Holyrood election candidates launch "Common Sense for the Highlands" Monday, 27 April, 2026 Scottish Conservatives Launch Highlands and Islands Policy Document Ahead of May Election Common Sense for the Highlands and Islands sets out bold, region-specific plans ahead of the 7 May election The Scottish Conservatives have today launched Common Sense for the Highlands and Islands, a policy document setting out the party's vision for the region developed following face-to-face engagement... Local 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
Scottish Conservatives launch new Drug Addiction Strategy: Life Plans 27th November 2018 We are seeing and hearing of real increases in drug misuse and drug abuse across Scotland, including in Highland as recent cases in Inverness and elsewhere have... Articles
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
