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Edward Mountain MSP welcomes further progress on Elective Care Centre

Highland Council have confirmed that planning permission has now been submitted for the North of Scotland Elective Care Centre. Members of the public are now able to view the plans for the facility and make comments on the design to the Highland Council. If approved, the Electi

No surprise that A82 is Scotland’s deadliest road

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that he is not surprised that  the A82 trunk road, which links Glasgow and Inverness, via Fort William, has been confirmed as Scotland’s deadliest road. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 73 serious or fatal accidents took

A pay rise for public sector workers

We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises.

“Make it Lamb” says Cameron

A new initiative aimed at boosting sales of British lamb has been welcomed by a local politician. The “Make it Lamb” campaign, which is being delivered by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), is set

68,700 employees in Highlands and Islands furloughed by UK Government

Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron has hailed the massive support being provided to businesses, employees and the self-employed in the Highlands and Islands by the UK Government, but says there is much more to be done. Mr Cameron was reacting to the latest figures released by the Governme