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
Windfarm trusts support Kintyre food bank 4th May 2020 Kintyre Food Bank, which is currently operating from Campbeltown Town Hall, has amended its opening hours. It is now open from 10am to noon on Tuesdays and... Local News
Bounce back loans available for small businesses 4th May 2020 Shadow Finance Secretary Donald Cameron is flagging up the availability of a new Bounce Back loan scheme to small businesses. Mr Cameron, a Highlands and... Local News
Local politicians blast Forbes over council funding 2nd May 2020 Local politicians have responded with incredulity to the suggestion from Finance Secretary Kate Forbes that councils should use their reserves to pay for the... Local News
Politicians demand minister passes extra cash to Council 1st May 2020 Local politicians have expressed concern that Argyll and Bute Council stands to lose out financially as the Scottish Government refuses to confirm that it will... Local News
Care homes need support now says Cameron 29th April 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has urged the Scottish government to ramp up its support of care homes, after it emerged they have now overtaken... Local News
Oban High teachers make PPE for local community 22nd April 2020 Caring teachers from Oban High School’s Business, Design and Technology Department have now made more than 400 protective face visors for use in their local... Local News
Parliamentary praise for Oban pontoon investment 20th April 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has highlighted the contribution made to Oban’s economy by the town’s new modern pontoons. In a motion to the Scottish... Local News
Important now more than ever to support our local small businesses 19th April 2020 While we are going through this current pandemic it is important now more than ever to support our local small businesses. It's our small local businesses that... Local News
Cameron backs NFU Scotland on Chinese lanterns 18th April 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is backing NFU Scotland’s condemnation of plans for a mass release of Chinese lanterns. Mr Cameron said: “My region... Local 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
Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
Enough is enough. Vote Conservative and let’s get it done. 12th December 2019 In his polling day message to voters, the Prime Minister asks the public to vote Conservative. National News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
