Cllr Stewart Stands Firmly Against Visitor Levy after Packed Portree Consultation Event Monday, 17 March, 2025 Following today's packed Visitor Levy Consultation event at the Skye Candle Visitor Centre in Portree, Highland Conservative Councillor Stewart has firmly stated his opposition to the introduction of the proposed Visitor Levy Scheme. Cllr Stewart commented, "I came today to listen to local businesses and residents. I've had a lot of mail on this issue and met many business owners across Skye and... Local News
Scottish Conservative Councillor stands up for Inverness businesses. 28th August 2023 Responding to Highland Council proposals to effectively ban private vehicles from Academy Street in Inverness, Cllr Isabelle Mackenzie has urged the Council to... 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
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
