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
Highland Council unable to offer relief to council tax paying B&Bs 25th June 2020 Cllr Margaret Davidson has confirmed that the Highland Council does not intend to offer a council tax holiday for B&Bs who do not pay business rates. This was... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP begins virtual summer surgery tour next week 25th June 2020 Edward Mountain MSP today has released details of his virtual summer surgery tour. This summer, the Highlands and Islands MSP is holding thirty virtual... Local News
Comment from Donald Cameron on Council Funding Crisis 25th June 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has said that the SNP Government’s persistent under-funding of councils, particularly in the North of Scotland, is... Holyrood News
Scottish Government urged to back Highland Medical School plans 24th June 2020 The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has lodged proposals with the Scottish Government to establish a new medical school. Highlands and Islands MSP... Local News
“Open our Schools” campaign backed by Cameron 19th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is giving his strong backing to the Scottish Conservatives’ new “Open Our Schools” campaign. The online campaign is... Holyrood News
Open our schools! 19th June 2020 In the face of endless dithering by the SNP government, the Scottish Conservatives have launched a campaign to demand that the Scottish Government plan for a... Holyrood News
Serious remedies needed at Cairngorm Mountain, says Edward Mountain MSP 18th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has today called on the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism to address the serious failings at... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP calls for greater emphasis on care home staff testing 18th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, has called on the SNP Government to ‘up their game’ when it comes to testing care home staff for Covid-19 in NHS... Local News
Numbers going to university slump in Highland 17th June 2020 The proportion of Highland school-leavers going to university is officially the second lowest in Scotland. Figures issued by the Scottish Government on the... Local 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
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
