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 supports proposals for new Inverness Medical School 6th January 2020 Following an announcement that the Scottish Conservatives are supporting proposals for a new medical school to be opened in Inverness, Edward Mountain MSP... Local News
SNP concede they “must do better” on schooling says Scottish Conservative MSP 20th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has forced SNP education minister John Swinney to admit that performance levels in schools in Highland need to improve... Holyrood News
Cameron blasts SNP over broadband delay 20th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has blasted the SNP Government over its failure to meet its own deadline for delivering broadband to rural communities... Holyrood News
Edward Mountain MSP leads Holyrood message of thanks to all those working over Christmas 19th December 2019 The final First Minister’s Questions of the year saw MSPs unite to thank those in public services, the armed forces and other organisations who are working over... Local News
Cameron condemns SNP as ferry costs spiral 19th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has condemned SNP ministers after it was revealed that the cost of completing two delayed CalMac ferries has more than... Holyrood News
Edward Mountain MSP challenges Health Secretary on £20m annual spend to cover staff shortages at NHS Highland 18th December 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today challenged the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport after new figures revealed that NHS Highland has spent... Local 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
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National 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
