Eagle secures Parliamentary win over calls to axe the Family Farm Tax Thursday, 21 November, 2024 Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Fishing, Tim Eagle MSP, secured a rare Parliamentary victory for the Scottish Conservatives over the UK Labour Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Relief. In a Scottish Conservative-led debate, the motion tabled by Tim Eagle secured a majority of votes from other parties to call on the Labour Government to... Local News
New North Kerrera ferry service welcomed 15th February 2021 A community ferry service for the residents of North Kerrera has been welcomed, which will commences this Wednesday and will operate three days per week with... Local News
UK Government announce further £1.1B funding to help Scotland tackle COVID 15th February 2021 The UK Government has announced a further £1.1 billion in funding to help Scotland tackle COVID-19. This additional funding can be spent in the remaining months... Local News
SNP Government spent days plotting care home spin 12th February 2021 The SNP Government spent almost a week plotting how to spin a damning report into Covid-positive patients being transferred to care homes. The Office for... Local News
Welcome for armed forces deployment 12th February 2021 The Shadow Health Secretary Donald Cameron has welcomed the deployment of a further 466 military personnel to assist in the roll-out of the Covid vaccination... Local News
Failure to upgrade A83 threatens economic recovery of Argyll 12th February 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has warned that years of neglect in addressing the problems afflicting the A83 are a threat to the economic recovery of... Local News
SNP must back local newspapers after losing vote in Scottish Parliament 11th February 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the Scottish Government must do more to support local newspapers after the SNP lost a vote in the... Local News
Rural Growth Deal boost to local economy 11th February 2021 A £70 million investment in economic growth for Argyll and Bute has been agreed on 11th with the formal signing of the area’s rural growth deal. The rural... Local News
Plea for B&B funding support 9th February 2021 A Highlands and Islands MSP has written to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes asking her to reconsider the Scottish Government decision to exclude many local B&Bs... Local News
£4.5m marine enterprise investment in Argyll welcomed 9th February 2021 Two local elected representatives have welcomed an announcement that £4.5m is to be invested by Highlands and Islands Enterprise in developing a marine... Local News
Meet Amanda Milling, our new Co-Chairman 24th February 2020 I’m Amanda Milling – MP for Cannock Chase and the new Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party. My job is to help to deliver on the people’s priorities. National News
Employment hits record high 18th February 2020 New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974. National News
We're Investing in Infrastructure across our Country 11th February 2020 When we came to office we promised to unite and level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom. National News
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
