A magazine serving south Edinburgh constituents has been given a special award in Westminster.

The developer of Ian Murray MP’s e-magazine, Paul Mackay, was awarded researcher of the year at The Politics Home Digital Engagement Awards.

The first of its kind amongst the country’s MPs, Mr Murray’s online eMagazine gives residents the opportunity to see what he’s been doing in Parliament and locally, as well as offering his views on current issues.

Mr Murray can also be contacted by some 6000 constituents via the monthly magazine.

Commenting on Mr McKay’s award, Mr Murray said: “I want to congratulate Paul McKay who developed and administers the eMagazine, I am extremely honoured to serve the people of south Edinburgh and I want to try new and innovative ways of communicating and discussing the issues that matter to them.

“I want to engage as many people as possible in the debate and express my views in a way that is easy to understand and hopefully enjoyable to read, listen and watch with my audio and video feeds. The online magazine also has great environmental benefits as it cuts down the amount of paper MPs use and hopefully over time will negate that need all together.

“As a local MP who does more advertised open surgeries than any other MP in the country I am keen for the local community to use this eMagazine as a free advertising medium for their events, announcements and information. More and more local groups are using it in this way. I would encourage anybody who has access to the internet and lives in South Edinburgh to sign up to the free service”.

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