Signs warning drivers of the presence of red squirrels on rural roads have been installed following a campaign to protect the animals. In the last 18 months it is thought that more than 14 red squirrels have been kill ...
Author Archives: Dean Lockhart
Rule out Car Park Tax
Dean Lockhart MSP has joined forces with Stirling Council Conservative group leader Cllr Neil Benny in calling for Stirling Council to rule out implementing a Workplace Parking Levy. The call comes following the passa ...
MSP and MP work together to promote apprenticeships
Dean Lockhart MSP and Stephen Kerr MP have together highlighted the benefits that apprenticeships can have for Stirling businesses. In a letter addressed to businesses across the Stirling area, Dean Lockhart MSP empha ...
Crime increase a cause for concern
Recorded crime in the Stirling Council area has risen slightly on the previous year, which Dean Lockhart MSP has described as a ‘failure of the SNP’s soft touch approach to justice’. Recorded Crime in Scotland 2018-19 ...
High-street action needed after business summit
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Dean Lockhart has held an annual business summit in Stirling city centre to discuss ongoing issues with local small businesses. Mr Lockhart welcomed representatives from Stirling’s retailers ...
Mackay reaches for the Brexit crutch
Finance secretary Derek Mackay has been accused of using Brexit as a “crutch” to hide his own failings in running Scotland’s economy. He blamed the UK’s departure from the European Union for Scotland edging towards re ...
BLOG: Businesss Summit making progress
This time last year in my article for the Stirling Observer, I reflected on the success of the Stirling Business Summit held in September last year. This Summit was attended by a number of local small, medium and large ...
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