Threat from ticks
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
It was a call that I’d been dreading – last Thursday, Jeremy Hosking rang to say he’d had enough and was withdrawing his offer to buy Kinloch Castle on Rum.
There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?
I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.
Responding to reports that campaigners fear a plan to bring Ardrossan harbour into public ownership to enable a major redevelopment has reached a stalemate, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the West of Scotland Jamie Greene said:
Liam McArthur MSP has today written to MSPs highlighting "growing international evidence" as parliamentarians in France voted in favour of legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
Edinburgh West MP and Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine has called for the Two Child Cap to be scrapped in a letter to the Child Poverty Taskforce headed by the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for
On Wednesday 28th May, Scottish Liberal Democrats will lead a debate in the Scottish Parliament where they will demand new treatment pathways for neurodiversity, warning that the lack of treatment options is negatively impacting the Scottish economy.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the Scottish Government to turn up the tempo as new figures revealed that there are more than 9,000 people currently waiting on social care assessments and care at home packages.
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie will lead a Scottish Parliament debate on Wednesday afternoon in which his party will call for an immediate teacher workforce plan to counter declines in key subjects like Maths and Physics an
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.