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  Mark pays tribute to local campaigners Mark Lazarowicz MP, Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, has welcomed the boost given to local Post Offices by the Labour Government’s award...
  
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• Labour wins Forth byelection
  Congratulations to Cammy Day, who has won the Edinburgh City Council by-election in Forth Ward, most of which is in Edinburgh North & Leith constituency. I’ve worked closely with Cammy...
  
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The UK Government has recently announced a £1bn package of energy saving measures.

Following the announcement of the package, everyone in Edinburgh and Leith will be eligible for at least 50 per cent off loft and cavity wall insulation, with everyone on low incomes and all pensioners able to get these for free, and cold weather payments for the most vulnerable will be increased from £8.50 to £25 a week. You can find out about the help available by calling the “Save Money, Save Energy, Act on CO2” helpline on: 0800 512 012.

Advice on heating your home affordably and a comprehensive list of some of the help available (including winter fuel payments and social tariffs) can be found on Mark's site here. Mark's also produced a 'Staying Warm’ information leaflet which you can get a copy from the constituency office on 557-0577.

Go along to the Edinburgh Ethical Christmas Fayre, Dec 6-14, Mon-Sat 10-7pm, Sun 10-5pm. Princes Street/Castle Street. See more here

Join the Campaign for a Leith Museum!

I've been in touch with a number of local groups who are keen to set up a Leith museum and we've launched a campaign to try and make this a reality. Click here for more information. 

Locally, Mark has been working to promote the Edinburgh community energy project to engage the local community in tackling climate change. You can find out more on the Edinburgh Community Energy Co-op on their website here. You can find out more about how to get involved with local environmental and conservation groups by reading the Guide to Local Green Groups here

For more on Mark's work on environment issues, both in Parliament and in the constituency, click here. 

Mark has taken a keen interest in environmental issues and in 2006 won a prestigious Parliamentary award for his work in promoting renewable energy, principally for the work on his successful Private Members' Bill, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act. Mark is also a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee which has looked at a number of high profile environmental issues recently.

Stop the press! See photos here of the world's first wave farm, designed and built by by Edinburgh-based firm Pelamis Wave Power Ltd. See also Guardian article & video here. 

As your local MP, Mark can often help with problems you may have with Government, with other public bodies, and sometimes with other businesses and organisations. For more information on how Mark can help you, click here. You can also read about Mark's recent work in his Summer Report here 

Mark holds regular advice surgeries. If you need assistance or would like to raise any issues with Mark, please feel free to come along to the surgeries at the following locations and times:

Every Friday (No appointment is needed)

• 4pm Stockbridge Library, Hamilton Place
• 5pm Ainslie Park Leisure Centre
• 6pm Constituency Office, 5 Croall Place, Leith Walk

Five ways to contact Mark

• call 0131 557 0577
• email lazarowiczm@parliament.uk
• write 5 Croall Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH7 4LT
• visit one of Mark's advice surgeries (details above)
• website www.lazarowicz.org.uk