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
Special budget measures required to revive Highlands and Islands economy 22nd January 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that next week’s Scottish Government budget, due to be announced on 28th January, must include special... Local News
Cameron backs call for B&B support 22nd January 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing demands for the SNP to perform a u-turn after self-catering and B&B operators were excluded from top-up... Local News
Major investment for Lochgilphead 20th January 2021 Work will start on 24 January to provide a safer and more attractive environment for people walking and cycling to Lochgilphead. The £500, 000 investment... Local News
Support for island newspaper campaign 20th January 2021 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has added his support to a request from shopkeepers on Islay and Jura for a more reliable supply of newspapers which... Local News
NHS Highland still waiting for HMRC ruling on bullying compensation payments 19th January 2021 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... Local News
SNP set up self-indulgent indyref2 ‘task force’ 18th January 2021 Recently the SNP announced they are setting up a indyref2 ‘task force’. Escalating their plans for indyref2 is rash and incredibly self-indulgent when the... Local News
Welcome for UK Government’s whisky tariff initiative 15th January 2021 Local Conservatives are backing the UK Government’s move to prioritise a meeting with the incoming Biden Administration with the aim of eliminating US tariffs... Local News
Our fishermen must be compensated and supported. 15th January 2021 Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross has called for Scottish fishermen to be compensated. In order to avoid fishermen being adversely impacted by export... Local News
Green fund is good news for island distilleries 11th January 2021 A £10m fund provided by the UK Government to help distilleries cut carbon emissions has been given a warm welcome by Councillor Alastair Redman, Argyll and Bute... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 Wash your hands, cover your face, make space. These are the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures. National News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
A pay rise for public sector workers 21st July 2020 We’ve announced that almost 900,000 public sector workers, including doctors, teachers and police officers, will see above-inflation pay rises. National News
Meet our new MPs: Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central 16th July 2020 Our new MPs represent the future of our Party. Read here to meet Jo Gideon, our new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. National News
