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
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT IS FAILING TO PREPARE FARMERS FOR BREXIT 1st August 2019 Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the Scottish Government is failing to prepare Scotland’s agriculture sector for Brexit. The Scottish... Local News
Scottish businesses struggling under the SNP 31st July 2019 The SNP need to get their story straight on indyref2 as the SNP’s deputy recently insisted he had never claimed the independence referendum was a once in a... Local News
Cameron Welcomes Growth Deal Funding Announcement by Prime Minister 30th July 2019 New funding which has been earmarked to go towards a variety of Growth Deals, including the proposed Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal and the proposed Islands... Local News
CAMERON SLAMS DEREK MACKAY’S FISHING COMMENTS AS “THE REAL BETRAYAL OF OUR FISHING COMMUNITIES” 30th July 2019 Comments made by the SNP Government’s Finance Secretary Derek Mackay during a BBC Radio 4 interview, where he suggested that Scottish fishing could be part of a... Local News
Quick resolution at Port Charlotte bus shelter 28th July 2019 Great news, the over grown Port Charlotte bus shelter has been tidied up by our hard working roads department. The bus shelter no longer resembles an abandoned... Local News
Local roads undermined by broken drains and water pipes 25th July 2019 I was delighted to attend yet another successful surgery in Portnahaven yesterday where I heard numerous local concerns and saw first hand the condition of... Local News
Warm welcome for new Prime Minister 24th July 2019 Boris Johnson MP has received many warm congratulations on his success in the Conservative leadership election, becoming the new prime minister today. Mr... Local News
MSP and Councillor raise alarm over landfill commitment impact on ferries 20th July 2019 Scottish Conservatives representing island communities have expressed fears that the capacity of their local ferries may be over-stretched by a Scottish... Local News
Bus shelter resembles abandoned and overgrown green house 19th July 2019 I have raised the appalling condition of the Port Charlotte bus shelter with our roads and street lighting department. With the bus shelter resembling an... Local News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News