Borderers set to hold an ‘Afternoon Tea’ to support Breast Cancer Care 23rd May 2018 John Lamont MP met with leading charity Breast Cancer Care at the House of Commons this week to support the launch of Afternoon Tea, the charity’s annual summer... Local News
Campaign for Borders Rail comes to Carlisle 22nd May 2018 Campaigners fighting to extend the Borders Railway on to Carlisle have met with the two MPs who represent the beginning and the end of the proposed new line... Local News
Lamont receives UK Government assurance over Reston Station 16th May 2018 Local MP John Lamont has received an assurance from the UK Government that it will do all it can to facilitate the reopening of Reston and East Linton station... Local News
RBS slammed for ‘pathetic’ evidence session 8th May 2018 RBS Chief Executive, Ross McEwan has appeared before the Scottish Affairs Committee to try to justify the bank’s closure of branches across Scotland, in what... Local News
Newcastleton petrol station ‘transforming’ local community 8th May 2018 John Lamont MP has said that a new community run petrol station is ‘transforming’ Newcastleton, following a visit to the forecourt. The new community owned... Local News
New Ofcom figures show how bad broadband in the Borders remains 1st May 2018 New figures from industry regulator Ofcom show that more than 11,000 properties in the Scottish Borders are still without a superfast broadband connection. The... Local News
NHS Borders continues to have highest cancelled ops rate 1st May 2018 NHS Borders continues to have the highest cancelled operations rate out of any health board in Scotland, and was forced to cancel one in ten operations due to a... Local News
‘Wait and See’ time for Minimum Pricing 1st May 2018 The Scottish Borders is will have to wait and see what effect minimum pricing for alcohol will have on the area, John Lamont MP has said. A new minimum price of... Local News
Borders Community Care Sunday Club 1st May 2018 Local MP John Lamont recently attended Cornerstone Connects’s Sunday Club in Galashiels. Run by local volunteers with Cornerstone, one of Scotland’s largest... Local News