MORE SCHOOL LEAVERS ACHIEVE A HIGHER-LEVEL QUALIFICATION
Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has praised local schools after figures showed a continued increase in the number of school leavers achieving a qualification at Higher level or above. The proportion of school leavers across Scotland attaining a qualification at...CHILDHOOD ABUSE BILL GIVES VICTIMS TIME TO SEEK JUSTICE
Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed the passage of the Limitation Childhood Abuse Scotland Bill at Holyrood. The Bill, which will have retrospective effect, removes the three-year time limit in which victims of childhood abuse may bring a civil action...£200 MILLION INVESTMENT BOOST FOR SMEs WITH BIG AMBITIONS
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Falkirk district with big ambitions could benefit from a new package of support for business growth. The £200million Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme is the first part of the Scottish Growth Scheme, a £500million...NHS FORTH VALLEY EXCEEDS A&E TARGET
Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has praised the hard work of NHS staff after Forth Valley Royal Hospital exceeded the Scottish Government’s A&E waiting times target. The latest figures show 95.1% of patients at the hospital’s accident and emergency department...Photos
Visiting Go Youth Trust in Glebe St, Falkirk