Highland Council Tax and Budget March 2025 – the Effects on Fixed-Income Older People Wednesday, 12 March, 2025 Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie has commented on the latest Highland Council Budget proposals: "It is important to acknowledge the challenges that pensioners face and find ways to reduce the financial burden on them. A balance needs to be struck between maintaining essential local services and protecting those who are most vulnerable. We should acknowledge and support the Third... Local News
SNP Administration votes to cut funds for vulnerable children 3rd March 2023 Last Thursday the SNP and Independent Administration of Highland Council tabled their budget proposals for 2023/24. Opposition councillors had not been... Local News
Sturgeon's scorched earth: a toxic legacy that has poisoned Scotland 19th February 2023 The sudden demise of Nicola Sturgeon's political career has been a matter of celebration for many Scots, one long overdue, but the sad reality is that the... Articles
UK Government bring freeport to Highlands 17th January 2023 The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Inverness to announce that the UK Government had worked with the Scottish Government on two new freeports for Scotland... Local News
Highland Conservatives welcome Cromarty Freeport Bid Success as ‘truly transformational’ for the region 13th January 2023 The ‘port of opportunities’ is how Highland Conservatives are describing Cromarty Firth’s successful bid for Green Freeport status, formally announced today by... Local News
Common sense at last: Raigmore Bus Gate finally approved 16th December 2022 After months of discussion, and after Highland Council had tried to get approval for a nonsensical suggestion, the Council has finally seen sense and approved... Local News
Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie highlights the good work of the Highland Senior Citizens Network 15th December 2022 Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie, one of the Scottish Conservative Inverness councillors, has been very proactive since being nominated as a Highland Older People's... Local News
Highland Council being bottom of the education league table is “urgent wake up call to SNP” says Edward Mountain MSP 24th November 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain has slammed the SNP’s continued failures in education in Highland Council, following the publication of the National... Local News
Nearly £30m spent so far on A96 Inverness to Nairn dualling upgrade but wait goes on for project to begin construction 22nd November 2022 Edward Mountain MSP has claimed the SNP-Green Government are ‘wasting precious time’ by not progressing to the construction of the A96 Inverness to Nairn scheme... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP responds to Cairngorm Funicular Railway repair budget increasing to £25m 15th November 2022 Responding to HIE's announcement that the cost of fixing the Cairngorm Mountain Funicular Railway is set to rise to £25m, Edward Mountain MSP commented: “Why am... Local News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National 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
