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
SNP urged to ‘dig deeper’ to fund coronavirus fight 7th June 2020 The SNP government has been urged to “dig deeper” to fund the fight against coronavirus. The call came after Holyrood’s finance committee heard how the Welsh... Local News
Dragon’s Den open to young entrepreneurs 6th June 2020 The Policy Lead for Economic Growth on Argyll and Bute Council, Cllr Alastair Redman, is encouraging local young people to enter a Dragon’s Den competition run... Local News
SNP must back Scottish fishermen in negotiations with EU 4th June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing calls that the SNP Government supports Scottish fishermen against the EU demands for access to our waters... Local News
Progress on paying out business grants has ‘stalled’ 4th June 2020 The Scottish Conservatives have expressed concern that too many businesses are not receiving the financial support they deserve after it was revealed that... Local News
Praise for digital learning initiative by Argyll schools 3rd June 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has praised an initiative being taken by two secondary schools in Argyll and Bute which have merged their timetables to... Local News
UK Government’s coronavirus support for Scotland tops £10bn 2nd June 2020 UK Government spending to help Scotland fight the impact of coronavirus has exceeded £10 billion, new analysis has revealed. Scottish Conservative shadow... Local News
Sturgeon still defending approach to Nike conference 31st May 2020 Sturgeon is still defending her approach to the Nike conference. It has now emerged that a kilt fitter called Gillian Russel became ill after working, face to... Local News
Cameron calls on ministers to pass on funding to Argyll and Bute Council 29th May 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron is calling on SNP ministers to pass on money received from the UK Government to Argyll and Bute Council. Mr Cameron said... Local News
Budget revision reveals strength of UK’s ‘broad shoulders’ 28th May 2020 The vast majority of the £4 billion spent in Scotland on fighting coronavirus has come from the UK Government, it has emerged. The Scottish Government has... Local News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
