When I was elected as Member of Parliament for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, I made a promise to people in the Borders that I would put them first, ahead of party politics.

The BBC have launched a consultation on proposals which could see 12,000 over 75s in the Borders currently eligible for a concession having to pay the £150 license fee.

Local MP John Lamont has set out his concerns about the Withdrawal Agreement in a speech in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 5th December).

The Prime Minister has praised small businesses in the Scottish Borders ahead of Small Business Saturday.

The Scottish Fishermens’ Federation is calling on politicians from all parties in Scotland to sign a new pledge supporting the industry’s demand that full control of UK waters be taken back from the EU.

Borders Glamping, run by Pam and Tom Atkinson from Flatt Farm, just south of Newcastleton, offers B&B from the farmhouse, and accommodation in its glamping cabin. The venture has been so successful, the couple now have plans to build more cabins.

NHS Borders, Scottish Borders Council and local businesses will it harder to recruit senior members of staff unless the SNP tax action to close the tax gap, John Lamont MP have warned.

Two local politicians have joined forces to launch a campaign to get a new High School for Hawick ‘as soon as possible’.

The UK Government should embark on a wide review of motoring offences, John Lamont has said in a Westminster debate.

Local MP John Lamont has called for a clamp down on vehicle tool theft following a number of incidents in the Scottish Borders.