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Councillor Mac Roberts

Carse of Gowrie survey
As part of a consultation process with local residents, Mac Roberts is sending out a questionnaire to households in his ward. To view the questionnaire - which you can also anonymously fill in on line - please click here.
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Murdo talking to Blairgowrie High School Modern Studies pupils in his office.

Pupils' visit to the Parliament
This visit by Blairgowrie High School pupils to the Scottish Parliament is one of a series of regular trips to Edinburgh by individuals and groups. Murdo and his team would be delighted to show people round the Parliament. For more information, contact him via the Scone office (details are available from the 'About Us' page).
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Murdo Fraser signing the petition in the Scottish Parliament’s Garden Lobby with fellow MSPs. (L to R) Murdo, John Scott and Jamie McGrigor

Supporting Scotland's sheep farmers
Mid-Scotland & Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser has backed NFU Scotland and local sheep farmers by signing a petition that calls on the European Commission to see common sense and remove the costly requirement to double tag sheep.
New regulations have been brought in that require Scottish sheep farmers to double tag their sheep, which is intended to improve sheep identification. Murdo believes that the regulations are bureaucratic, time consuming and expensive for Scottish sheep farmers and has signed NFU Scotland’s petition to have the regulations changed.
For more information, please click here.
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Councillors Heather Stewart and Alexander Stewart

Local Councillors' survey
Councillors Heather Stewart and Alexander Stewart are anxious to hear the views of residents on local issues and have each posted a survey to gather their views. If you want to complete Heather's survey online, please do so by clicking here. To complete Alexander's survey online, please do so by clicking here Responses can be posted anonymously.
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Murdo Fraser and Murray Duncan

Murdo meets FSB Chairman
Federation of Small Business Perth & Kinross Branch Chairman Murray Duncan was a guest of Murdo Fraser MSP at the Business in Parliament Conference in the Scottish Parliament today (22 February). For more details, please click here.
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Graham Rees

Good by-election result
Graham Rees came second in the Highland ward by-election and hailed the result as a major step forward for the Conservatives. For a full account, please click here.
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Graham Rees, Mike Turner, Councillor Ian Campbell and Murdo Fraser MSP outside the closed public toilets in Aberfeldy

Highland Candidate supports Aberfeldy campaign
At the request of Graham Rees, Conservative by-election candidate for the Highland Ward on Perth & Kinross Council, Mike Turner from Aberfeldy Community Council met Graham, Highland ward councillor Ian Campbell and Mid-Scotland & Fife MSP Murdo Fraser in Aberfeldy at the weekend to highlight the Community Council's concerns. Graham, Ian and Murdo pledged their support for the campaign for a staffed toilet in the town.
For an account of the campaign, please click here. And for details of how the parliament rebuffed the proposal, please click here.
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Councillor Ian Campbell, Murdo Fraser MSP and Highland ward candidate Graham Rees

By-election in Highland Ward
Local Conservation Association Chairman Graham Rees has been selected as candidate for this by-election. To read about him in our first In Touch newsletter please click here. The very latest In Touch can be read here.

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Murdo with helpers celebrating a successful Macmillan Coffee Morning

Murdo's Annual Report
Just out is Murdo Fraser's report on the last busy year at the Scottish Parliament and in the constituency. To read the report, which is in PDF format, please click here.
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Murdo Fraser goes up the wall

The Fairbridge Charity
Murdo Fraser organised a visit for Conservative MSPs and staff to Fordell to learn more about the work of the charity Fairbridge. Fairbridge do amazing work with young people who are NEETS (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Just one example of their work is an activity day to increase youngsters confidence and teambuilding skills.
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Guests enjoying the speech from Annabel Goldie

St Andrews Day Dinner
A St Andrews Day dinner was held at the Hangar Function suite at Perth Airport with Annabel Goldie as guest speaker. The meal was created by members of the Association and was followed by a charity auction. The event was a great success and raised a considerable sum for the Association. Thanks go to all concerned.
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A view of the A9

Dual the A9
Murdo Fraser has long championed the cause of dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness, so please go to the website www.dualthea9.com to join the many who have already signed the petition.
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Murdo Fraser

Failed pledge on police numbers
Murdo Fraser has criticised the SNP Government for not keeping their pledge of funding an extra 1000 new police officers, which would have seen Tayside receive 72 new police officers.To read the full press release, please click here.To add your name to the petition, please click here.
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Alexander Stewart and Heather Stewart

Councillors' newsletters
Alexander Stewart and Heather Stewart have produced newsletters about major concerns and activities in their wards in Perth. Of particular importance is the introduction of charging for community alarms. The full text of the newsletters in PDF format can be read here for Alexander's newsletter and here for Heather's newsletter.
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Murdo Fraser in the pink

Supporting breast cancer awareness
Mid-Scotland and Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign in its award winning wear it pink day on Friday 26 October 2007 as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is urging people across Angus and Perth & Kinross to join in too. For more information, please click here.
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Murdo at the memorial

Tribute to Scots World War I soldiers
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Mid-Scotland & Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has lodged a parliamentary motion in the Scottish Parliament thanking the people of Flanders for dedicating a Memorial to Scottish soldiers who fought and died during the First World War.
Murdo attended the unveiling of the Scottish Memorial, which took place in Zonnebeke in Flanders on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.
For more details, please click here.
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Councillor Dennis Melloy

Councillor warnings of dangerous road
Councillor Dennis Melloy and councillor Caroline Shiers have been campaigning vigorously for Perth & Kinross Council to have the notoriously dangerous road junction at the halfway house on the A926 Alyth to Blairgowrie road with the C425 Ardler Road made safe. For more information, click here.
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Councillor Barbara Vaughan

Adding Insult to Injury
The Conservative Group on Perth and Kinross Council have all along opposed the charge of £3 a week for the community alarms given to vulnerable people.
Councillor Barbara Vaughan has now been approached by a resident in the Strathtay Ward she represents with a complaint about the money wasted by the Council in sending out the notices concerning these. For the full report, please click here.
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Murdo with Maid of the Loch director Captain Beveridge

Saving the Maid of the Loch
Murdo with John Beveridge, Director of 'Maid of the Loch'. Murdo was given a tour of the 'Maid of the Loch' as he lent his support to the restoration of the steamship, which is moored on Loch Lomond, the boundary to the Mid-Scotland & Fife region.
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Sweating over a hot barbecue

Annual Barbecue
About 80 members and supporters of the Perth and North Perthshire Conservative Association enjoyed this year's annual BBQ at the Stormontfield Hall. Over £1000 was raised for Association funds.
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Sheila Mannion

Key roles for Association members
Bill Walker, former MP for North Tayside, is currently Vice Chairman of the Scottish party. Former Association Chairman Sheila Mannion has been co-opted on to the national Executive of the party in Scotland, and former Association Chairman Rex Last has been appointed to the Scottish Conservatives Candidates Board.
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Councillor Caroline Shiers

Transport needs of rural communities
Scottish Conservative Councillor for Blairgowrie & the Glens Ward, Caroline Shiers, is meeting with the Perth & Kinross Transport Group and hopes to look at how public transport in rural areas such as Blairgowrie & the Glens can be improved over the coming years.

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Murdo with Wallace on Wrong Trousers day

Wrong Trousers day
Mid-Scotland and Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser this week joined forces with Oscar winning animated stars Wallace and Gromit to help promote Wrong Trousers Day (WTD) 2007. Murdo posed with the life-sized character Wallace to help encourage as many people as possible to get involved with this year’s Wrong Trousers Day on Friday 29th June. Inspired by the animated antics of Wallace and Gromit, Murdo posed with the cheese-loving pair in aid of children's hospitals and hospices. Wrong Trousers Day is being held on 29th June and has a sports theme - Get your Kit on. Participants pay £1 for the 'right to look wrong'.
For more information, please click here.
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Councillor Mac Roberts	Carse of Gowrie survey As part of a consultation process with local residents, Mac Roberts is sending out a questionnaire to households in his ward. To view the questionnaire - which you can also anonymously fill in on line - please click here. back to top of page

Murdo talking to Blairgowrie High School Modern Studies pupils in his office.	Pupils' visit to the Parliament This visit by Blairgowrie High School pupils to the Scottish Parliament is one of a series of regular trips to Edinburgh by individuals and groups. Murdo and his team would be delighted to show people round the Parliament. For more information, contact him via the Scone office (details are available from the 'About Us' page). back to top of page

Murdo Fraser signing the petition in the Scottish Parliament’s Garden Lobby with fellow MSPs. (L to R) Murdo, John Scott and Jamie McGrigor	Supporting Scotland's sheep farmers Mid-Scotland & Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser has backed NFU Scotland and local sheep farmers by signing a petition that calls on the European Commission to see common sense and remove the costly requirement to double tag sheep. New regulations have been brought in that require Scottish sheep farmers to double tag their sheep, which is intended to improve sheep identification. Murdo believes that the regulations are bureaucratic, time consuming and expensive for Scottish sheep farmers and has signed NFU Scotland’s petition to have the regulations changed. For more information, please click here. back to top of page

Councillors Heather Stewart and Alexander Stewart	Local Councillors' survey Councillors Heather Stewart and Alexander Stewart are anxious to hear the views of residents on local issues and have each posted a survey to gather their views. If you want to complete Heather's survey online, please do so by clicking here. To complete Alexander's survey online, please do so by clicking here Responses can be posted anonymously. back to top of page

Murdo Fraser and Murray Duncan	Murdo meets FSB Chairman Federation of Small Business Perth & Kinross Branch Chairman Murray Duncan was a guest of Murdo Fraser MSP at the Business in Parliament Conference in the Scottish Parliament today (22 February). For more details, please click here. back to top of page

Graham Rees	Good by-election result Graham Rees came second in the Highland ward by-election and hailed the result as a major step forward for the Conservatives. For a full account, please click here. back to top of page

Graham Rees, Mike Turner, Councillor Ian Campbell and Murdo Fraser MSP outside the closed public toilets in Aberfeldy	Highland Candidate supports Aberfeldy campaign At the request of Graham Rees, Conservative by-election candidate for the Highland Ward on Perth & Kinross Council, Mike Turner from Aberfeldy Community Council met Graham, Highland ward councillor Ian Campbell and Mid-Scotland & Fife MSP Murdo Fraser in Aberfeldy at the weekend to highlight the Community Council's concerns. Graham, Ian and Murdo pledged their support for the campaign for a staffed toilet in the town. For an account of the campaign, please click here. And for details of how the parliament rebuffed the proposal, please click here. back to top of page

Councillor Ian Campbell, Murdo Fraser MSP and Highland ward candidate Graham Rees	By-election in Highland Ward Local Conservation Association Chairman Graham Rees has been selected as candidate for this by-election. To read about him in our first In Touch newsletter please click here. The very latest In Touch can be read here. back to top of page

Murdo with helpers celebrating a successful Macmillan Coffee Morning	Murdo's Annual Report Just out is Murdo Fraser's report on the last busy year at the Scottish Parliament and in the constituency. To read the report, which is in PDF format, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo Fraser goes up the wall	The Fairbridge Charity Murdo Fraser organised a visit for Conservative MSPs and staff to Fordell to learn more about the work of the charity Fairbridge. Fairbridge do amazing work with young people who are NEETS (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Just one example of their work is an activity day to increase youngsters confidence and teambuilding skills. back to top of page

Guests enjoying the speech from Annabel Goldie	St Andrews Day Dinner A St Andrews Day dinner was held at the Hangar Function suite at Perth Airport with Annabel Goldie as guest speaker. The meal was created by members of the Association and was followed by a charity auction. The event was a great success and raised a considerable sum for the Association. Thanks go to all concerned. back to top of page

A view of the A9	Dual the A9 Murdo Fraser has long championed the cause of dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness, so please go to the website www.dualthea9.com to join the many who have already signed the petition. back to top of page

Murdo Fraser	Failed pledge on police numbers Murdo Fraser has criticised the SNP Government for not keeping their pledge of funding an extra 1000 new police officers, which would have seen Tayside receive 72 new police officers.To read the full press release, please click here.To add your name to the petition, please click here. back to top of page

Alexander Stewart and Heather Stewart	Councillors' newsletters Alexander Stewart and Heather Stewart have produced newsletters about major concerns and activities in their wards in Perth. Of particular importance is the introduction of charging for community alarms. The full text of the newsletters in PDF format can be read here for Alexander's newsletter and here for Heather's newsletter. back to top of page

Murdo Fraser in the pink	Supporting breast cancer awareness Mid-Scotland and Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign in its award winning wear it pink day on Friday 26 October 2007 as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is urging people across Angus and Perth & Kinross to join in too. For more information, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo at the memorial	Tribute to Scots World War I soldiers Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Mid-Scotland & Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has lodged a parliamentary motion in the Scottish Parliament thanking the people of Flanders for dedicating a Memorial to Scottish soldiers who fought and died during the First World War. Murdo attended the unveiling of the Scottish Memorial, which took place in Zonnebeke in Flanders on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. For more details, please click here. back to top of page

Councillor Dennis Melloy	Councillor warnings of dangerous road Councillor Dennis Melloy and councillor Caroline Shiers have been campaigning vigorously for Perth & Kinross Council to have the notoriously dangerous road junction at the halfway house on the A926 Alyth to Blairgowrie road with the C425 Ardler Road made safe. For more information, click here. back to top of page

Councillor Barbara Vaughan	Adding Insult to Injury The Conservative Group on Perth and Kinross Council have all along opposed the charge of £3 a week for the community alarms given to vulnerable people. Councillor Barbara Vaughan has now been approached by a resident in the Strathtay Ward she represents with a complaint about the money wasted by the Council in sending out the notices concerning these. For the full report, please click here. back to top of page

Murdo with Maid of the Loch director Captain Beveridge	Saving the Maid of the Loch Murdo with John Beveridge, Director of 'Maid of the Loch'. Murdo was given a tour of the 'Maid of the Loch' as he lent his support to the restoration of the steamship, which is moored on Loch Lomond, the boundary to the Mid-Scotland & Fife region. back to top of page

Sweating over a hot barbecue	Annual Barbecue About 80 members and supporters of the Perth and North Perthshire Conservative Association enjoyed this year's annual BBQ at the Stormontfield Hall. Over £1000 was raised for Association funds. back to top of page

Sheila Mannion	Key roles for Association members Bill Walker, former MP for North Tayside, is currently Vice Chairman of the Scottish party. Former Association Chairman Sheila Mannion has been co-opted on to the national Executive of the party in Scotland, and former Association Chairman Rex Last has been appointed to the Scottish Conservatives Candidates Board. back to top of page

Councillor Caroline Shiers	Transport needs of rural communities Scottish Conservative Councillor for Blairgowrie & the Glens Ward, Caroline Shiers, is meeting with the Perth & Kinross Transport Group and hopes to look at how public transport in rural areas such as Blairgowrie & the Glens can be improved over the coming years. back to top of page

Murdo with Wallace on Wrong Trousers day	Wrong Trousers day Mid-Scotland and Fife Tory MSP Murdo Fraser this week joined forces with Oscar winning animated stars Wallace and Gromit to help promote Wrong Trousers Day (WTD) 2007. Murdo posed with the life-sized character Wallace to help encourage as many people as possible to get involved with this year’s Wrong Trousers Day on Friday 29th June. Inspired by the animated antics of Wallace and Gromit, Murdo posed with the cheese-loving pair in aid of children's hospitals and hospices. Wrong Trousers Day is being held on 29th June and has a sports theme - Get your Kit on. Participants pay £1 for the 'right to look wrong'. For more information, please click here. back to top of page