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Poster for one of the surgeries

Murdo out and about
Murdo Fraser MSP holds regular surgeries in a wide range of locations. For a list of current surgeries, please click here.
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Peter's newsletter

Latest newsletter
Just out is the latest issue of the newsletter from Murdo Fraser, MSP, and Peter Lyburn, our Westminster candidate. To read the newsletter, please click here. Note that you need Adobe reader to be able to read the file.
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SCYD visit to the Parliament

Youth group visits Holyrood
Staff and volunteers of Blairgowrie Strathmore Centre for Youth Dialogue (SCYD) were represented at the Scottish Parliament recently during a ProjectScotland event.For more details, please click here.
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The flyer for the Blue Hamper event

Summer Dance
With music from Nicol McLaren and the Glen Craig Scottish Dance band, the Blue Hamper Summer Dance on 13th June was a great evening out and a considerable success.
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Murdo with two four-month-old calves

Discussing dairy farmers' problems
Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser met with dairy farmers outside the Scottish Parliament on 29 April to discuss the problems that they and other farmers are facing in Scotland due to not being given a fair price for their produce.
For more information, please click here.
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Murdo with Kenny Dalglish

Parliamentary shield presentation
Murdo with Kenny Dalglish, the Presiding Officer and fellow MSPs after the Scottish Parliament was presented with the Parliamentary Shield after the Scottish Parliament football team won the Inter-Parliament football tournament. Primary school children were also present at the presentation.
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Murdo with Peter Cheema

Tobacco display ban
Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser recently met with Pete Cheema, an independent SPAR retailer and Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) Community Store Campaigner, at his Meigle store to talk about the proposals to ban the display of tobacco in shops and other concerns to small businesses.
For more information, please click here.
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Peter in Perth with MSP Liz Smith

Peter Lyburn out and about
Our local Westminster candidate Peter Lyburn has been busy meeting the people of Perth and North Perthshire. Peter says, "The team have also met many members of the public whilst out canvassing and leafleting and I am happy to say that overall I have received a very positive response. People want Brown out and they are beginning to realise that the Conservatives are the only party who provide a real alternative."
To read his Winter 2008-9 Newsletter, please click here.
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Murdo tries out an electric bike

Get on your (clean) bike
Murdo met with Vectrix Electrics this week to try out their electric motorcycle and to give his support to green transport. Electric motorcycles are already being used by Strathclyde and Lothian & Borders Police Forces in Scotland.
Electric motorcycles have zero carbon emission at the point of operation and have minimal running costs. The motorcycles used by Strathclyde and Lothian & Borders Police can cruise at 60 miles an hour, reaching that speed in less than nine seconds.
For more information, please click here.
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Murdo and Peter with radio staff

Visit to Perth FM
Recently Murdo Fraser MSP and Peter Lyburn, our Westminster candidate, visited the newly opened radio station Perth FM. Pictured left are Murdo, Peter Lyburn with Linsey McArthur and Jenny Longden. To visit the Perth FM website, please click here.
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Murdo Fraser MSP and Liz Smith MSP with Caroline Paterson (front centre) and fellow campaigners at the Public Petitions Committee

Power line health concerns
Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSPs Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith have backed a petition in the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee Parliament today (16 December) which highlights the potential health hazards of the proposed Beauly to Denny 400kV electricity transmission line being routed near households and communities.
For more details, please click here.
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Murdo with Society members

Murdo meets Perth and Fife Parkinson's Society members in the Parliament
Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP met with members of the Parkinson’s Disease Society in the Scottish Parliament ahead of a debate on Parkinson’s Disease Society’s ‘get it on time’ campaign last week.
For more details, please click here.
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Poster for one of the surgeries	Murdo out and about Murdo Fraser MSP holds regular surgeries in a wide range of locations. For a list of current surgeries, please click here. back to top of page

Peter's newsletter	Latest newsletter Just out is the latest issue of the newsletter from Murdo Fraser, MSP, and Peter Lyburn, our Westminster candidate. To read the newsletter, please click here. Note that you need Adobe reader to be able to read the file. back to top of page

SCYD visit to the Parliament	Youth group visits Holyrood Staff and volunteers of Blairgowrie Strathmore Centre for Youth Dialogue (SCYD) were represented at the Scottish Parliament recently during a ProjectScotland event.For more details, please click here. back to top of page

The flyer for the Blue Hamper event	Summer Dance With music from Nicol McLaren and the Glen Craig Scottish Dance band, the Blue Hamper Summer Dance on 13th June was a great evening out and a considerable success. back to top of page

Murdo with two four-month-old calves	Discussing dairy farmers' problems Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser met with dairy farmers outside the Scottish Parliament on 29 April to discuss the problems that they and other farmers are facing in Scotland due to not being given a fair price for their produce. For more information, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo with Kenny Dalglish	Parliamentary shield presentation Murdo with Kenny Dalglish, the Presiding Officer and fellow MSPs after the Scottish Parliament was presented with the Parliamentary Shield after the Scottish Parliament football team won the Inter-Parliament football tournament. Primary school children were also present at the presentation. back to top of page

Murdo with Peter Cheema	Tobacco display ban Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser recently met with Pete Cheema, an independent SPAR retailer and Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) Community Store Campaigner, at his Meigle store to talk about the proposals to ban the display of tobacco in shops and other concerns to small businesses. For more information, please click here. back to top of page

Peter in Perth with MSP Liz Smith	Peter Lyburn out and about Our local Westminster candidate Peter Lyburn has been busy meeting the people of Perth and North Perthshire. Peter says, "The team have also met many members of the public whilst out canvassing and leafleting and I am happy to say that overall I have received a very positive response. People want Brown out and they are beginning to realise that the Conservatives are the only party who provide a real alternative." To read his Winter 2008-9 Newsletter, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo tries out an electric bike	Get on your (clean) bike Murdo met with Vectrix Electrics this week to try out their electric motorcycle and to give his support to green transport. Electric motorcycles are already being used by Strathclyde and Lothian & Borders Police Forces in Scotland. Electric motorcycles have zero carbon emission at the point of operation and have minimal running costs. The motorcycles used by Strathclyde and Lothian & Borders Police can cruise at 60 miles an hour, reaching that speed in less than nine seconds. For more information, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo and Peter with radio staff	Visit to Perth FM Recently Murdo Fraser MSP and Peter Lyburn, our Westminster candidate, visited the newly opened radio station Perth FM. Pictured left are Murdo, Peter Lyburn with Linsey McArthur and Jenny Longden. To visit the Perth FM website, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo Fraser MSP and Liz Smith MSP with Caroline Paterson (front centre) and fellow campaigners at the Public Petitions Committee	Power line health concerns Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSPs Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith have backed a petition in the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee Parliament today (16 December) which highlights the potential health hazards of the proposed Beauly to Denny 400kV electricity transmission line being routed near households and communities. For more details, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo with Society members	Murdo meets Perth and Fife Parkinson's Society members in the Parliament Mid-Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP met with members of the Parkinson’s Disease Society in the Scottish Parliament ahead of a debate on Parkinson’s Disease Society’s ‘get it on time’ campaign last week. For more details, please click here. back to top of page