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
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
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Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News
Boris Johnson: My Guarantee to Get Brexit Done and Unleash Britain’s Potential 24th November 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today launched the Conservative manifesto in Telford, setting out how he will get Brexit done and unleash Britain’s potential. National News
