The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get back on their feet and get people back in their jobs.
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) has lodged proposals with the Scottish Government to establish a new medical school.
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, has called on the Scottish Government to support these proposals as a way to boost job creation and training opportuniti
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is giving his strong backing to the Scottish Conservatives’ new “Open Our Schools” campaign.
The online campaign is designed to give support to teachers and parents who are demanding the SNP Government improve its plans for a return to the classro
In the face of endless dithering by the SNP government, the Scottish Conservatives have launched a campaign to demand that the Scottish Government plan for a fuller return of Scotland’s schools in August.
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has today called on the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism to address the serious failings at Cairngorm Mountain, following the publication of an Audit Scotland report.
Edward Mountain is a vocal campaigner for a long-term and sustainable
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain, has called on the SNP Government to ‘up their game’ when it comes to testing care home staff for Covid-19 in NHS Highland.
In NHS Highland only 63 tests were carried out between 8-14 June despite a promise made last month by SNP Health Secretary Jeane Fre
The proportion of Highland school-leavers going to university is officially the second lowest in Scotland.
Figures issued by the Scottish Government on the destination of school students indicate that just 30.7% of pupils from schools in the Highland Council area went on to Higher Education from th
Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has said that new figures on High Street spending confirm that special help will be required to help towns in the Highlands and Islands recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Cameron, a Highlands and Islands MSP, said: “The five worst affec
