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All the MSPs stepping down from Holyrood at 2026 elections – see full list

AS Scotland prepares for the 2026 Holyrood elections, a number of sitting MSPs have announced they will not seek re-election, marking the end of…

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Who are Scotland's five Conservative MPs? See the full list

THE Scottish Conservatives hold five of Scotland’s 57 Westminster seats ...

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Tories 'prejudiced' probe into Michael Matheson, First Minister says

TORY MSPs “prejudiced” the committee probe into Michael Matheson and so the SNP will not support its recommendation of sanctions, First…

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Scotland's static caravan and lodge owners appeal for protections

STATIC caravan and lodge owners in Scotland have called on the UK Government to give them better protections amid allegations of rent hikes,…

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Upper Nithsdale charity's work recognised at Downing Street

Chris Simm, of Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust was invited to a special Charity Champions reception

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Who are the highest expense claimants of Scotland’s MSPs?

The top five highest expense claimants of Scotland’s MSPs were reimbursed almost £67,000 in quarter one of last year...

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Revealed: The MSPs claiming the most and least expenses

MSPs across Scotland claimed almost £700,000 in quarter one of last year.

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Dumfries and Galloway pharmaceutical workers set to be made redundant

Sixty-five jobs will be lost when Macfarlan Smith shuts its plant at Newbie

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Macfarlan Smith proposes Newbie facility closure

Around 65 jobs are at risk of redundancy at the south of Scotland pharmaceutical plant

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Dumfriesshire residents call for end to recycling centre booking system

Politicians say there is a growing demand for a return to the drop-in arrangements in place before the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Record

Stephen Kerr secures major promotion in Scottish Tory shadow cabinet

CONSERVATIVE MSP Stephen Kerr has won a major promotion as party leader Douglas Ross carries out a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet.

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More turmoil for Scottish Tories as Douglas Ross's top aides quit party jobs

CHANGES are afoot in the Scottish Conservative party as a number of key players in Douglas Ross’s top team step down.

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Exams boss defends SQA despite SNP plan to scrap it following botched results

MSPs accused the Scottish Qualifications Authority of failing pupils for yet another year.

Daily Record

Scottish Tory MSP Oliver Mundell resigns from party's frontbench

SCOTTISH Tory MSP Oliver Mundell has resigned from his party’s frontbench, saying he has “reassessed [his] priorities”.

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Two Dumfries and Galloway towns set to lose their final bank

Bank of Scotland has announced plans to close its branches in Lockerbie and Kirkcudbright

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Tories call for end to Curriculum for Excellence

A review of Curriculum for Excellence last year resulted in the scrapping of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

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Dumfriesshire MSP pleads for support for fly-tipping crackdown

A consultation is under way on a proposal which could see stricter rules and tougher penalties

The Independent UK

Tory MSP accuses Scottish Government of secrecy over education system reports

Oliver Mundell said the Government had withheld draft versions of reports by the OECD and by Professor Ken Muir.

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End the need for high school pupils to wear masks, say Scottish Tories

Education spokesman Oliver Mundell urged First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to drop the requirement for older children to wear masks at school.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway Council should be going "out of its way" to help families affected by headstones blunder

MSP Oliver Mundell said he sympathises with angry relatives and is pushing to have the matter heard at the Scottish Parliament

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