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SNP must back local newspapers after losing vote in Scottish Parliament

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the Scottish Government must do more to support local newspapers after the SNP lost a vote in the Scottish Parliament on their decision to scrap business rates relief for newspapers. MSPs defeated the Scottish Government by one vote over t

Shadow Health Secretary says housebound must receive vaccine jabs

The Shadow Health Secretary, Donald Cameron, has said that much more must be done to ensure that vulnerable housebound people receive Covid vaccinations. Mr Cameron said that he shared growing concern among GPs that the Scottish Government’s focus on mass vaccination centres was leading t

Call for SNP to U-turn on newspaper rates relief

Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s Scottish Conservative debate in Holyrood on newspaper rates relief, Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on SNP ministers to reverse their decision to scrap business rates relief for the sector or risk the survival of some local titles. M

MSP to question Nicola Sturgeon on future of A9 and A96 dualling

A Highlands and Islands MSP is demanding answers from the Scottish Government after it was reported that the planned dualling of the A9 and A96 trunk roads could be delayed for years, with some speculation that the two projects have been effectively shelved. Doubt was cast over Scottish ministers’

​​​​​​​Plea for B&B funding support

A Highlands and Islands MSP has written to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes asking her to reconsider the Scottish Government decision to exclude many local B&Bs and self-catering businesses from top-up grants worth £6,000. Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron said that he had been contact

Anger at failure to restore Moray maternity services

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has hit out over the lack of progress in restoring local maternity services in Moray. Speaking as severe winter weather made roads across the county treacherous, the Scottish Conservative MSP said it was unacceptable that so many mums-to-be from