Vaccinations for 12-15 Year Olds and Fresh Programme of Booster Jags Stirling MP Alyn Smith and MSP Evelyn Tweed have welcomed today’s announcement (Tuesday 14th Sept) by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon regarding Scotland’s fight against Covid-19. Children and young people aged 12 -15 years old will be offered a dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination […]
Local Politicians Welcome Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum Funding Award
Alyn Smith MP and Evelyn Tweed MSP have welcomed a funding award from Museums Galleries Scotland, to the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum Trust, as part of the Scottish Government’s Get Into Summer initiative. £9,491 in funding will support a one-day event of ‘wonder & imagination’ in the gardens at the Smith Art Gallery […]
Chancellor Must Fix Support Gaps as a Priority
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has called on the UK Government to act urgently to correct glaring gaps within existing Covid-19 financial support schemes. In a letter to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Mr Smith highlights how, almost one year on from the beginning of the pandemic, there still exists a lack of provision for PAYE freelance […]
Local Politicians Welcome Free School Meal Announcement
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed have welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Stirling will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the drive to tackle child poverty and […]
Stirling MP Praises Bannockburn High School Team on National 1st Place Win
Alyn Smith MP has offered his congratulations to the Bannockburn High School team ‘Food for All’, winners of this year’s ‘Big Ideas 2020’ competition. The contest, run by the organisation ‘Solutions for the Planet’, combines STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) along with an enterprise approach with a focus on sustainability issues centering around […]
Stirling MP Praises Hard Work on Planned School Return
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has welcomed the planned return of school pupils this week, after the coronavirus pandemic saw months of altered learning arrangements. Schools and nurseries across Scotland closed their doors and moved learning online, in an effort to suppress the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As understanding of the virus, how it spreads […]