"You can't describe it as anything other than a fantastic success story."
@Dr_PhilippaW
has praised the roll-out of the HPV vaccination, after Public Health Scotland found that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in women who have been fully vaccinated against the virus.
"The UK people voted to stay in in 2014 just simply doesn't exist anymore."
Central Ayrshire's MP
@Dr_PhilippaW
explains her concerns over the new Prime Minister.
"Why would you cut the NHS, and give money to private companies instead. That doesn't make sense."
@Dr_PhilippaW
has criticised comments made by Labour ministers, over the potential of further privatisation within the NHS.
"I think it's time to not be traipsing to Westminster every week, but having time in the beautiful place that I live."
The MP for Central Ayrshire
@Dr_PhilippaW
has announced her intention to retire at the next general election in order to spend more time with her family.
"There would have been things for him and his government to have learned from both Wales and Scotland."
@Dr_PhilippaW
criticised Boris Johnson, after he stated that he felt it would be wrong to hold regular meetings with Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the pandemic.
"They're never going to get compensation that overcomes the injustice they've felt."
@AlanBrownSNP
introduced a 10 minute Rule Bill on Wednesday calling for compensation for women affected by the change of the State Pension Age and showing support for
@WASPI_Campaign
"It's the SNP who have fallen by the wayside, and that's why people are joining Alba. We're going again, and this time we will deliver independence."
@eastlothianmp
has welcomed Ash Regan to the
@AlbaParty
following her defection from the SNP over the weekend.
"We really are genuinely incredulous that anyone would think that they're on the right side of history by intimidating, bullying and trying to shut down women's voices."
@WWWheesht
campaigners faced backlash at the weekend during a women's free speech rally in Dundee.
"For her to claim as if all those who land on the south coast are criminals is nonsense."
@Dr_PhilippaW
criticised Suella Braverman's recent comments describing the arrival of asylum seekers in the UK as an "invasion".
"It's an absolute disgrace, and the First Minister and the Scottish Government needs to hang its head in shame."
@LiamKerrMSP
has accused the Scottish Government of neglecting North East communities following Storm Babet.
"The Forties pipeline and other North Sea resource should be refined in Grangemouth."
@eastlothianmp
has raised concerns over the amount of oil that is being refined overseas, with 89% Forties Pipeline Service's oil being exported and refined abroad.
"It's very important that we keep fighting!"
@AlanBrownSNP
believes that the UK Government should be offering
@WASPI_Campaign
compensation, prior to the conclusion of the Ombudsman's report.
"It's frankly insane and insulting."
@eastlothianmp
has criticised UK Government for plans to spend £600 million on a new chemical site in Belgium, with plans to close Grangemouth oil refinery ongoing.
It should be our aspiration that we ensure that every child not only has a good education, but has a nourishing meal whilst their at school."
@JNHanvey
has called for school meals to be made free across Scotland following the success of National School Meals Week.
"People who are spending a lot of their time caring, maybe even on top of a job, can end up very isolated."
@theSNP
@Dr_PhilippaW
has been raising awareness for
#CarersWeek2023
and praised the work that unpaid carers are doing to support their families and local community.
Motherwell teacher Jeana Campbell says she is overwhelmed by the support from the community after over £80,000 has been raised for her to receive potentially lifesaving treatment after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
"The vast majority of asylum seekers are awarded asylum, and therefor are found to be genuine."
@Dr_PhilippaW
believes that the UK Government's Rwanda bill is all about "performance", following the first stage of the proposals passing through a vote last week.
"I don't think any older person should be living, as they currently do, in abject poverty."
@JNHanvey
believes that Scotland's state pension increases should be in line with other European nations.
"It's great for guys to know that there are things there for them."
@KillieCommunity
@jyemcc12
organised a football tournament involving Ayrshire Recovery services, to show how sport can help people to focus on their mental wellbeing, as part of their recovery from addiction.
Research undertaken by the Scottish Prison Services showed that over 45% of prisoners had experienced childhood domestic violence, among other traumatic abuse.
Lawyer Darryl Lovie told That's TV Scotland more about the links between Adverse Childhood Experiences and offending.
🗣️: "It gives us something to pour all our emotion and energy into."
@potter_craig
on his fundraising efforts for
@heartresearchuk
in honour of his late mum who sadly passed away.
Watch here⬇️⬇️⬇️
"Shutting Grangemouth refinery would be calamitous for Scotland and calamitous for the environment."
@eastlothianmp
believes the Scottish Government have been naive to the potential closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery.
"Naloxone can make a difference, and can buy that time until the ambulance arrives and the ambulance team take over."
@Dr_PhilippaW
has praised the
@SDFnews
programme that teaches people how to safely administer Naloxone in an emergency.
"On the day that he died I decided I was going to climb Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Cornhill Hospice where he spent the last couple of months of his life."
@JimFairlieLogie
has donated £50,000 to Cornhill Macmillan Centre in memory of his brother.
"We need to be confident and play our own game, and you never know in these games... anything can happen."
Captain of
@StirlingUniFC
James Berry and his teammates can't wait to test themselves against a top team in Saturday's
@ScottishCup
Fourth Round tie against Dundee United.
"The time for a constitutional convention is now to bring together the independence movement."
@eastlothianmp
that the pro-independence parties should come together to call a Constitutional Convention, following the announcement of the First Minister's new independence strategy.
"The real villain is Sir Keir Starmer, and I don't think anybody should be in any doubt about that!"
@JNHanvey
has criticised the leader of the Labour Party, following the Sir Linsday Hoyle's decision to accept a Labour amendment in Parliament last week.
"She has been a formidable politician who has lead Scotland through a harrowing couple of years."
@theSNP
MSP Siobhan Brown thanked
@NicolaSturgeon
for her work over the last eight years after the First Minister announced her intentions to resign from office on Wednesday.
🗣️: 'I'm so proud'
Dawn Kennedy gives a touching tribute to her son, Jay Kennedy who sadly passed away last year at 20-years of age.
After his death they vowed to raise funds for a complimentary
@ayrshirecancer
therapy room, and they are now at £50,000
Watch here
"At the end of the day, the grass is green, it's eleven versus eleven, we'll give it a good go!"
@pollokfc
Manager Stewart Maxwell has said it would be a massive achievement to lead the club into the Fourth Round of the
@ScottishCup
for the first time in their history.
"Everybody involved deserves this achievement and success."
@AyrUtdGirls
Clare Docherty believes promotion would mean everything to the club, after they secured a
@SWFChampionship
play-off spot with a 2-1 victory over Rossvale on Sunday.
"They're playing with a smile on their face which is exactly what I want from them."
@AlloaAthleticFC
boss Andy Graham has said his side are trying not to pay too much attention to the league table, following their 4-1 victory over Cove Rangers at the weekend.
"We have to improve pensions, because the UK pension is currently one of the worst in the whole of Western Europe."
@eastlothianmp
believes Scottish independence could benefit the
@WASPI_Campaign
and deliver compensation for those affected.
A Mental health awareness group from Inverclyde has moved into a bigger premises to give local men better access to help.
Man On Inverclyde was established at the beginning of the pandemic as a response to a lack of mental health facilities in the area for men.
A Scots woman went viral on social media after sharing a photo of inconsiderate parking that blocked off a pedestrian crossing.
Kayleigh O'Niell, Scottish Greens candidate for Forth Ward in this year's election, told That's TV Scotland more about the need for a culture change.
"It took a TV drama to finally to get the government to take action, and that is a pattern we've seen with so many scandals in the past."
@Dr_PhilippaW
has called for more accountability and urgency from the UK Government in their handling of the Post Office Inquiry.
"That's really quite scary, not just for asylum seekers, but for all of us."
@Dr_PhilippaW
believes the passing of the UK Government's Rwanda Bill will allow a judge to "ignore the European convention on human rights."
"There's always a demographic that's really difficult to engage with... and what we have is that core audience."
@MFCTrust
has been awarded
@nlcpeople
's Provost Award, for best community group in
#motherwell
.
"The bottom line is, if we go to Cove and win on Saturday, then we're in the playoffs. That's all our focus will be."
@AlloaAthleticFC
boss Andy Graham wants his players to continue to take things one game at a time going into the final three games of the season.
A Southside restaurant is hosting a Ukrainian night to raise much-needed funds to aid the war-stricken country.
Scottish-Italian bistro Battlefield Rest will welcome guests to a special evening with homemade Ukrainian food and music.
"Any little thing we can do to educate, or bring a wee smile then that's what we're here for as well. It's not just the fires and dramatic stuff."
@fire_scot
Kilmarnock Community Fire Station have started their own bee hive, to teach children their importance to the environment.
"It was born out of necessity in East Ayrshire with the drug deaths throughout Scotland."
The East Ayrshire Recovery Hub supports those who misuse drugs and alcohol providing choice.
A professional Dalkeith musician and accordionist created a virtual pub for visitors from all around the world to join in and listen to traditional Scottish music. Ewan Galloway's passion to share Scottish and Irish tunes spurred him on to create the 'Stagger Inn'.
"I think in retrospect when you look back, we've made a massive leap forward as a football club, on and off the pitch."
@AyrUnitedFC
manager Lee Bullen believes that the club have given themselves a platform to make another promotion push in the upcoming campaign.
"That game stands out to everyone, everyone knows me as that lad that scored against Bayern Munich."
@josh_walker89
ranks that goal against
@FCBayernEN
as one of the highlights of his career, as this week marks the fifteen year anniversary of a historic night for
@AberdeenFC
"I hope they take some comfort that there are members of every party who have signed the final proposal of the bill."
@GillianMacMSP
has secured the official right to introduce her bill that would bring in buffer zones around abortion clinics to protect women from harassment.
"You don't know if anyone can afford to put on the table."
@KillieCommunity
are delivering over 400 hampers to people across Ayrshire this Christmas to provide food and household items to people who may be unable to leave their homes during the festive period.
"They impose the same level and rate on somebody who struggles to heat their modest council house, as the person who's a billionaire and has a mansion."
@eastlothianmp
Kenny MacAskill has called on the UK Government to provide more consistent energy costs across the country.
The Scots Language Centre has launched a support website coinciding with the start of the census to support respondents in assessing their Scots capabilities. That's TV caught up with the Centre's Michael Dempster to learn more about
#ScotlandCensus2022
"She's smashed glass ceilings, but she's definitely left the ladder down and encouraged us all to climb it."
@KarenAdamMSP
described
@NicolaSturgeon
as a "feminist icon" and believes she has lead the way for female politicians around the country.
"We don't want to have a situation where people are forced into work that they are maybe not properly fit for. "
@MaggieChapman
has expressed her concerns regarding the UK Government's plans to remove free health care for benefit claimants.
"I bring this grumpy old man to the Football Memories event and an hour and half later, I take my husband back home."
@dundeeunitedct
and
@alzscot
have been running monthly sessions for people with
#dementia
, to reminisce about old games, players and other fond memories.
"Council tax is a local tax and should be set by councillors, who are elected to serve their local areas."
#Glasgow
Green Councillor
@jonmolyneuxSGP
has criticised Humza Yousaf’s decision to announce a council tax freeze without consultation.
"We need to ensure that future generations have the skills in understanding cultures, understanding different societal relationships."
@MaggieChapman
has expressed concerns regarding proposals to cut of language degrees at the University of Aberdeen.
A mental health group from Dundee has achieved charity status just three years after being founded.
Walk and Blether was set up in 2019 as a response to Dundee's ever worsening mental health statistics - it currently has the highest suicide rate in Scotland.
"People are struggling to pay current bills, and they're not able to meet past debt."
@eastlothianmp
has criticised the UK Government's handling of their rising energy debt, after Ofgem revealed that the figure is approaching £3 billion.
"My dad actually won this award as well...23 years previously."
#commonwealthgames
hero
@EilishMccolgan
won this year's International Sports Person Award at the
@DundeeSports
Dinner.
Eilish spoke about her time at the
@dundeehawks
as well as her Giving Back to Track initiative.
"The whole purpose of the conference was to empower and inspire local people."
The Ayrshire Equality Partnership hosted a Hate Crime Conference, aiming to challenge and educate communities.
"We need people, and we're very clear that we want people to come and settle in Scotland."
@Dr_PhilippaW
has criticised proposals to increase the minimum income requirement for people to move to the UK which are set to be introduced in the spring.
"A lot of people don't necessarily understand how important it is for young girls..."
Dundee's
#OorFierceGirls
and
@DundeeHWB1
have launched their Safe Spaces initiative, hoping to create spaces for young girls and women where they are safe, listened to and believed.
"This is for us, a mark of what Motherwell really is."
@MFCTrust
has invited primary school children to Fir Park, to provide free football and lunches during the school holidays.
"We called it like a protein sandwich."
@alessiociulli
from
@UoDCeTPD
has led research into defining a new class of molecular glue which could significantly enhance cancer and neurodegenerative disease treatments.
"Over half a billion pounds of an underspend is incredibly concerning."
@mgoldenmsp
has criticised the Scottish Government for under spending their annual budget by over half a billion pounds.
"It's about putting things into place that matter for Alloa as a football club that outlive a manager."
@AlloaAthleticFC
boss Andy Graham has said he is looking forward to his first full calendar year in management, following his appointment in November.
"The club's set up and facilities are different class, so we're obviously hoping to utilise that."
@CumnockJnrsFC
new manager John Doyle wants to build on the club's momentum following their recent Junior Cup success.
"The days of a granny huddling in a chair with a blanket over her are sadly returning."
@eastlothianmp
has called on the UK Government to address poverty amongst pensioners who are being impacted by the cost of living crisis.
"We'll bring together over 5000 athletes, competitors, officials and spectators from 50 different countries."
#Dundee
is set to host the
@wukfonline
#worldkarate
Championships for All Ages – for the second time.
"I am eating, sleeping and breathing this bill."
@scottishgreens
MSP for Central Scotland
@GillianMacMSP
says the introduction of protest buffer zones around
#abortion
clinics in
#Scotland
will be one of the proudest legacies of devolution.
"I don't think failure is an option here."
@theSNP
MP for Edinburgh East
@TommySheppard
, who has been campaigning to save the The King’s Theatre in
#Edinburgh
@captheatres
, said it's a real nightmare to think that this place might close and be tuned into flats.
"Just Transition at this present moment is just a glib soundbite!"
@eastlothianmp
believes the continued extraction of oil from the North Sea is needed for a just transition, following ongoing proposals on the closures of the Rosebank Oil Field and Grangemouth refinery.
"It'll be tough against Spartans. That'll be the hardest part I would say."
@BrechinCityFC
Chairman Kevin Mackie believes that everyone at the club still has their feet firmly on the ground after becoming Highland League Champions last weekend.
"There is a very very clear link between poor mental health and debt."
@MaggieChapman
has been highlighting the work done by the Economy and Fair Work Committee to address the impact debt can have on mental health.
"The opposite of addiction is connection. These events show the power of people connecting and coming together."
@DarrenA333
& Minds of Recovery were part of a crowd of 3,000 who walked for two miles in Inverclyde over the weekend to honour those they've lost through addiction.
"People there rightly are asking serious questions of the council as to why steps were not taking to close that flood gate."
@murdo_fraser
has criticised Perth and Kinross Council for failing to close a floodgate during the recent heavy rainfall.
"We need energy support because bills are too high and are becoming unaffordable for many people."
@AlanBrownSNP
is calling on the UK Government to do more to help people through the cost of living crisis.
"What happened yesterday had become inevitable."
@Dr_PhilippaW
shares her view on the Prime Minister's resignation.
Liz Truss said she the current economic situation had meant she was unable to carry out the mandate for which she was voted in.
"At present, those life chances are not great."
@colinsmythmsp
has called on the Scottish Government to provide more funding to tackle brain tumours, with
@braintumourrsch
finding that just 1% the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to brain tumours since 2002.
A gamer from Glasgow has raised over $1,000 USD for a local homeless charity by hosting an online gaming tournament.
Neil told That's TV Scotland more about this tournament and how he used it as a means of combating the stigma attached to people experiencing homelessness.
Edinburgh-based children's charity, Kids OR, announced recently that they have officially installed their 50th Operating Room for children. That's TV Scotland spoke with Kids OR's Africa Director, Rosemary Mugwe, about 'putting life changing tools into life changing hands'.
Christina McKelvie MSP has backed this year's MoonWalk, run by charity Walk the Walk, calling on others to support the June event in any way they can.
That's TV Scotland caught up with her to learn more about the event and how she believes this charity is invaluable.
"The RMT are clear that they see this as a health and safety issue."
@CMochan
has backed the
@RMTunion
'Keep the Guard on ScotRail' campaign, following discussions to extend the use of Driver-Only Operation services.
.
@AyrshireColl
has signed up to a partnership with
@BBCRadioScot
, in partnership with
@bbcintroducing
, to give students experience of recording live performance, whilst supporting skills development🎶
Yesterday's PMQs shocked Scots all over the kingdom, after Boris Johnson appeared to body shame the SNP's Westminster leader, MP Ian Blackford.
MP Kirsty Blackman shared her perspective on the apparent fatphobic remark with That's TV Scotland.
"The girl's side of the game has been growing for years now."
@MFCTrust
has hosted a training camp for girls at
#Braidhurst
, in the hopes of getting more young girls into the sport.
"We were brought together with that common goal that we really do want to save lives at sea."
@LargsRNLI
@mcrae_claire
was invited to a remembrance service in Westminster Abbey on Monday to mark the 200th anniversary of the
@RNLI
"We need to make sure we recognise the successes and progress that we've made, but not pretend that progress came easily."
@MaggieChapman
discussed how much further Scotland has to go in order to be truly inclusive following the members debate to mark the end of
#lgbthm23
"We just have to stay focused, stay calm, stay relaxed, but also keep our determination about us."
@RaithRovers
manager Ian Murray believes that his side have started the season strongly but understands that there are no easy fixtures in the Scottish Championship.
"They're able to offload what their issues are, but also have a wee bit of fun."
@alzscot
and
@KillieCommunity
have come together to put on Football Memories and WAG sessions to support not only those living with dementia, but their partners and carers as well.
"We're hearing from all these participants that it is their mental wellbeing that is improving over time."
@KillieCommunity
have started their 'Walk & Talk' initiative to help local residents to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
"For my constituents in Angus, I want to see the state intervention in this extraordinary cost of living and cost of business crisis."
MP for Angus
@DaveDooganSNP
reveals his concerns over the new Prime Minister and reassembly of Government.
A Scottish teenager has been crowned winner of the UK wide Springboard FutureChef competition, after battling it out against 11 other finalists.
S4 pupil Phoebe Lawson was successful in local and regional heats before being selected to represent North East Scotland.