Highland Conservatives set out a “common sense” budget plan Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 Highland Conservatives set out a “common sense” budget plan focused on lower tax, stronger services and support for families and businesses. Highland Council’s Conservative & Unionist Group has published its 2026/27 budget amendment ahead of Thursday’s full Council meeting, setting out what it describes as a responsible and deliverable plan to strengthen frontline services, support working... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP cast doubts over SNP’s commitment to building new Inverness Prison 25th September 2020 Edward Mountain has today challenged the SNP Government on the lack of investment and delays to the construction of HMP Highland, the replacement prison for HMP... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP raises a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning 24th September 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, has today raised a mug in support of Macmillan’s 30th Coffee Morning and is encouraging his constituents to do the... Local News
Number of Special Constables in the Highlands continues to fall 23rd September 2020 The number of Special Constables in the Highlands has fallen by over 40% since 2013 according to new figures released by Police Scotland. The figures from a... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP calls on NHS Highland to launch staff survey into culture of bullying 21st September 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today has called for NHS Highland to rollout a survey to all employees to gauge how widespread the bullying culture... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP presses Scottish Government to protect Highland apprenticeship schemes from impact of Covid-19 18th September 2020 The challenges faced by Highland employers and apprentices during the pandemic were raised today by Edward Mountain MSP during a session of Scottish Parliament... Local News
Conservative plan to recruit 3,000 teachers could lead to 49 more teachers for schools in Argyll and Bute and 136 in Highland 18th September 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is giving his backing to plans revealed today by Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to recruit 3,000 more... Holyrood News
Cameron warns that the divergence between rural and urban Scotland is damaging 16th September 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has warned that the decline in the public’s satisfaction with local public services in Scotland is putting strains on... Holyrood News
“Yet more costs and delays” to SNP’s broadband rollout in Highlands, says Edward Mountain MSP 15th September 2020 The Scottish Government have confirmed they are still in the process of finalising the contract with BT to deliver superfast broadband to the Highlands... Local News
First Minister promises to investigate Grantown Care Home Testing Problems 11th September 2020 The First Minister has promised that the Cabinet Secretary for Health will investigate the series of Covid-19 testing problems experienced by Grandview Care... Local News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National 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
