Councillor Helen Crawford, Aird & Loch Ness Ward, takes pylon fight to Westminster Tuesday, 21 October, 2025 Councillor Helen Crawford took the pylon fight to London on Tuesday for a Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Impact of electricity infrastructure on rural communities.’ Secured by John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, the debate considered the impact of electricity infrastructure on rural communities across Scotland. John paid tribute to Councillor Helen Crawford, who was in the... Holyrood NewsLocal NewsWestminster News
Councillor Crawford plans for Community Council Convention at Parliament after leader of Highland Council refuses to help. 24th September 2025 A local candidate and Councillor has begun fulflment of her pledge to "take the pylon fight to Holyrood". In the same week that the Leader of Highland Council... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Locals denied representation at Seagull Summit 23rd September 2025 Local Representatives Excluded from Inverness Gull Summit – Call for Transparency and Community Involvement The Scottish Government’s Gull Summit is being held... Local News
SNP Highland Council Administration Silences Skye Councillor Over Skye Reinforcement Project 18th September 2025 Highland Council has been engulfed in controversy after Cllr Ruraidh Stewart, Member for Skye and Leader of the Conservative Group, was thrown out of the... Local News
Scottish Conservative Inverness and Nairn Holyrood Candidate says Highlands facing “terrifying” Winter. 17th September 2025 New statistics have revealed that only 82.3% of patients across the Highlands were seen within four hours at A&E departments in July. This figure is shockingly... Local News
Councillor Helen Crawford vows to take pylon fight to Holyrood. 9th September 2025 Scottish Conservative Councillor and business owner Helen Crawford has confirmed she will stand as a candidate in the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Elaine Kirby selected for Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross 17th June 2025 The Highland Conservatives have selected Cllr Elaine Kirby as their candidate for the Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross constituency in the 2026 Scottish... Holyrood News
Ruraidh Stewart Named Scottish Conservative Candidate for Inverness and Nairn in 2026 Holyrood Election 19th May 2025 The Scottish Conservative Party has announced the selection of Councillor Ruraidh Stewart as the party’s candidate for Inverness and Nairn in the 2026 Scottish... Local News
Interactive Renewables map goes live 6th May 2025 Map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/2928bb39f0dd4ab68f1b3a8988861a… Highlands residents will now be able to see the proposed renewables projects in... Local News
Keep up to date with the digital landline transition process! 2nd April 2025 Highland Council's Older Person Champion Cllr Isabelle Mackenzie has this week urged elderly residents of the Highlands to take advantage of BT's 'Digital Voice... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
