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
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
Is this the moment that marked the beginning of the end for Sturgeon? 26th November 2019 Perfectly grilled Sturgeon is not something you expect to find on the BBC menu, but in a masterful display of the incisive political interview, Andrew Neil... Holyrood News
Millburn Councillor supports Drakies parents concerned about traffic risk to children 22nd November 2019 Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie has called for solutions to be found to an increasing problem of traffic volume, impatient drivers and... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP reacts to Highland Broadband announcement from the Scottish Government 21st November 2019 BT plc is the Scottish Government’s preferred bidder to deliver the superfast broadband programme, known as R100, to the North Region of Scotland. The Minister... Local News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
