Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie

Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie has commented on the latest Highland Council Budget proposals:"It is important to acknowledge the challenges that pensioners face and find ways to reduce the financial burden on them.

In a recent article for chamber UK, Inverness Millburn Cllr Isabelle Mackenzie discusses the need for an integrated housing policy that addresses the range of housing needs, why a mixed housing approach is necessary for sustainable communities, and how getting the housing mix right can support healt

Responding to Highland Council proposals to effectively ban private vehicles from Academy Street in Inverness, Cllr Isabelle Mackenzie has urged the Council to listen to businesses and withdraw the unworkable and anti-business changes. Cllr Mackenzie said:  Think of the livelihoods tied to In

Last Thursday the SNP and Independent Administration of Highland Council tabled their budget proposals for 2023/24.  Opposition councillors had not been consulted on their plans and were given just a week to study the 180 page document and try and identify which groups and services would be mo

After months of discussion, and after Highland Council had tried to get approval for a nonsensical suggestion, the Council has finally seen sense and approved the Raigmore Bus Gate solution proposed by Scottish Conservative Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie. Commenting about the decision, Isabelle said: "I

Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie, one of the Scottish Conservative Inverness councillors, has been very proactive since being nominated as a Highland Older People's Champion in August.  Heavily involved with the Highland Senior Citizens Network (HSCN) - its latest newsletter is at the link - Isabelle is

Following her meeting with Edward Mountain MSP at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 7 September 2022, Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie said: "I had opportunity while in Edinburgh to catch up with our MSP, Edward Mountain, who kindly took time out from his busy schedule to meet me.

Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie has called for solutions to be found to an increasing problem of traffic volume, impatient drivers and speeding in Drakies and the surrounding area. Many residents are concerned for children and others having to run the gauntlet of dangerous

For the last 10 years Inverness Councillor Isabelle MacKenzie has been involved with Contact the Elderly, a charity working to prevent loneliness amongst the elderly.  Normally Isabelle hosts monthly tea parties in her home, with people aged over 75 and living alone invited along and offered fr

Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle MacKenzie was one of two Inverness Councillors at the official opening of the new pedestrian and cycle bridge at Stoneyfield, connecting the Inverness Retail Park and Stoneyfield Business centre.  The bridge also links up with the route to the UHI Campu