Miles Briggs

Population growth and practice closures mean a steep rise in patient numbers for Lothian GPs

Lothian GPs see average 22 per cent increase in patient numbers

Miles Briggs MSP

Edinburgh needs a housing emergency fund - Miles Briggs

Rank-and-file police officers have called for more powers to require removal of balaclavas

'New powers for police over balaclavas would require clear evidence'

QR code stickers offering mail delivery of illegal drugs spark alarm

Stock photo of an Edinburgh pothole being fixed, at Lothian Road.

Major decline in pothole repairs branded 'very concerning'

People often find young men in balaclavas riding around on bikes intimidating,says Miles Briggs

Tories call for city centre balaclava ban to stem antisocial behaviour

Miles Briggs at Penumbra's Edinburgh Crisis Centre with Shaun Macaulay-Davidson, left, and chief executive Mike Burns, right.

Mental health crisis centre could close because of funding cuts

Dunbar's Belhaven Beach is a popular destination for surfers. Pic: contributed

Call for legally binding targets to end sewage discharges into sea

Network Rail are yet to make a final decision but have not ruled out closure

Future of Edinburgh Waverley station's information desk uncertain

Scotland has fallen behind in education

SNP must get rid of their policy blinkers - Miles Briggs

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East

Why palliative care is my number one priority - Miles Briggs

The first GP walk-in clinic was opened in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh earlier this year (Jane Barlow/PA)

Wester Hailes has Scotland's busiest walk-in GP centre

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

Everything you need to know about Sheriffhall roundabout

NHS Lothian warned it did not have enough space to carry out all of the patient care needed

'NHS Lothian loses out on £200 million due to unfair finding formula'

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Showing the world the best side of Scotland - Miles Briggs

An artist's impression of the proposed flyover at the notorious Sheriffhall roundabout on the City of Edinburgh Bypass.

Transport Secretary told Sheriffhall flyover must be top of to-do list
Another letter to another minister ‘feels like Groundhog Day’ says Miles Briggs
Ian Swanson

The taxis ares decorated for the outing and the children often fire water pistols

MSP calls for Justice Secretary to save children's taxi outing

Conservative candidate Miles Briggs

Lothian voters hold the key to stopping the SNP winning a majority - Miles Brigg...

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

No go-ahead for Sheriffhall flyover until after election

IPS, the manufacturers of the parking meters described the scale of vandalism as ‘unprecedented’.

Parking anger in North Berwick? It must be nearly election time - Steve Cardowni...

A main contractor has now been appointed for Edinburgh’s new eye hospital

'No time to lose on Edinburgh's long-awaited new eye hospital'

Parking meters and signs have been vandalised in North Berwick.

Scottish Government urged to intervene and stop parking charges

Miles Briggs and Sue Webber have been named as the Tories' numbers one and two candidate on the Edinburgh and Lothians East regional list

Tories reveal list candidates for Edinburgh and Lothians East

A referendum in 2005 overwhelmingly rejected a congestion charge for Edinburgh. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Edinburgh congestion charge raised at First Minister's Questions

A person on the streets in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh has highest death rate among homeless people

The number of ‘red-flagged’ addresses in Edinburgh has trebled in three years

Ambulance crews at risk as number of red flagged addresses trebles

Edinburgh residents voted by three to one to reject congestion charging in 2005

Congestion charge could be brought in by back door, claims MSP
Edinburgh could be landed with a congestion charge introduced by the back door, a Lothian Tory MSP has claimed.
Ian Swanson

Miles Briggs, Conservative MSP for Lothian.

Common-sense politics needed urgently - Miles Briggs

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

Extra lane 'could ease congestion' at Sheriffhall roundabout

Miles Briggs MSP says the SNP's 'naïve attitude to law and order' has led to increased littering.

Lothian MSP reveals pressure on bins and budgets with Freedom of Information req...

Miles Briggs MSP says school children must not be discouraged from walking to school.

MSP reveals 34 school crossings in Edinburgh without lollipop patrols

Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, says the SNP is 'unequivocally' failing to tackle the housing crisis.

Edinburgh Social housing list grows by nearly a quarter in less than two years

An artist's impression of the proposed flyover at the notorious Sheriffhall roundabout on the City of Edinburgh Bypass.

Sheriffhall roundabout project 'in pipeline' but still no start date

Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Exclusions drop as violence in schools increases, says Tory MSP

ScotRail was taken into public ownership in 2022

'Complaints, refunds and antisocial behaviour on ScotRail have soared'

Gayfield Square police station will be closed every evening for a week

'Round the clock' police station will close every evening for a week

Miles Briggs MSP

Progress on multiple fronts, more needed - Miles Briggs

Gayfield Square police station has frequently been closed to the public

Closures of city centre police station to public 'put people at risk'

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

Sheriffhall flyover 'may never be built' warns MSP

Angela Constance agreed to meet Lothian MSPs over their concern about police numbers

Justice Secretary agrees to meet MSPs over police numbers

Some residents were not impressed with the early advent of festive lights

Residents dismayed at Christmas lights in October

The former Lothian and Borders police headquarters at Fettes is to be vacated by Police Scotland following the discovery of RAAC concrete in the building.

'Staggering' maintenance backlog for police stations

Health bosses under pressure from John Swinney over hospice cash cut

Palliative care in Edinburgh is now at risk by underfunding

Hospice care sector needs proper funding - Miles Briggs

School crossing patrols in Fife are vacant as the council struggles to recruit (Pic: Johnston Press)

Streets 'never less safe' for children walking to school, claims MSP

In Balerno, community weeding has helped replace the use of glyphosate

Complaints about weeds reach 10-year high

The escalators at Waverley Steps boarded up to allow te refurbishments to be carried out

Cost of Waveley escalator refurbishment branded 'excessive'

Miles Briggs MSP

Time to end Sheriffhall roundabout saga - Miles Briggs

Sheriffhall Flyover plans. (Image: Transport Scotland)

Sheriffhall roundabout named in UK's top 10 most stressful junctions

Traffic at Sheriffhall on the A720, Edinburgh City Bypass (Photo: Traffic Scotland).

Sheriffhall flyover cost 'could be two and a half times budget'

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

MSPs press for answers on long-delayed Sheriffhall flyover

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

Junction upgrade no further forward - Sue Webber

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover.

Campaign for Scottish Government to prioritise Sheriffhall upgrade

Record numbers of pupils with additional support needs in city schools

24/7 police station closed to the public 40 times in six weeks

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