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
MSP urges public to provide feedback to fly-tipping bill 1st March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is urging local people to respond to proposals to introduce legislation designed to tackle fly-tipping. Mr Cameron said... Holyrood News
Holyrood welcome for Skye affordable housing project 1st March 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the completion of a new affordable housing project on Skye. The project, which is located at... Holyrood News
Comment on the scheduled visit of Russian oil tanker NS Champion to Orkney 27th February 2022 Commenting on the planned visit of the Russian state-owned oil tanker to Scapa Flow , Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said : “Putin’s invasion... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP backs Opportunity Cromarty Firth’s bid for green freeport status 24th February 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain is backing the Opportunity Cromarty Firth consortium’s proposals to attain green freeport status, following the UK... Local News
'Damning' Audit Scotland report exposes SNP failures in Scotland's NHS 24th February 2022 The First Minister today defended her government's record despite a “damning” Audit Scotland report on the state of Scotland’s NHS. At FMQs, Douglas Ross... Holyrood News
Halcro Johnston urges councils to rule-out new car park tax 24th February 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is urging councils in his region to rule-out introducing a car park tax. Mr Halcro Johnston, who is Shadow... Holyrood News
Cameron urges SNP to reverse policy on oil and gas 23rd February 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is urging the SNP Government to reverse its policy of scrapping Scotland’s oil and gas industry. The Scottish... Holyrood News
Douglas Ross reacts to First Minister's Covid statement 22nd February 2022 Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said: “I welcome the First Minister’s decision to move away from blanket legal restrictions towards an approach based... Holyrood News
Welcome for Orkney shellfish funding 22nd February 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed news that Orkney is to be included among eight new projects supporting sustainable fishing and... Local News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
