I am grilling council on water leaking into chambers
Like you, I have been shocked and upset by reports of water getting into burial lairs at Ayr Cemetery.
I have been listening to constituents who have been affected by this and are waiting for the results of the investigation. Families are currently going through the unimaginable and we all must be sympathetic to this before commenting on social media.
I am keeping in touch with South Ayrshire Council and pushing for all questions to be answered and for this situation to be resolved as quickly as possible. If you need my help, then please contact my office.
The Scottish Government is having to spend an estimated £12.2 million to protect the people of South Ayrshire from the Conservative Party’s vindictive and immoral policies. If it wasn’t for this, then we would have an extra £109 to spend for everyone in South Ayrshire to help with the spiralling cost of living crisis.
Westminster already constrains Scotland’s financial powers, we should
not have to also spend this amount to fight against a party that prioritises tax cuts for banks, while cutting funding to help ordinary people.
Unfortunately, with Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and a weak Labour opposition, things will only get worse.
That is why we will have the opportunity to choose a different path with a post-pandemic independence referendum.
We all know someone whose life has been touched by cancer. I recently spoke in the Scottish Parliament debate to mark World Cancer Day and recognise these individuals and families and hear more about the steps we are taking together to work towards a cancer-free world.
I would like to thank the team at Ayrshire Cancer Support who invited me to their new centre in Ayr and gave me a valuable insight to the challenges they currently face post pandemic .
Ayrshire Cancer Support is a fantastic charity that provides practical help and emotional support for those affected by cancer. I urge you to look more into the vital work they do and consider donating if you can at https://www.ayrshirecs.org/
The upcoming local elections are right around the corner.
It is important to have your say on issues that are important to us all.
Make sure you are registered to vote by Monday, April 18.