Innes Munro selected for Cromarty Firth by-election. Wednesday, 24 July, 2024 Innes Munro, a driven and passionate 20-year-old lifelong resident and worker in the Highlands, is proud to announce his candidacy for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in the Cromarty Firth ward of the Highland Council. Following the recent resignation of two Highland Councillors, Innes is eager to bring his youthful energy and deep-rooted commitment to the community as an elected... Local News
"Scandalous" that £82.5m milestone payments were paid for two faulty ferries, says Edward Mountain MSP 14th May 2022 Following the news that the Scottish Government continued to pay milestone payments to Ferguson Marine despite the vessels being faulty, Edward Mountain MSP... Local News
Anger as SNP MP dismisses ferry concerns 13th May 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has condemned comments from the SNP’s Pete Wishart in which the senior nationalist MP complained about the... Local News
Comment on suspension of Mallaig-Lochboisdale ferry route 11th May 2022 Highlands and Islands Conservative MSPs Jamie Halcro Johnston and Donald Cameron have reacted with anger to news that an important CalMac ferry route is to be... Local News
SNP Ferry Fiasco: “shambolic and scandalously organised contract needs a full public inquiry” says Edward Mountain MSP 11th May 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain today questioned whether sufficient checks were carried out by the Scottish Government before milestone payments were... Local News
MSP looks forward to working with newly elected councillors 9th May 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that he is looking forward to working with newly elected and re-elected councillors following last week... Local News
First Minister urged to “think again” over decision to withhold further funding from HIE to complete Funicular Railway Repairs 4th May 2022 The First Minister faced a call to review the Scottish Government’s decision to progress the Cairngorm Funicular Railway repair works without providing HIE... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP calls for inquiry into Cairngorm Mountain as full extent of soaring repair costs are redacted 1st May 2022 As reported in the Herald on Sunday, urgent repairs to the Cairngorm Funicular Railay, which are expected to rise by a third from £16m to £21m for are feared to... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP shares powerful personal message to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer 28th April 2022 Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has shared his own personal experiences of his ongoing bowel cancer treatment in order to raise awareness for Bowel... Local News
Edward Mountain MSP: "Caithness and Sutherland get the raw end of the deal over local services" 26th April 2022 **Article originally printed in the Caithness Courier, 26 April 2022 Highlanders in the Far North are acutely aware of the importance of local services to the... Local News
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
