All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Scottish Liberal Democrat politicians from across the Highlands have come together to urge the Bank of Scotland to think again following the bank’s decision to close branches in Dingwall, Gairloch, Nairn, and Tain next year.
A petition has been launched to save the under-threat Tain Royal Academy Community Complex (TRACC) facilities that serve the Tain and Easter Ross community.
Opposition to Tain losing its only swimming pool is growing as the SNP-led administration at Highland Council is urged to “go back to the drawing board” or risk letting down a generation of young people in the Easter Ross community.
A young patient in the Highlands was forced to wait 1,189 days - more than three years - before they started mental health treatment in the last year, it has been revealed amidst calls for new specialist beds for young people across the North.
The Highland Liberal Democrats have launched a wide-ranging survey on health services across the Highlands and are encouraging the public to participate and “make your voice count.”
Former Great Britain Judo Champion and Commonwealth Games medalist, Connie Ramsay, says she will “take the fight to the Highland Council” following her selection as the Highland Liberal Democrat candidate in the Tain and Easter Ross by-election.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today pressed the First Minister over support for social care, warning that the government will need to deliver additional funding to secure his party's support.
Scottish Liberal Democrat finance spokesperson Jamie Greene has today said that councils need sustainable finances and to be handed back control over how their budgets are spent.
Responding to Russell Findlay’s speech in which he called for limiting the Scottish Child Payment to two children, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene said:
Responding to the UK Government’s announcement of support for pubs and music venues, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today raised the alarm over the crisis in social care as new figures revealed that there are 11,424 people currently waiting on social care assessments and care at home packages, which is almost 2,00
Responding to analysis from IFS Scotland which warns that Reform UK's proposed tax policy would be funded by cuts to bodies such as the Scottish Funding Council which funds colleges and universities, and Healthcare Improvement Scotland which carries out i
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