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
Cameron calls for parliamentary inquiry over BiFab 8th December 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that a parliamentary inquiry must be launched without delay after it was revealed that the private firm... Local News
New distillery should be catalyst for significant transport upgrade 4th December 2020 Approval of the planning application for a distillery at Farkin on Islay has been welcomed, with calls for better roads and ferry infrastructure to meet the... Local News
Strategy for extending support to electric vehicle usage approved 4th December 2020 The council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee approved a new approach to encourage and support the use of electric vehicles throughout... Local News
Cameron welcomes Gaelic summit pledge 30th November 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has welcomed an announcement from the Scottish Government that it plans to convene a national summit on the future of... Local News
SNP ‘missing in action’ on Covid vaccine 29th November 2020 The Scottish Conservatives have said the SNP are “missing in action” over the rollout of a Covid vaccine delivery plan. Shadow Health Secretary, Donald Cameron... Local News
Action needed to restore confidence in police complaints system 27th November 2020 The SNP must act following a damning report into Scotland’s police complaints system. Recently in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Conservatives held a... Local News
SNP lack of action on A83 “inexcusable” 26th November 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has described the SNP Government’s lack of action in delivering a permanent solution to the problems besetting the A83... Local News
Buy local in Tarbert 24th November 2020 It was great to be back in Tarbert recently where I had the chance to drop in and see how the many local business proprietors are managing during these trying... Local News
Demand for business growth support continues 23rd November 2020 Argyll and Bute Council is encouraging local businesses with growth ambitions to make the most of its Business Gateway Local Growth Accelerator Programme, which... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News