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I was very pleased to congratulate the Potting Shed in Duns on their recent award for 'Best Eatery' at the Scottish Business Awards and for winning a 'Taste our Best' award from Visit Scotland.

Shocking new figures have revealed that Borders children are waiting up to nine months for a mental health appointment.

The new year is a great time to look forward with a renewed sense of optimism and purpose.

As your Member of Parliament for the Scottish Borders, I want to outline to you what my priorities will be in 2024.

This year, people across the Borders will pay more tax but get even less from the SNP Government.

The SNP’s latest budget included a dire mixture of tax hikes for middle earners and funding cuts to essential public services.

I am pleased to announce the winning design in the annual Christmas Card competition I run alongside Rachael Hamilton MSP.

This year's winning entry came from Blair Murphy, who is in Primary 7 at Wilton Primary School.

Christmas is approaching and I hope you have wonderful plans to spend time with family and friends this year.

It's the best time of year to come together and share cherished moments with loved ones.

We’re lucky to have so many brilliant small businesses operating in the Scottish Borders.

To celebrate just a few of them, I recently held my annual Small Business Awards competition.

I have joined a national parliamentary campaign aimed at keeping bank branches open across the country.

The ‘Save Our Banks’ campaign has been launched by Derbyshire Dales representative, Sarah Dines MP.

I have announced the winners of my Scottish Borders Small Business Awards 2023.

Congratulations to the worthy winners of my Small Business Awards competition this year.

The UK Government Autumn Statement delivered emphatically for the Borders and all of Scotland.

I was especially delighted to secure £20 million for the Borders through the creation of a Levelling Up Partnership with the local council.