Edward Mountain MSP has welcomed the launch of a new £7m fund to support B&Bs and self-catering properties which have been impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
The Highlands and Islands MSP has lobbied relentlessly through his ‘Help Our B&Bs’ campaign to ensure that small B&B
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has today backed plans to tackle the problem of livestock worrying.
Mr Halcro Johnston, whose family farm in Orkney, gave his support in a debate on the proposed Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Bill in which he opened for the Scottish Conservative
The SNP have u-turned on their outright opposition to freeports just months after their party conference slammed the proposals.
In a ministerial statement today, the SNP’s Ivan McKee revealed the government will now back the freeports proposal, just months after Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP conferen
Struggling local tourism businesses need to get promised financial support a lot quicker than is currently happening.
That’s the call from Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston who said funding arrangements to help tourism businesses survive the Covid-19 pandemic could be made s
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain and Cllr Struan Mackie are working together to find solutions to safeguard the future of Wick John O’Groats Airport.
The continued lack of scheduled flights to Wick dealt a huge blow to the local economy yesterday as Wick Harbour Authority announced that c
A Scottish Conservative MSP has warned that the impact of illegal drugs is being felt in communities across his region.
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston made his comments after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted the drugs epidemic afflicting Scotland, which cost 1,264 lives
Highlands and Islands MSP, Edward Mountain has accused the Cabinet Secretary of Health & Sport of showing a “lack of democratic accountability”.
This accusation was made after Edward Mountain MSP received correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary which he felt offered a lack of openness and tra
Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron has welcomed the announcement that the UHI Centre for Health Science in Inverness is to be used as a COVID-19 vaccination hub for NHS workers.
The Highlands and Islands MSP said: “Congratulations to the team at the Centre for Health Science for turning ro
NHS Highland’s Director of Finance, David Garden, has today confirmed that the health board are awaiting HMRC’s ruling on the tax treatment for compensation received through the Healing Process.
Last year it emerged that NHS Highland bulling victims’ compensation payments were paid through payroll
As part of his Time to Talk campaign, Edward Mountain MSP is pressing NHS Highland to share details of how it will enhance the provision of home care in the region.
In a letter to the Chief Executive of NHS Highland, Edward Mountain MSP welcomed that the health board was supportive of the Time to T
