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LOCAL MP David Mundell has welcomed the news today that the planning application to locate a 60-turbine windfarm development at Scoop Hill near Moffat has been...

Local MSP Craig Hoy has made a visit to Dumfries Livestock Mart where he saw firsthand how important the facility is to the local farming community and the...

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Craig Hoy MSP for Dumfriesshire is backing his party’s campaign to save Scotland’s pubs. Mr Hoy’s call comes after leader...

Local MSP Craig Hoy recently visited Mossburn Community Farm to learn more about the team’s work and the benefits of animal-assisted therapy, delivered for...

Local MSP Craig Hoy has met with pupils from Wallace Hall Academy to learn more about the new Higher Agri Leader pilot programme and to present them with a...

Craig Hoy MSP has challenged SNP ministers in Holyrood over their failure to support Dumfriesshire’s struggling bus services, after it emerged that the...

Local MSP Craig Hoy has presented a framed parliamentary motion to Matthew Wallace of the Cairndale Hotel and Spa in recognition of its recent accolade as...

Craig Hoy MSP said: 'An expansion on this scale of the free bus pass scheme would undoubtedly result in more punishing tax rises for hard-pressed Scots or...

Scottish Conservative MSP Craig Hoy has led an important debate in Holyrood where he set out his strong opposition to the Whitesands Flood Defence scheme. The...