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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA local MSP has said there is a “crisis” in NHS Tayside’s Accident and Emergency Departments and across Scotland.NHS Tayside has said there has recently been a “marked increase” in people attending A&E at Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells.The health board is urging members of the public only to attend A&E if they have a “life-threatening emergency”.The request came after Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said he found it “completely unacceptable” patients were being made to wait beyond the four-hour waiting standard.On the week ending August 1, 10.7 per cent of NHS Tayside’s A&E patients were not seen and treated within four hours.NHS Scotland guidance

Perth -based MSP is taking part in a classic car rally to raise money for a charity close to his heart. Murdo Fraser MSP will travel through Perthshire and Fife in the Rotary Club of Blairgowrie Classic Car Tour on Sunday, August 22 – driving his 1972 Triumph Stag.There are currently 78 cars taking part in the rally, which was previously postponed due to COVID restrictions.The Scottish Conservative representative will be raising money for Alzheimer Scotland, having seen the impact the disease can have on a loved one.And he hopes locals will come out in big numbers to wave as they pass by.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has recommended transport chiefs revise existing rules to allow agricultural vehicles onto the M90.The Scottish Conservative reckons relaxing a rule forbidding farmers from driving agricultural vehicles on the motorway at the moment could cut congestion in the city centre.He told the PA he has written to transport secretary Michael Matheson to ask if his proposal can be looked at amid concern agricultural vehicles passing through the city centre are causing hold ups on roads.Mr Fraser told the PA: “There is an ongoing concern that has existed for a number of years about heavy agricultural vehicles moving from

Murdo Fraser the role of shadowing John Swinney on covid recovery and gave Glasgow MSP Annie Wells the health post. Oliver Mundell, who quit the front bench last year, is the new Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

Perthshire results a “disaster” for the Conservatives and attacked candidates Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith. Both Conservative politicians were later elected to the Scottish Parliament in the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list ballot.

Line of Duty, is caught up in a Twitter spat with the Scottish Tory party. In spite or performing with a convincing southern English accent in Line of Duty, Mr Compston is in fact Scottish.

Perthshire North constituency in next month's Scottish election. Nominations closed on Wednesday, with John Swinney the favourite to take the seat for the third time next month.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A SNP councillor has accused a Scottish Conservative MSP of making “misleading” remarks in relation to figures showing fewer beds have been made available to patients at Perth Royal Infirmary over the last few years.Perth City Centre councillor Eric Drysdale said he was “utterly appalled” when he read Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser’s take on figures showing 1700 fewer beds were made available to patients last year than in 2017 in Tuesday’s PA.Mr Fraser claimed the figures, released through Freedom of Information (FoI) laws, supported fears NHS Tayside has been seeking to “downgrade” the Taymouth Terrace hospital in that time.However, Cllr

Perth and Dundee was pursued by police with the chase ending in a crash near Glencarse/St Madoes.And last Friday, a 34-year old male pedestrian was hit and killed by a car on the A90 near Kinfauns.Conservative politicians Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, and Councillor Angus Forbes, convenor of Perth and Kinross Council’s environment committee, said it is time the Scottish Government carried out a safety audit of the road.Mr Fraser said: “There have been concerns about road safety on the A90 Perth to Dundee road for some time and the situation has been exacerbated recently with two major accidents in February - with one resulting in four young people being taken to hospital.“I have written to the cabinet secretary for transport

complaints against Alex Salmond said he fears it won't get a "full understanding" of what went on.Speaking following Nicola Sturgeon's evidence to the Holyrood committee yesterday, Murdo Fraser said the inquiry shone a light on some of the murky going-ons.MSPs say they have been frustrated at the refusal to release some key documents into how the Scottish Government managed to botch its own internal complaints process - a mistake which ended up costing the taxpayer more than £500,000.Two women had raised complaints against Salmond in 2018 dating to his time in the top job in Scottish politics and the government launched a probe.Salmond denied the allegations and insisted the complaints process was biased against him - a claim vindicated in

Council agrees one per cent rent rise for tenantsStrathtay councillor Grant Laing chipped in to say he had seen an email suggesting the reason nothing has been confirmed about any adjustment to the platform so far was because there had been some uncertainty around whether the station would have to be shifted to accommodate work to dual the A9.However, he added he was now sure the station would be staying put and urged the council to keep asking for changes to be made, saying it was “ridiculous” station staff have to fetch portable steps to assist some passengers on and off trains at the moment.The discussion came just a week after Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser told the PA he had written to transport minister Michael Matheson to ask

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Peter Murrell, who is also SNP chief executive, was recalled after MSPs hit out at some of the answers he gave to the Holyrood committee.

Perthshire -based politician has asked the Scottish Government to look at reviewing current legislation on fly-tipping in order to increase the level of prosecution against law-breakers. Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser raised the issue during a virtual environment portfolio question session with minister for rural affairs and the natural environment Ben Macpherson MSP, saying he feels the current laws are “insufficient”.

Peter Murrell, the SNP chief executive, of treating MSPs with “contempt” during his oral evidence session yesterday.

Murdo Fraser claimed the First Minister had "pandered" to republicans in her own party. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Edinburgh Waverley station today as part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK, aimed at thanking frontline workers of the pandemic.

Perthshire -based politician is calling on the Scottish Parliament to be made more family friendly.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A politician has called on jet ski users to behave responsibly on the River Tay at Perth.Murdo Fraser MSP said he has been contacted by Fair City residents who live near to the river.Their concerns centre around the noise being created by the powerful machines and the potential disturbance to wildlife in the area.Mr Fraser stressed he will look into what can be done to improve the situation.“I have been contacted by residents who have expressed their concerns about the excessive noise and disturbance caused by jet ski users on the River Tay, particularly at weekends,” Mr Fraser explained.“I understand the concerns they have, both about the noise

address claims senior government staff were advised not to be alone with Alex Salmond during his time as First Minister. Leslie Evans had initially told members of a Holyrood committee last week that she could not comment on the matter, prompting criticism from opposition MSPs.

Perth and Kinross are ignoring social distancing rules since face coverings became mandatory. Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser asked cabinet secretary for government business and constitutional relations Michael Russell what his view was on people not sticking to the default two-metre social distancing now that wearing face masks is compulsory in shops.

Discussions are taking place in the Scottish Government about a possible relaxation of alcohol licensing restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak.