Keep up to date with the digital landline transition process! Wednesday, 2 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' events, designed to help people less familiar with technology understand the changes being made to landline phones. If you are uncertain about the change, which is phonelines moving from physical to being connected via broadband, you... Local News
“Take your questions elsewhere” – MSP astounded by SNP Minister’s response on FOI failings 24th March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has called out the SNP Minister responsible for the Scottish Government’s performance in relation to Freedom of... Local News
FMQs: Sturgeon sinks under pressure on £250 million ferry fiasco 24th March 2022 An under-pressure Nicola Sturgeon was slammed today for “one of the worst public spending disasters since devolution” over her government’s handling of the... Holyrood News
A “farce” that could cost Scotland up to “half a billion” – Edward Mountain MSP delivers damning speech on SNP’s ferry failings 23rd March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today gave a damning assessment of the Scottish Government’s failure to renew Scotland’s aging ferry fleet. The MSP... Local News
Ferry service risks becoming a “driver of depopulation” says MSP 23rd March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the ferry crisis is now so serious that it risks becoming a “driver of depopulation” in Scotland’s island... Holyrood News
MSP seeks assurances over ferry deal 21st March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has written to a Scottish Government-owned ferry owner over its deal to have new ferries for its fleet built by... Holyrood News
MSP renews calls for Highland Medical School as NHS Highland struggles to recruit for new National Treatment Centre 17th March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain MSP has renewed calls for the creation of a Highland Medical School to address NHS Highland’s historic issues to... Local News
Report on broadband rollout a “damning indictment” of SNP - Cameron 16th March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has described Audit Scotland’s report on the roll-out of the R100 broadband programme as representing a “damning... Holyrood News
FM’s facemask U-turn shows lack of trust in the public 15th March 2022 Douglas Ross has accused the First Minister of not trusting the public after she chose to indefinitely maintain the legal requirement for facemasks to be worn... Holyrood News
SNP minister won’t say if cost of Turkish ferries contract could increase 15th March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has raised concerns about the cost to taxpayers of two new CalMac ferries which have been ordered from a Turkish... Holyrood News
Singh Investigation: 12 month update 25th May 2022 Professor Swaran Singh has agreed to conduct a one-year review of the Party’s progress on implementing his recommendations. National News
Major reform of football in England 25th April 2022 Fans will be at the centre of decision-making about their club in a major shakeup of football which will see the creation of a new regulator to ensure good... National News
The Prime Minister’s Speech: Tackling Illegal Immigration 14th April 2022 Read Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech on illegal immigration here. National News
Spring Statement 2022 23rd March 2022 Today, 23 March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Spring Statement 2022. Read what he said here. National News
Spring Conference 2022: Address from Prime Minister Boris Johnson 19th March 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed Spring Conference 2022. Read what he said here. National News
