All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today promised that his party will deliver for communities and end years of SNP neglect as he campaigned in the Highlands – the first stop on his campaign tour ahead of the forthcoming general el
Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson and Shetland MSP, Beatrice Wishart, has today highlighted the impact of Bank of Scotland’s decision to end the mobile branch service on rural and island communities during a member’s business debate. Sh
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged Humza Yousaf during First Minister’s Questions about his government’s real-terms cuts to the drugs budget despite the emerging use of nitazenes in Scotland, synthetic opioids up
Responding to reports that a grievance has been lodged against recently appointed Chief Constable Jo Farrell by one of her own leadership team, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie today demanded that the Scottish Government provide funding to the victims of Storm Gerrit, as it did after Storm Babet. Questioning finance minister Tom Arthur after being granted a topical question at Holyrood to raise
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which show that 1,910 people were stuck in hospital due to a delayed discharge in November, an increase from 1,815 in October, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
