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The Latest Breaking News from Colin Smyth

Galloway Community Hospital campaigners push for independent review into maternity services

Women's Health Minister Maree Todd met virtually with campaigners and politicians to discuss the situation

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Dumfries and Galloway politician accuses ScotRail of "sleight of hand" over restored timetable

South Scotland MSP claims the full schedule still offers less trains than were running before the coronavirus pandemic

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Paedophile pockets £50,000 farming subsidy despite being jailed for five years

Calls have been made for a change in the law after Douglas Brown's business received the payments

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Chat with pupils had a massive influence on my political career, says Dumfries politician

MSP Colin Smyth reveals how a chance conversation with pupils when working as a teacher helped give him clear direction in politics

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Nicola Sturgeon claims oil and gas windfall tax not fair due to impact on Scottish industry

Labour MSP Colin Smyth criticised the First Minister's comments, claiming it was an example of "grievance"

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Absent landlords under fire after Dumfries building left to crumble

Westlakes Demolition are in the process of bringing down the former Treasure Cave site in English Street

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SNP MP Kirsty Blackman claims Scotland is paying for the UK through oil and gas windfall tax

Labour MSP Colin Smyth has demanded an apology from Blackman

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Free bus pass scheme 'failing miserably' in South Ayrshire as figures branded 'dire'

Colin Smyth MSP, who is Scottish Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy, Transport and Rural Affairs, has criticised the SNP Government’s “botched” young person’s bus pass scheme.

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Calls for TransPennine Express to be stripped of West Coast Main Line franchise

Passengers using the operator to get to and from Lockerbie have been hit by “frequent cancellations” in recent years

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Politicians slam chaos caused in Dumfries' English Street by dangerous building

A slice of English Street has been cordoned off after debris crashed down from an unsafe building formerly known as Treasure Cave

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Dumfries and Galloway facing cancer case "timebomb" claim

The number of cases diagnosed in the region dropped by more than 100 between 2019 and 2020

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Hopes for vital Ayr Post Office replacement dented as talks fail

Spar owners CJ Lang ended the Post Office partnership in August 2021 with little progress made to preserve the service in the interim.

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Moral support for staff striking at University of Glasgow's Dumfries campus

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth and representatives of Dumfries Trades Union Council showed their support at the picket line

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway crippled by discharge delays

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth called for the issue to be “tackled once and for all”.

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South Scotland MSP calls for Scottish Government to delay smoke alarm legislation for second time

Colin Smyth believes many people are unaware of the changes due to come into effect in February

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Labour MSP reckons Ayrshire's A77 will be overlooked in Scottish Government transport review

South Scotland's Colin Smyth says he will continue to fight for fair funding for the key route.

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