AGRICULTURE is pivotal to Dumfries & Galloway and although responsibility for the sector is devolved to Holyrood, UK Government involvement and funding are vital.
John Cooper, Scottish Conservative & Unionist candidate for Dumfries & Galloway, has called on ScotRail and Network Rail to do all they can to expedite the return of full rail services to Stranraer and Barrhill.
John Cooper, Scottish Conservative MP candidate for Dumfries & Galloway, has welcomed the arrival of the Winter Fuel Payments and Pension Cost of Living Payments which will benefit around 22,000 pensioners living in Dumfries & Galloway with payments of up to £600.
The Scottish Government has been challenged to "step up to the mark" by Scottish Conservative MP candidate John Cooper and to put forward practical and funded plans to upgrade the A77 route.