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 has today asked the Scottish Government to justify claims made by the First Minister that more than 23,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Scotland.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today warned that water infrastructure failures have caused misery for road users as they suffer from roadworks due to leaks.
Scottish Liberal Democrat sport spokesperson Neil Alexander has today called for the Scottish Government to fund Sport Scotland to ensure that staff with basic mental health training are available in every community sports hub.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today expressed his frustration at the Scottish Government after ministers refused to commit to expanding support for patients, including children, with Long Covid.
Responding to the First Minister’s comments to Parliament about the Covid Inquiry this afternoon, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
Speaking in Parliament this afternoon, after his party revealed that government-owned Scottish Water has paid out nearly £3m in remuneration to its three executives since 2020, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
