Local MSP Gordon MacDonald has welcomed new figures that show a huge boost to connectivity in the City of Edinburgh, thanks to significant investment from the SNP Government. According to the latest coverage statistics from Thinkbroadband, 98.5% of properties in Edinburgh are now connected to superfast broadband – a 8% rise from 2014 when only 90.5% of properties were connected to internet speeds of at least 30Mbps. A report published this week from Ofcom also found that 172,889 properties across Scotland have been connected to superfast broadband in the last year alone. Despite connectivity and broadband remaining reserved to Westminster, Scotland is the only part of the UK that has guaran
SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald has urged people in the capital to download the new ‘Protect Scotland’ app - to help slow the spread of Coronavirus and support the easing of lockdown restrictions. The app can be downloaded onto phones and will let users know if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. The app will automatically alert users if someone reports that they’ve tested positive for Covid-19 and that they have been in close contact recently. No personal identifiable information will be entered on the app and the Scottish Government has assured that it will not monitor the location of individuals as the app uses Bluetooth technology, and not GPS, t
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon MacDonald, has today called on Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government to take action to tackle “dirty camping” in the Pentland Hills. In debate about Dirty Camping, Gordon MacDonald called on the Edinburgh Council to use their £5 million allocation of The Scottish Government’s Spaces for People funding to provide a path to the Pentlands from Balerno. The MSP said that the area is “seeing increased traffic and inconsiderate parking which is creating major problems for farmers and local residents - people are parking across junctions, access roads or narrowing the carriageway.” Mr MacDonald, who had previously raised the matter with The Scottish Governmen
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP Gordon MacDonald has welcomed a new £60 million Youth Guarantee announced in the Programme for Government, which guarantees everyone in Edinburgh aged 16-24, a job, a place in education or a place in training. The new partnership between the Scottish Government and Scotland’s employers is backed by £60 million of government investment, which will be broken down as follows: £30 million through local authorities to help local partnerships to deliver employability support for young people £10 million to create additional opportunities in colleges £10 million additional funding for Developing the Young Workforce, the Scottish Government’s internationally recognised Youth
