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
SNP ‘going backwards’ in Covid-19 business support drive 11th June 2020 The SNP is “going backwards” when it comes to helping businesses affected by coronavirus – after it emerged the number of firms awaiting support has actually... Holyrood News
Cameron hails success of UK Government’s job retention scheme 11th June 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has hailed the UK Government’s job retention scheme for helping to protect thousands of jobs across Argyll and Bute. The... Local News
MSP praises Margaret Payne’s fundraising challenge in Scottish Parliament debate 10th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, celebrated the fundraising efforts of Margaret Payne during Tuesday’s Holyrood debate on communities. Edward... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP welcomes Highland One Stop Shop's funding success in Holyrood debate 10th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, is delighted that Highland One Stop Shop has secured funding to ensure the service can continue until March 2021. In... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP welcomes tourism sector reopening on 15 July 10th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, is pleased that the Scottish Government today told tourism businesses to prepare to re-open on 15 July. However... Local News
Self-catering businesses require clarity, says Cameron 10th June 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron is backing calls for the Scottish Government to provide clearer guidance to the self-catering sector as businesses... Holyrood News
STATEMENT ON TOURISM ANNOUNCEMENT 10th June 2020 Commenting after the Tourism Secretary confirmed that the Scottish Government hoped tourism businesses might be able to reopen from 15th July, Highlands and... Holyrood News
STATEMENT ON CARE HOME TESTING 10th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing calls from Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw for the SNP to get on top of testing care home staff... Holyrood News
Jackson Carlaw: The evidence in support of Jeane Freeman leaving her post is overwhelming 9th June 2020 At her daily briefing yesterday, in response to a question from the Scottish Daily Express, Nicola Sturgeon seemed irked by my suggestion she should cut the... Holyrood 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
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
