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
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
