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
MSP criticises yet more delays to NHS Highland Annual Review and Bullying Inquiry Report 5th April 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, has today criticised the postponement to the NHS Highland Annual Review and the delayed publication of John Sturrock... Holyrood News
First Minister disappoints MSPs with weak answer to emergency question on HIAL industrial action 28th March 2019 Edward Mountain MSP asks emergency question on Highlands and Islands Airports Limited industrial action. Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, criticised... Holyrood News
Highland MSP presses Scottish Government for direct investment in Cairngorm Mountain 26th March 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, today pressed the Scottish Government to directly invest in Cairngorm Mountain during a session of Topical Questions... Holyrood News
Highland Council Rejects ‘Nuclear Free’ Motion 10th March 2019 Highland Council has voted overwhelmingly (46-15) to reject SNP proposals to join the ‘Nuclear Free Local Authorities’ group, a collective group of Local... Local News
Scottish Conservatives Announce Budget for the Highlands 28th February 2019 During the recent budget debate, the Scottish Conservative Group tabled several amendments to give something back to the Highlands. For too long the annual... Local News
Councillor calls out Caledonian Sleeper on 26-30 railcard refusal 20th February 2019 Councillor Struan Mackie, the Highland Conservative Councillors’ Transport spokesperson, has publicly questioned why Caledonian Sleeper services have been left... Local News
The campaign by Edward Mountain MSP for Fairer Hospital TV Charges is gaining ground 25th January 2019 The Scottish Government has been forced by the Scottish Conservatives to take notice of the growing campaign led by Edward Mountain to deal with the scandal of... Holyrood News
Scottish Conservatives stop unwanted Community Council Boundary Changes 16th January 2019 At a Special Meeting of the Highland Council on 16 January 2019, controversial proposals which would have seen radical changes to the boundaries of two... Local News
River Ness Public Art Project Progressing 5th December 2018 Chair of the Inverness City Arts Working Group, Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie, has welcomed the latest step in the River Ness Public Art Project, which is receiving... Local News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National 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
