8.8% amid speculation that the increase will repeat annually until 2026/27, meaning an overall increase of 29% in the next three years. Water and waste charges, paid via Council Tax, are determined by the […]
An alternative curriculum pathway offering school pupils the chance to sign up for a 10 week programme out of school in venues across Fife is a great success. I visited one of the sites at the Lochgelly Miners Institute this week where 3rd and 4th year pupils are undertaking courses in construction, mechanics and engineering […]
I have questioned the decision to raise train fares by almost 9% as ScotRail published accounts for year to March 2023 show a 42% increase in revenue and a 36% increase in journeys from the year before. The published accounts, the first for the new public sector operator, show passenger revenue of £265million over 64 […]
A Community Hub based in Cowdenbeath that provides direct support to veterans and those struggling with the cost of living, isolation and homelessness is gearing up for a busy winter period. The Knights Templar Goodwill charity based at Thistle Street, Cowdenbeath, was founded by Veterans in March 2021 and has continued to grow and support […]