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Cameron welcomes HIE investment in new community hub projects

News that Highlands and Islands Enterprise has invested a total of £400,000 into two local community hub projects has been welcomed by Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron. The transformative redevelopment of the old Carloway Primary School and Knock Primary School buildings into state-of-the-a

Halcro Johnston takes on shadow business role

Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has been appointed Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise. Mr Halcro Johnston was appointed to the new role last week by party leader, Douglas Ross, joining a beefed up Scottish Conservative Finance

Cameron backs haulage chief’s demand for better ferries

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing the demand of the chief executive of Stornoway-based haulier DR Macleod for radical action to overhaul the CalMac ferry fleet. Donald Macleod described the current status of the fleet as “killing business”. Mr Cameron said: “Communities acro

Donald Cameron becomes Shadow Constitution Secretary

Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron  has been made Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture. Mr Cameron was appointed to the new role in a post-election reshuffle by Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, and will lead the

17,730 Highland jobs being protected by the UK Government's furlough scheme

Edward Mountain MSP for the Highlands and Islands Region has highlighted the ongoing economic support being provided by the UK Government through the furlough scheme. Edward Mountain MSP says it shows the UK Government are continuing to step up at every turn to protect vital jobs and livelihoods in

Edward Mountain re-elected to Holyrood

Edward Mountain, who was ranked second on the Scottish Conservatives regional list of candidates for the Highlands and Islands Region, has been re-elected to the Scottish Parliament. This re-election was confirmed following a strong second-place performance in the Inverness and Nairn constituency v

A big Thank You to all our members and supporters

A huge thank you to everyone across the Highlands who supported or volunteered in the campaigns, as well as our excellent candidates who fought so hard to ensure we enjoyed electoral success on Thursday.  You did an excellent job. Against all expectations and the pundits’ predic