New data has revealed little improvement in the continued poor condition of primary and secondary schools in the Highlands.
The figures for 2022 show that 60 Primary schools in the Highlands are rated as being in a poor condition, which is a third of the total of all Primary school buildings in a p
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.
Edward Mountain MSP today challenged the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to enable rural GPs to help out in the rollout of the winter vaccine programme.
This call came after constituents contacted the Highlands and Islands MSP, detailing their difficulties in securing a vaccine appoint
Despite reports that harbour infrastructure upgrades at Ardrossan are delayed and that there are ‘serious risks’ to completing vessel 801 due to cabling issues, the Scottish Government has today re-confirmed that the long-delayed vessels 801 and 802 will be delivered within budget by the end of Marc
New statistics from Public Health Scotland show that there continues to be over 3,000 patients on the waiting list for orthopaedic treatment in NHS Highland, a figure which Edward Mountain MSP has called “staggering and unprecedented”.
The figures also show that 523 orthopaedic inpatients had been
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today visited Ferguson Marine Shipyard to view the progress on the long-delayed and overbudget vessels 801 and 802.
He has welcomed the progress made under the new management of David Tydeman, however called on the Scottish Government to “come clean” on it
**Article originally published in The Caithness Courier, August 2022
I was delighted to meet with constituents and organisations on the Far North leg of my summer surgery tour last week.
With every meeting I had I was struck by the passion residents have for improving their communities across Cait
