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MP John Cooper has again raised the use of the Army to put up a temporary bridge in Kirkcudbright as the town is cut in half after the Scotland Office claimed...

Failing to apologise to emergency service staff and volunteers who risked life and limb during the Glen Trool wildfire is ‘a missed opportunity” from the First...

Army engineers could throw a temporary bridge over the Dee while repairs are carried out on Kirkcudbright Bridge. MP John Cooper has suggested military help...

John Cooper – Conservative MP for Dumfries & Galloway – and Elaine Stewart – Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock – wrote a joint letter to Miss Hyslop...

Fishing in south-west Scotland faces challenges as the march of offshore wind farms risks ‘squeezing out’ the sector. MP John Cooper raised the issue in...

Hospitality businesses in much of Scotland and Northern Ireland are not benefiting from a 75% business rates relief discount. This paired with Employers...

Town centres across the land are blighted, so how great to see a fightback well underway in Dumfries. You know the usual picture – no shortage of To Let signs...

From Cargenbridge to the world – MP John Cooper has said he is astonished by the global reach of Mylar Speciality Films after visiting the plant. I’ve passed...

Dairying is a sleeping giant, one which we could awaken to create more jobs and prosperity. That’s the message from MP John Cooper after a visit to one of the...