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Edward Mountain MSP calls on SNP Govt to back Cromarty Firth Freeport Proposals

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

SNP need to get cash to local businesses and do it quicker

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

Edward Mountain MSP and Cllr Struan Mackie pressing for Wick Airport PSO

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

Drugs ruining lives across the Highlands and Islands

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

Plea to support community radio stations made by Donald Cameron

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has written to the Scottish Government urging them to provide financial support to community radio stations which have been affected by the loss of advertising revenues as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Cameron wrote to Finance Secretary Kate For