Elaine Kirby selected for Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross Tuesday, 17 June, 2025 The Highland Conservatives have selected Cllr Elaine Kirby as their candidate for the Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross constituency in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Having lived in the constituency with her family, Elaine is well versed on the many emotive issues that locals currently face up here. She is passionate about the values we must uphold in this vast, and stunning landscape... Holyrood News
Concern as SNP spending review threatens council services 7th June 2022 Local Conservatives have expressed concern that SNP spending plans, revealed in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, will lead to cuts in services provided by... Holyrood News
Edward Mountain MSP letter to the readers of the P&J regarding the future of the Highland PICT team 7th June 2022 **Letter originally published in The Press and Journal on 3 June 2022: Dear Editor, I sure everyone across the Highlands will welcome the good news that our Pre... Local News
Comment on delay to A9 dualling 1st June 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “This is yet another example of the SNP rowing back on promises that they made to local people. “We... Holyrood News
Edward Mountain MSP 'bitterly disappointed' following fresh delays to opening of National Treatment Centre in Inverness 30th May 2022 NHS Highland have confirmed that the long-awaited opening of the National Treatment Centre in Inverness will be delayed from 9 December 2022 to 3 April 2023... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP raises concerns about rural community pharmacies under threat of closure due to workforce challenges 23rd May 2022 **Article originally published in The Inverness Courier, 20 May 2022 In recent years, the Highlands has seen a reduction in local high street services, whether... Local News
Comment on investment at the Nc'nean Distillery, Morvern 19th May 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said: “One of the challenges facing Lochaber, and some other rural parts of the Highlands, is depopulation and... Local News
Raigmore Hospital shouldn't accept Moray mums until SNP Government promises are met, writes Edward Mountain MSP 17th May 2022 **Article originally published in The Press & Journal, 16 May 2022 The challenge of providing maternity care across the Highlands is one that has troubled the... Local News
Shadow Business Minister hails potential of Skye harbour project 16th May 2022 The Scottish Conservative's Shadow Business Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the potential of a community-led project to develop the harbour at... Local News
"Scandalous" that £82.5m milestone payments were paid for two faulty ferries, says Edward Mountain MSP 14th May 2022 Following the news that the Scottish Government continued to pay milestone payments to Ferguson Marine despite the vessels being faulty, Edward Mountain MSP... Local News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
