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 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 rural affairs spokesperson Beatrice Wishart MSP has today hit out at the Scottish Government as she revealed that of the 42 flood protection schemes identified for delivery between 2015 and 2021, only 15 have been completed. Five
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today revealed that the longest outstanding waits for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) in Scotland now run to almost a decade, as he described the current system as “unfit for purpose” and
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today questioned why the Scottish Government’s home insulation and energy efficiency scheme is so limited in ambition, as he revealed that at the present rate, it will take almost 10
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to reverse devastating cuts to the mental health budget after new research from his party revealed shocking waits for psychological
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today demanded the SNP set out fresh plans to tackle homelessness, as research undertaken by the party revealed that almost 33,000 adults and more than 16,000 children were without a home las
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.