Stirling MP Alyn Smith and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed MSP have urged food and drink projects in Stirling to apply for a new Scottish Government fund, launched to drive projects that celebrate locally sourced and produced food and drink. The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership was launched to help the sector with its recovery from […]
Stirling MP Backs Letter Demanding Hospitality Sector Support from Chancellor
Stirling SNP MP Alyn Smith has co-signed a letter with the All-Party Group of MPs for Hospitality and Tourism, demanding that the Chancellor do more to support the hospitality and tourism industries during the pandemic crisis. The letter will be delivered to the Chancellor as the UK government prepares to unveil their Budget on the […]
National Fly-Tipping Campaign Backed by Local Politicians
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and Stirling councillor Evelyn Tweed have backed calls from the National Farmers Union Scotland, in regards to the urgent action required on fly tipping. Industry leaders have recently met with Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform in the Scottish Government, to further voice their concerns over […]
Alyn Smith MP Welcomes Fresh Erasmus Hope
Over 100 MEPs Sign Letter to EU Commission Alyn Smith MP has welcomed fresh calls to the European Commission, to investigate how Scotland and Wales could stay in the Erasmus exchange programme. Terry Reintke, a German Member of the European Parliament and leading figure in the Green movement, has galvanised support from 144 fellow MEPs […]
Stirling MP Condemns Copyright-by-Stealth Charge Faced by Stirling Hospitality
Stirling MP Alyn Smith has condemned a slew of copyright charges forced on struggling Stirling hospitality businesses, as the sector attempts to survive the ongoing pandemic. Businesses in Callander have been contacted by the Motion Picture Licensing Company Ltd, a private organisation which collects commission on the recovery of due fees for use of copyrighted […]
Calls for UK Brexit Compensation for Stirling Agriculture Sector
Stirling MP Alyn Smith and local Councillor Evelyn Tweed have expressed concerns regarding reports of valuable produce rotting at the border due to Brexit costs, red tape and bureaucracy. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat exporters from the UK to the EU have been stuck in ports in recent weeks as the UK Tory’s […]