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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
