Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is backing a “Right to Recovery” bill which looks to help people wean themselves from dependency on drugs.
The Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross, recently put forward plans for a Right to Recovery Bill in the Scottish Parliament
Local Conservatives have expressed concern that SNP spending plans, revealed in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, will lead to cuts in services provided by Argyll and Bute Council.
Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron said: “Due to the SNP’s chronic mismanagement of Scotland’s finan
**Letter originally published in The Press and Journal on 3 June 2022:
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Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
“This is yet another example of the SNP rowing back on promises that they made to local people.
“We already know that they are seeking to renege on dualling the A96, and now we have this evidence of a waning commitment to the A9 as well.
NHS Highland have confirmed that the long-awaited opening of the National Treatment Centre in Inverness will be delayed from 9 December 2022 to 3 April 2023.
Edward Mountain MSP commented:
“This news will bring bitter disappointment to the 2,500 orthopaedic patients waiting for treatment in the Hi
**Article originally published in The Inverness Courier, 20 May 2022
In recent years, the Highlands has seen a reduction in local high street services, whether that is the closure of rural bank branches or post offices.
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston said:
“One of the challenges facing Lochaber, and some other rural parts of the Highlands, is depopulation and the loss of working-age people and their families.
“That’s why this is particularly welcome news, and it is encouraging to see this le
