SNP WARN OF FUEL POVERTY DANGERS AMID TORY PLANS TO SCALE BACK SUPPORT Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, has called on the UK government to scrap proposals to reduce energy support to households, as energy prices fall while bills are set to soar. Households in Renfrewshire South are Read more…
1,408 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EAST RENFREWSHIRE HEADED TO WORK OR FURTHER EDUCATION 98.4% of school leavers from East Renfrewshire are in positive destinations, according to new statistics from the Scottish Government. Last year saw the highest number of young people across Scotland in work, education or further training after leaving Read more…
1,844 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM RENFREWSHIRE HEADED TO WORK OR FURTHER EDUCATION 96.6% of school leavers from Renfrewshire are in positive destinations, according to new statistics from the Scottish Government. Last year saw the highest number of young people across Scotland in work, education or further training after leaving school since Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, visited RSPB’s Reserve in Lochwinnoch recently to see the improvement works currently being carried out at the site following a funding award of over £182,000 from the Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF) last year. Tom met with site manager Tabby Lamont and area Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South has welcomed the news that around 3,900 households in East Renfrewshire will receive an automatic £50 from the Scottish Government’s new Winter Heating Payment in the coming few weeks regardless of the weather conditions. The new payment replaces the Cold Weather Payment – Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South has welcomed the news that around 14,300 households in Renfrewshire will receive an automatic £50 from the Scottish Government’s new Winter Heating Payment in the coming few weeks regardless of the weather conditions. The new payment replaces the Cold Weather Payment – a Read more…
This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23rd-29th January), Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, is supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust as they call for action to eliminate cervical cancer in the UK. Cervical cancer currently kills two women in the UK every day and the charity is calling for action, Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South met with Recovery Across Mental Health (RAMH)’s Stephen McLellan (CEO) and John Leckie (Chair) at his constituency office recently. Tom was keen to meet with the RAMH representatives again, as part of his efforts to engage regularly with local organisations offering support to the communities Read more…
Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, recently visited local beauty salon Boutique 71 to meet with owners Ali and Beth Davies, following their recent ‘Best Nail Salon’ award at the Scottish Business Awards 2022. Tom had reached out to offer his congratulations for the business, based on Lochwinnoch’s High Read more…
East Renfrewshire has seen 205 college students move on to positive destinations after their studies in 2020-21. The latest figures show that 14,930 students or 90% in Scotland went on to positive destinations, which includes further study at university or into employment. Commenting Tom Arthur, SNP MSP for Renfrewshire South, Read more…