John Lamont MP starts campaign to stop community hospital closures Friday, 19 April, 2024 I have started a campaign to stop community hospital closures across the Scottish Borders. NHS Borders have said they may soon suggest closing the 92 community hospital beds in Kelso, Duns, Hawick and Peebles. The community hospitals have been under threat of closure for some time. Earlier this year, Kelso GPs pulled out of the arrangement to support the hospitals. The agreement for Knoll Hospital... Local News
Borderers urged to give view on access to cash 21st January 2022 Borderers are being asked to give their views on how they access cash. It comes as an influential Westminster group of MPs, the Scottish Affairs Committee... Articles
Borders MP pushes Javid to speed up MND funding 20th January 2022 Borders MP, John Lamont, has put pressure on the Health Secretary, Savid Javid, to speed up the delivery of the £50m package for MND research which was recently... Articles
Ofcom consultation would see most phone boxes removed from the Borders 12th January 2022 Borders MP, John Lamont, has criticised plans that would lead to the removal of most of the remaining phone boxes in the Borders. Proposed plans by Ofcom, the... Articles
Hawick pupil wins Christmas Card Competition 2021 17th December 2021 Eoin Tait, of Drumlanrig St Cuthbert’s Primary School in Hawick, has won the 2021 Christmas Card competition run by local MP and MSP, John Lamont and Rachael... Articles
New fire alarm regulations must be postponed with surging Covid 15th December 2021 Rachael Hamilton MSP and John Lamont MP have urged the Scottish Government to delay the regulations on interlinked fire alarms in private dwellings. It comes... Articles
MP gets boosted and urges Borderers to follow suit 13th December 2021 Borders MP, John Lamont, has received his COVID-19 booster vaccine at the Borders Event Centre in Kelso. The Pfizer dose was administered by a member of the... Articles
Scottish Budget offers little for the Borders 10th December 2021 Rachael Hamilton MSP and John Lamont MP have criticised the Scottish Government’s 2022-23 budget, saying it ‘falls short’ of what is required to help Scotland... Articles
US to open doors to Borders lamb next month 7th December 2021 After more than two decades, British lamb – including lamb from the Scottish Borders - will be enjoyed in the United States after the relaxation of restrictions... Articles
MP and cllrs visit storm hit Berwickshire communities 3rd December 2021 John Lamont MP, Cllr Carol Hamilton, and council leader, Cllr Mark Rowley visited Berwickshire communities that had been hit by Storm Arwen last week. In... Articles