Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has welcomed the UK Government’s £1bn mobile connectivity programme, calling it very good news for his region.
As a result of the new Shared Rural Network scheme, people in rural parts of the United Kingdom stand to enjoy huge impr
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has urged SNP ministers to use millions of pounds of unspent Covid cash to support struggling tourism businesses across the Highlands and Islands.
The Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise made the call after it was revealed
A Highlands and Islands MSP has demanded that Nicola Sturgeon takes personal responsibility for the crisis which has engulfed the ferry service across the West coast of Scotland.
Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said that islanders’ patience had finally snapped following the decision o
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has given a welcome to the prospect of independent port trust status for Oban harbour.
Mr Cameron commented after Argyll and Bute Council circulated a report which provided an update on proposals for the harbour which provides a base for ferry ser
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the failure of SNP ministers to adequately promote its own advice that people should take two Covid tests prior to travelling to Scotland’s islands was a missed opportunity to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The Scottish Conservativ
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the UK Government’s £1bn mobile connectivity programme is good news for his region.
People in rural Scotland, Wales and the North East of England will enjoy huge improvements in their mobile coverage due to the new Shared Rural Network sch
Commenting on the request made by the Leader of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) to the Prime Minister to intervene in the ferry crisis afflicting the islands, Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said:
“It’s no wonder that island c
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the Small Isles (the Inner Hebrides islands of Eigg, Muck, Rum and Canna) are the latest victims of the SNP’s ferry fiasco which is affecting island communities across the north and west of Scotland.
The Scottish Conservative MSP sa
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has pressed the First Minister about the discrepancy between social distancing rules at cultural venues compared to hospitality.
The Scottish Conservative MSP challenged Nicola Sturgeon on the subject yesterday during the First Minister’s Covid update o