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Budget Breakthroughs: Boosting Banff, Buchan, and Beyond

Last week in Parliament, what should have been a full and frank debate about the situation in Gaza, instead became a spectacle about parliamentary procedure and the breaking of long-standing conventions.

 

Banffshire Journal 19 December 2023

As we approach the end of the year, we’ve seen ‘Small Business Saturday’ come and go again.

 

As I travel around Banff and Buchan, I enjoy promoting and supporting our small businesses – not just on the one Saturdayin early December.

 

Banffshire Journal 5 December 2023

As winter sets in across Banff and Buchan with colder temperatures now arriving, I encourage everyone to take extra precautions in icy conditions when outdoors. 

 

Banffshire Journal 21 November 2023

It was an honour to attend the recent State Opening of Parliament and King Charles III's King's Speech – the first King’s Speech in more than seventy years. 

 

Banffshire 7 November 2023

Congratulations to Ellie Stewart of Portessie Primary School, whose creative design was selected as the new Banffshire County flag after a public vote. 

 

I was delighted to attend the official launch ceremony on Castle Hill in Cullen.