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
Halcro Johnston hails resilience of Nevis Range during visit 14th October 2021 Following a visit to Nevis Range Mountain Experience earlier this week, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has hailed the resilience of the... Local News
MSP disappointed by lack of action on Oban Police Station 8th October 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has expressed disappointment after he was unable to elicit a meaningful response from a Scottish Government minister... Local News
Rural businesses need support to achieve net zero 8th October 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said support from economic development agencies like Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is vital if... Holyrood News
Cameron leads Rest and Be Thankful debate at Holyrood 6th October 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has described the continued unreliability of the A83 road at the Rest and Be Thankful as amounting to an emergency and... Holyrood News
Concern expressed over worsening waiting times and reduced acute bed numbers under SNP mismanagement of our NHS 5th October 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the Scottish Government must refocus its efforts on better supporting the NHS as official statistics... Local News
Hopelessly out-of-touch Sturgeon defends most ‘anti-business’ vaccine passport scheme in Europe 30th September 2021 Nicola Sturgeon has again refused to back down over the SNP’s shambolic vaccine passport scheme, despite mounting business and opposition criticism. Under... Holyrood News
Donald Cameron MSP: Statement on closure of Virgin Money Stores 30th September 2021 Virgin Money have announced that they are to close three branches in the Highlands, at Oban, Portree and Wick. Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said :... Opinions
Statement on closure of Virgin Money Stores 30th September 2021 Virgin Money have announced that they are to close three branches in the Highlands at Oban, Portree and Wick. Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston... Reports
Highlands and Islands MSP highlights need for investment in new ships to overcome the SNP's ferries fiasco 29th September 2021 The Scottish Government has been urged to prioritise investment in new ferries for Scotland’s island communities as the SNP's ferries fiasco continues to spiral... Holyrood News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
