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.
Speaking in the Scottish Parliament as he stood for the office of First Minister, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to new figures showing that only 62.9% of patients were seen across Scotland within the 4 hour target (the lowest since early January), and waits deteriorating at hospitals across the Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokes
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged Humza Yousaf to take action to tackle cancer as new figured showed that there were 35,379 new cancers registered in Scotland in 2020, an increase of 5.5% compared with 2019 and a 30% high
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has secured a debate on Tuesday March 28th which she will use to call on the UK Government to introduce a child bereavement registry.
Responding to the comments made by the new SNP leader Humza Yousaf, when he told ITV News that he would ask the UK Government for a Section 30 Order “right away,” Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to the election of the new SNP leader Humza Yousaf, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
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.