Veterans’ Suicide Rates

I have joined calls to release figures of the number of veterans who take their own lives. These calls have been made by a number of high-profile individuals to examine the situation including human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar and the former head of the Royal Navy, Admiral Lord West who said it would “make absolute sense” […]

Scottish SPCA in Fife

I raised a motion in the Scottish Parliament on the amazing work undertaken by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) in Fife and across the rest of Scotland. You can see the motion below, as well as a briefing from the SSCPA of the work they have been getting up […]

Buckhaven Salvation Army

    A Fife MSP has praised the work of his local Salvation Army in supporting families. Alex Rowley MSP (Labour, Mid Scotland and Fife) was visiting The Salvation Army corps (church and community centre) in Buckhaven, one of several small former mining communities on the south coast of Fife. Corps leader Territorial Envoy Andrew […]

Our NHS at 70

  Happy 70th Birthday to our NHS   Hundreds of people were lining up in Cowdenbeath this week to sign a card celebrating 70 years of the NHS, but services are under immense pressure and NHS Fife needs to address worrying levels of vacancies across hospital and community services. The NHS was the greatest creation […]