West Fife Group Receives £25,000 Awards for Project
10/02/2012
£68m Boost for Digital Infrastructure Will Help Dunfermline Connect
09/02/2012
The Scottish Government will invest a further £68m to boost broadband, an announcement that MSP Bill Walker says will bring local communities together and help Scotland’s economic recovery. Read more of this post
MSP for Dunfermline Sets Record Straight on Forth Replacement Crossing Contracts
09/02/2012
Bill Walker, MSP for Dunfermline, has spoken out about confusion over the Scottish Government’s role in awarding contracts for the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC). Read more of this post
Economic Recovery Budget
09/02/2012
Finance Secretary John Swinney’s “budget for economic recovery” will benefit Dunfermline and the wider economy, says local MSP Bill Walker. Read more of this post
Swinney’s Budget is Good News for Carnegie College
09/02/2012
Bill Walker, MSP for Dunfermline, has welcomed Finance Secretary John Swinney’s funding announcements for the Further Education sector as good news for Carnegie College. Read more of this post
Liam’s Recruitment Push for Air Cadets
09/02/2012
Flight Sargent Liam Comrie of the 1145 (Dunfermline) Squadron recently met his local MSP to discuss ways of encouraging more young people to join the Air Cadets. Read more of this post
£2.5 Million Loan Funding for Small Businesses
07/02/2012
Funding of £2.5 million has been announced to help small businesses install renewable technologies, in a move welcomed by Dunfermline SNP MSP Bill Walker. Read more of this post
Nicola Sturgeon Replies for the Lassies at Dunfermline SNP Burns Night
06/02/2012
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave a rousing ‘Reply for the Lassies’ when she celebrated Burns Night last Friday in Crossford, Fife. She joined around 100 guests for the event in the Keavil House Hotel, which was organised by Dunfermline SNP and chaired by MSP Bill Walker. Read more of this post
Scottish Parliament is Memorable Venue for American Erin’s First Burns Supper
03/02/2012
Student Erin Frazer from South Carolina has attended her first ever Burns Supper—in the impressive surroundings of the Scottish Parliament. The Political Science student, currently working as an intern for MSP Bill Walker, described the traditional celebration as a “wonderful event”. Read more of this post
Carnegie College to Collaborate With Other Fife Colleges
02/02/2012
An announcement that colleges are to be organised into 12 regions and collaborate within those regions has been welcomed by SNP MSP Bill Walker. Read more of this post
Fife is Evidence of New Report on Scotland’s Attractiveness to Investors
02/02/2012
SNP MSP Bill Walker has welcomed a report that shows Scotland is the most attractive location for foreign companies to invest, ahead of every region in the UK outside London. Read more of this post
Spring Budget Revision Supports Economic Recovery
02/02/2012
The Scottish Government’s announcement of further investment to support economic recovery has been welcomed by Dunfermline MSP Bill Walker. Read more of this post
MSP Addresses Dunfermline Soroptimist International on Renewable Energy
01/02/2012
The Dunfermline branch of Soroptimist International, a world organisation committed to furthering human rights and women’s status, recently invited their local MSP to address them on renewable energy. Read more of this post
Common Agricultural Policy Consultation
01/02/2012
Bill Walker, MSP for Dunfermline, has encouraged his rural constituents to participate in an online consultation on the European Commission’s proposals for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Read more of this post
Childsmile Programme a Success
01/02/2012
SNP MSP Bill Walker has welcomed news that an ambitious oral health programme aimed at children has now rolled out to every NHS health board in Scotland. Read more of this post
Affordable Social Housing in Inchkeith Drive
31/01/2012
SNP’s Bill Walker and Brian Goodall joined representatives from Fife Housing Association for the launch of a new development in Inchkeith Drive, Dunfermline, described as a revolution in social housing. Read more of this post
Abbeyview Project Launch
31/01/2012
A training, advice and support service has launched in Abbeyview, Dunfermline, to help local job-hunters into work. The Abbeyview Project, located in Allan Crescent, was officially opened by SNP MSP Bill Walker. It will provide an Information and Recreation Centre for the community, aimed particularly at young people. Read more of this post
Household Water Charge Freeze
27/01/2012
News that household water charges will be frozen for 2012/13 has been welcomed by Dunfermline SNP MSP Bill Walker. Instead of rising in April, charges will remain at the same level as for the last four years. Read more of this post
Independence Referendum Consultation
27/01/2012
MSP Bill Walker is urging his Dunfermline constituents to take part in shaping the Independence Referendum by participating in the Scottish Government Consultation. Read more of this post
Future of Post Office
25/01/2012
SNP MSP Bill Walker has expressed concern over the UK Government’s written statement, released yesterday, about the future of the Post Office network. Read more of this post
Carnock Primary School Wins Big Lottery Award
24/01/2012
Pupils from Carnock Primary School are among the latest to benefit from a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, through its 2014 Communities micro grants programme. Read more of this post
Forth Rail Bridge Bid for World Heritage Status
23/01/2012
Network Rail has agreed to support a World Heritage Site status bid for the Forth Rail Bridge, in a move welcomed by Bill Walker, SNP MSP for nearby Dunfermline. Previously Network Rail had failed to support the bid, meaning it could not go ahead. Read more of this post
Dunfermline is Ideal Candidate for Year of Homecoming
20/01/2012
Local MSP Bill Walker has put Dunfermline forward as “an ideal candidate to host major Scottish cultural and historical events” in Scotland’s Year of Homecoming 2014. Read more of this post
MPs Vote in Favour of Private NHS Provision
19/01/2012
Bill Walker, SNP MSP for Dunfermline, has called on Scottish Labour to clarify their position after 32 Labour MPs at Westminster, including Dunfermline’s Thomas Docherty, voted in favour of “an important role for the private sector in supporting delivery of NHS care”. Read more of this post
Dunfermline Beekeepers Association Receives Lottery Award
18/01/2012
After yet another group in his constituency has received lottery funding, SNP MSP Bill Walker has welcomed news. Dunfermline and West Fife Beekeepers Association has been given an Awards for All Scotland grant of £9,496 from the Big Lottery Fund. Read more of this post
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