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Millions of free bus journeys taken in Edinburgh
Recent figures show that 35,785,216 bus journeys were made in Edinburgh in the year 2023/24 by those with a bus pass.
The Edinburgh Pentlands...
Edinburgh MSP supporting university spin offs with parliamentary reception
The Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon MacDonald will sponsor a reception on Tuesday evening at Holyrood with Converge, the country's largest company creation programme.
MSPs will...
Audio – a walk along Lanark Road with the local MSP
The segregated cycle lanes on Lanark Road have been the subject of discussion all summer long.
Installed as part of Spaces for People, the...
Call for disused MOD housing to be used for refugees in Edinburgh
SNP MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Gordon MacDonald, has urged the UK Government to use the 160 unused homes, formerly used as accommodation for Ministry...
Welcome support for B&B trade
The Scottish Government support announced for B&Bs has been given a warm welcome by SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald.
The lockdown grant funding amounts to...
Government supporting veterans with travel discount
A new rail card that will allow Scottish veterans to claim a 34% discount on travel has been introduced by The Scottish Government.
The veterans...
Concern about UK companies encouraging return to work in Scotland
EDINBURGH FIRMS URGED NOT TO BRING BACK WORKERS EARLY TOSAVE LIVES
Businesses in Scotland are asked not to call staff back to work early while...
Scottish Government announces six month ban on evictions
The Scottish Government announcement that private and social tenants in Scotland are to be given increased protection from eviction during the coronavirus pandemic...
More Edinburgh school leavers reach positive destinations
RECORD PROPORTION OF YOUNG SCOTS IN STUDY, WORK OR TRAINING AFTER SCHOOL
SNP MSP Gordon Macdonald welcomes new figures showing more Edinburgh school leavers are...
MSP encourages parents to get their children a flu vaccination this winter
SNP MSP Gordon Macdonald has urged parents in Edinburgh to “trust the facts” and make sure their child is vaccinated for flu this winter.
This...
Local MSP welcomes promise of a new school in Currie
The local MSP Gordon Macdonald has welcomed news that Currie Community High School is set to be upgraded and modernised in the First Phase...
Edinburgh MSP publishes August newsletter
Gordon Macdonald MSP represents the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency.
He publishes a regular newsletter which you can read below:
New Airbnb powers welcomed
Now Edinburgh residents urged to have their say.
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, has given his backing to an announcement from the First Minister that...
MSP demands action on bank closures in Edinburgh
Gordon Macdonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, has called for re-assurances that local bank branches will remain open in Edinburgh, after concerns over the number...
96% of new parents benefit from the baby box
96% OF NEW PARENTS BENEFITTING FROM BABY BOXES
New figures reveal that 14,193 of families in Edinburgh have benefitted from a Baby Box, as the...
MSP joins in litter pick in the Pentlands
ONE DAY, ONE PLANET, ONE GOAL
As part of World Cleanup Day, Gordon Macdonald MSP took part in a litter pick organised by Friends of...
Macdonald wants Child Tax credits reassessed
FAMILIES LEFT STRUGGLING AS TAX CREDITS CENTRED ON ENGLISH TERM TIMES
The SNP’s Gordon Macdonald has written to the UK Government calling for reassessments of...
MSP celebrates Play Day at Clovenstone
To celebrate National Play Day, Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, joined locals at Clovenstone Community Centre, to mark the importance of children’s right to play, with...
Gordon is apprentice for the day
IT apprentices in Edinburgh shared their knowledge of the profession with local MSP, Gordon Macdonald, as part of a national initiative, to help promote the...
MSP says hundreds of jobs lost at Redford Barracks
MoD CUTS OVER 500 JOBS IN EDINBURGH OVER 6 YEARS
REDFORD BARRACKS CLOSURE THREAT SIGNALS MORE PAIN FOR
SCOTTISH COMMUNITIES
The Ministry of Defence has cut 580...
Pupils lead the way in keeping Edinburgh clean
MSP Gordon Macdonald, joined staff and pupils at Balerno High School to praise the leading role they are playing in keeping their community litter-free.
Students taking part...
Gordon urges you to “Kiss goodbye to MS”
Gordon Macdonald MSP joined MS Society Scotland in their campaign to “Kiss Goodbye to MS”. The campaign is encouraging people to give up their...
Gordon tries his first Magic Breakfast
Gordon Macdonald MSP is someone who likes a good breakfast, so when he was invited to a Magic Breakfast in his constituency it was...
MSP calls for engagement with plan for Westside Plaza
Gordon Macdonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, is asking local residents to offer their views on the current civic square, located at the front of...
Gordon wants to Keep it Local
Gordon Macdonald MSP,Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Independent Convenience Stores, is encouraging Edinburgh residents to shop locally and support the...
Gordon Macdonald’s newsletter is out now
Although recent reports about MSP Gordon Macdonald have told us that he has had a short bout of ill health, he (or his very...
Gordon holds a Blooming Great Tea Party
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP Gordon MacDonald hosted a tea party for Marie Curie at his constituency office yesterday.
The "Blooming Great Tea Party" is a fundraising...
Edinburgh MSP says Malleny 3G pitches will have to be locked
Gordon MacDonald MSP has written for us about the difficulties facing the new sports pitches recently unveiled in Balerno. A lot of hard work...
Gordon Macdonald MSP has news
Gordon Macdonald is the MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands and he regularly publishes his own newsletter. This is his latest.
Gordon’s newsletter is on the way!
Gordon Macdonald MSP is ready to start delivering his new annual newsletter to constituents throughout Edinburgh Pentlands. This will be his fourth newsletter to...
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