COWDENBEATH MSP, Annabelle Ewing has welcomed the national roll out of the Baby Box system and has also expressed particular congratulations to the family from Cowdenbeath who were the first Fife recipients.

She said: “The roll-out of the Baby Box scheme throughout the whole of Scotland after a positive pilot period is great news for Scottish families.

“I was particularly pleased to learn that the first recipients of a Baby Box in Fife are from Cowdenbeath. I hope that young Emma-Lily will be very happy with the contents of her box and I am delighted to be able to send my congratulations to the Hughes family and wish them all the very best for the future.”