All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
The Highland Liberal Democrats are urging the Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to scrap controversial plans to impose a 50mph speed limit on main roads across the Highlands.
The UK Government is being urged to “spell out in detail” how they will support households in Highland waiting to switch away from Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters following the delay to the RTS switch off.
The Scottish Government has been warned that to be serious about achieving net-zero targets in a way that commands public support, Ministers must scrap their opposition to nuclear energy as part of the UK's decarbonised electricity mix.
David Green is calling for a new Clean Water Act as he fears research released by his party revealing over 500 sewage spills across the Far North in 2024 is but the “tip of the iceberg”.
The Highland Liberal Democrats have selected Ross Costigane as their candidate for the forthcoming Cromarty Firth by-election.
The number of hours paramedic staff lost to mental ill health in the North has risen by over 140% since 2019, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed.
Responding to figures that reveal the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 49,000 fewer operations conducted in the last year compared to pre-pandemic levels, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures showing 1,840 people were stuck in hospital at the May census due to their discharge being delayed, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today written to the Chief Executive Office of EDF Energy Simone Rossi, to raise concerns about letters written to EDF customers on RTS energy meters in the Northern Isles, who are being forced onto inferio
West of Scotland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Jamie Greene has today said that a newly announced fund to support businesses on eight islands affected by ongoing disruption to ferry services is long overdue but doesn’t go far en
Responding to reports today indicating that the future of five delayed NHS treatment centres to deal with a backlog of operations will not be known until December, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat Northern Isles MSPs Beatrice Wishart and Liam McArthur have today said that energy companies must “cut the excuses” and make the concerted effort needed to replace RTS meters at the pace and scale required, as they revealed that
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