£20MILLION RISE IN HEALTH FUNDING FOR FORTH VALLEY

Funding for health services in Forth Valley will increase by £20.2million in the next financial year, the Scottish Government unveiled in its draft budget. NHS Forth Valley is set to receive £527million in 2019-20 – an inflation-beating 4% rise from £506.8million this...

DIRECT RAIL LINK TO LONDON BACK ON TRACK

Michael Matheson has welcomed news that LNER’s direct rail service between Falkirk and London will be reinstated from Monday, December 10. LNER withdrew the early-morning weekday service, which starts in Stirling and calls at Falkirk Grahamston, in August due to...

MATHESON URGES PRIME MINISTER TO LOOK AT BREXIT ALTERNATIVES

Michael Matheson has called on the UK Government to urgently look at alternatives to Theresa May’s Brexit plans in order to protect jobs and the economy in Falkirk district. The Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Prime Minister’s false choice between a...