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Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, has warned recent seizures at Cairnryan must not be ignored by the Scottish Government. And the Scottish...

It is estimated that more than 50,000 people in Scotland are living with Crohn’s or Colitis. Remarkably this is almost double previous estimates and gives...

News of the Scottish Government’s announcement of £10 million in support for households affected by the sharp rise in heating fuel costs is a step in the right...

Reform UK has been accused of selling Scotland’s fishermen down the river after ducking a key hustings meeting. Local constituency MSP Finlay Carson maintains...

Local constituency MSP Finlay Carson has welcomed news that the existing road crossing at Queen Street in Castle Douglas is to be upgraded. Dumfries and...

Local constituency MSP Finlay Carson has welcomed a “clear” escalation of preparatory work on the two bypass projects at Springholm and Crocketford. He voiced...

The SNP Government has finally back-tracked into agreeing to hold a public inquiry into grooming gangs. Having previously resisted the move despite fierce...

One in three people in Scotland die with unmet palliative care needs, alarming new figures reveal — with rural communities facing some of the starkest...

Scotland needs a clear national energy strategy to avoid the “disproportionate burden” on infrastructure projects in rural areas, according to local...