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
Decline in Teacher numbers in the Highlands and Islands continues 17th December 2019 Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has highlighted the continued decline in teacher numbers affecting the Highlands and Islands as revealed by... Local News
"What an earthquake we have created" 13th December 2019 This sums it up nicely! https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/12/13/earthquake-have-created… Westminster News
Cameron demands apology for broken promises on broadband 11th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has demanded that the Scottish Government apologise for reneging on its commitment to deliver 100% superfast broadband... Holyrood News
Construction of Inverness Elective Care Centre Delayed Until ‘Early 2020’ 6th December 2019 The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport has confirmed that the construction of the Elective Care Centre, based in Inverness, will ‘commence in early 2020’... Local News
Cameron urges progress on “exorbitant” delivery charges 6th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has urged progress in tackling exorbitant delivery charges in the face of rising surcharges in rural areas. Speaking in... Holyrood News
Haven Centre Appeal Receives Cross-Party Backing at Holyrood 5th December 2019 MSPs from the Scottish Conservatives, Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour have put on a united show of support at the Scottish Parliament to raise... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP questions Justice Secretary’s ambitions on HMP Highland funding 3rd December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, today challenged the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to widen his ambitions for the redevelopment of the Scottish... Local News
The SNP Education Scandal: Record low results in Scotland for Maths and Science 3rd December 2019 International education tests have revealed record low results for Scotland in both maths and science. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)... Holyrood News
SNP putting fishing revival at risk says Cameron 28th November 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the SNP is putting the prospects for reviving Scotland’s fishing industry at risk. Mr Cameron made his... Holyrood News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
