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
Edward Mountain MSP backs Jobs Plan for Scotland 31st August 2020 Edward Mountain MSP has strongly backed Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross’s plans to “Power up Scotland” and kick-start the economic recovery in the... Local News
Pledge on Gaelic “summit” sought by Cameron 27th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has today urged the Deputy First Minister John Swinney to join him and other elected representatives at an urgent... Holyrood News
Communities “exasperated by lack of grip” on ferries and roads – Cameron 27th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that communities across Argyll and Bute and the West Highlands are completely exasperated by the failure of... Local News
Comment from Donald Cameron on the publication of the GERS figures for 2019-20 26th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said: “These figures underline just how much we benefit from being part of the world’s 6th largest economy... Holyrood News
Cameron urges NHS treatment recovery plan 25th August 2020 Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron has called for the SNP Government to implement an urgent treatment recovery plan after the latest figures show a massive... Holyrood News
Comment: Ministerial Statement on Ferguson Marine 25th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron commented: “The people who have suffered the most from the SNP’s ferry fiasco are local residents and businesses in my... Holyrood News
Tourism pressures on Highland infrastructure due to SNP incompetence, says Edward Mountain MSP 25th August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain said: “The Scottish Government appears not to have thought about how to open up the Highlands safely. They have been... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP calls SNP's broadband voucher scheme an expensive mistake for failing to deliver R100 25th August 2020 The Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands today confirmed that the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme could cost over £50.7 million. The Scottish... Local News
Cameron praises UK Government’s support for jobs 21st August 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has hailed the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme for helping to protect over 11,000 jobs across Argyll and Bute... Reports
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
