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.
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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.
New figures showed only 68.9% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in August 2025, which is the worst performance against the target for any August on record, while 14,904 people waited over 8 hours.
Speaking ahead of a visit to North East Fife, the constituency of former party leader Menzies Campbell, Ed Davey said:
Speaking ahead of his members’ business debate on childcare, Scottish Liberal Democrat West Scotland MSP Jamie Greene said that many parents feel “unfairly treated” because of the gaps in funded places under the SNP.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur has today unveiled new research that shows that since 2021 there have been more than 4,400 self-harm incidents in Scottish prisons.
Speaking as the Conservative conference in Manchester gets underway, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Jamie Greene has challenged Russell Findlay to set out whether there are any of Nigel Farage’s policies which he would not allow the Conservative party to a
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that voting SNP is "bad for your health" as new figures showed that most health boards failed to meet their target for helping people to quit smoking.
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.