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
Comment on UK Government funding for green innovation in Orkney 7th December 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that nearly £1m of UK Government funding for a tidal energy project in Orkney is good news for the... Local News
MSP in call for rural housing funding 7th December 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is calling on the SNP-Green Government to double the budget of the Rural Housing Fund in this week’s Scottish Budget... Local News
Parliamentary welcome for new Fort William football manager 7th December 2021 The appointment of a new manager to Fort William Football Club has been highlighted at Holyrood. Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron submitted a motion to... Holyrood News
MSP urges councils to scrap school sex survey 6th December 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is urging councils in his region to withdraw from the Scottish Government’s controversial school survey which includes... Local News
Comment on Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward by-election result 3rd December 2021 Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the increasing Conservative vote recorded in the Fort William and... Local News
Two year wait for title deeds unacceptable says MSP 3rd December 2021 An MSP has said that it is “simply unacceptable” that he had to intervene on behalf of two of his constituents who had waited for two years to receive title... Reports
Welcome for commitment on Gaelic teacher education 2nd December 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has welcomed a commitment from the Scottish Government to take action on Gaelic teacher education. The Scottish... Holyrood News
Questions remain as to why young Highlanders have been refused job support, says MSP 1st December 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that questions remain about why nearly half those applying for Job Start Payments in four out of the six... Holyrood News
“No answers” from evasive SNP on Lochaber smelter fiasco 1st December 2021 The Scottish Government has serious questions to answer over their dealing with the company that owns the Lochaber smelter. That’s according to Highlands and... Holyrood News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
