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20 Most Recent News Stories
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Wed 3rd Sep 2008
Mike Pringle MSP has called a public meeting in the main church hall at Marchmont St Giles Church, Kilgraston Road on Tuesday the 9th of September at 7:30pm, all local residents are invited. The issue at hand is the future of Warrender Park Road Post Office which has been earmarked for closure by the Westminster Government as part of their rationalisation plans to close 2500 Post Offices across the UK.
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Wed 16th Jul 2008
Mike Pringle has hit back at the Scottish Government's proposals to increase the minimum age for alcohol off license sales from 18 to 21.
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Wed 16th Jul 2008
Mike Pringle joined other MSPs at parliament today to wish Nelson Mandela a very happy birthday. Mr Mandela will celebrate his 90th birthday on the 19th of July.
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Thu 12th Jun 2008
Mike Pringle MSP has submitted a motion to the Scottish Parliament congratulating Linda McDonald from charity Malawi Underprivileged Mothers (MUMs) on being awarded the William Y Darling Edinburgh Citizen of the Year Award. The motion has attracted cross party support in praise of the Edinburgh midwife.
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Wed 11th Jun 2008
Mike Pringle MSP has lead calls of congratulations at the Scottish Parliament for the 44 pupils from 16 schools and five disciplines across Edinburgh who were part of this year's City of Edinburgh Schools Sports Academy.
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Thu 22nd May 2008
Concerned by news that recent legislation passed by the UK Government has placed all 12 post offices in his Edinburgh South under threat of closure, Mike Pringle has pledged to campaign against cuts to vital local services.
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Thu 22nd May 2008
Mike Pringle MSP attended the exciting climax to this seasons over-14s Bank of Scotland Midnight League at Tynecastle yesterday. A feast of football wowed an enthusiastic crowd as both semis and the final went down to the wire, Dunfermline's Woodmill Rovers eventually emerging victorious.
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Mon 7th Apr 2008
Mike Pringle MSP visited the Drum sheltered housing complex last week to join in the celebration of its 30th birthday. Mike met with local residents and helped longest serving tenant Elizabeth Denholm cut the cake on what proved to be a really enjoyable day.
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Mon 31st Mar 2008
A motion by Mike Pringle MSP expressing his abhorrence of the Chinese Government's recent suppression of democratic protests by the people of Tibet has attracted widespread cross party support from the Scottish Parliament.
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Tue 18th Mar 2008
Last week Mike Pringle MSP announced his intention to re-introduce his bill to the Scottish Parliament proposing a 10p levy on all plastic bags. The money raised from the levy is set to be reinvested in local environmental projects.
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Thu 28th Feb 2008
Mike Pringle MSP was today welcoming news that a working group has been set up by the City of Edinburgh Council to develop plans for a new multi-sport pavilion at Inch Park. Mike has been a long standing supporter of the plans and is running a petition to try and push them forward.
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Thu 28th Feb 2008
Mike Pringle was celebrating good news for students today as the Graduate Endowment (Abolition) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament. The abolition means that any student who graduated last year or is set to graduate in the future will no longer have to pay the £2289 fee.
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Tue 26th Feb 2008
Speaking during a debate on Malawi in the Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh South Mike Pringle condemned the Government for breaking a manifesto pledge to increase the international aid budget by 100 per cent.
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Fri 15th Feb 2008
Having welcomed the recent Government Neurology Report that recommends neurological services are retained at the Sick Kids Mike Pringle, MSP for Edinburgh South, has issued a warning to Edinburgh residents and the Government over Cancer care services, calling for confirmation that they will also be retained.
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Wed 6th Feb 2008
Mike Pringle MSP has given his support to the Tearfund campaign encouraging people to reduce their carbon footprint for Lent as an alternative to giving up chocolate or sweets. Part of the campaign includes encouraging shoppers to turn down plastic bags at supermarkets in favour of more environmentally friendly reusable alternatives.
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Mon 14th Jan 2008
Mike Pringle Joined members of Amnesty International and Jamie Hepburn MSP yesterday outside the United States consulate in Edinburgh in protest at the continued detention without trial of the prisoners held at the Guantanamo bay. Mike was amongst over 150 protesters, 130 of which wore orange boiler suits and assumed the now infamous submission posture in front of the consulate.
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Fri 11th Jan 2008
Mike Pringle welcomed yesterdays Government U-turn on the future of sports Scotland. But his delight that the organisation had been retained was tempered by the news that over 100 jobs associated with it were being moved from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
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Wed 12th Dec 2007
Mike Pringle joined students and carol singers from Edinburgh University outside parliament last week to protest at what they perceive to be a real terms Scottish Government cut in funding for higher education.
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Thu 6th Dec 2007
Liberal Democrat Community Safety spokesperson Mike Pringle MSP has welcomed moves by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) to breathalyse all motorists stopped for driving offences.
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Wed 5th Dec 2007
Speaking in the parliament debating chamber yesterday Mike Pringle questioned Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Stuart Stevenson on his plans for the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway line.
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