Politics

Veteran SNP MSP brands 'lame' A9 dualling delay excuses as balderdash – and fears more lives will be lost.

Edward Mountain says 'this is good news for our region' and 'long overdue'

Highland Liberal Democrats want people power to help speed up a plan for dualling of the A9.

The MSP raises the issue in the Scottish Parliament

122 people have been killed in accidents on the A9 since the start of 2009.

Wick and North Coast 500 miss out

MP Jamie Stone says he is proud that Ukrainian refugees in the Highlands 'have been welcomed so warmly into local communities'.

Transport Secretary Jenny Gilruth has confirmed the A9 dualling will miss the 2025 deadline set by the Scottish Government.

Jamie's Journal by Jamie Stone

Cllr Matthew Reiss fears the 'true' number of roads needing work is 400, not 178

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has called for "urgent action" by the UK government to help disabled people facing rising costs.

Strike action announced for all 11 Highlands and Islands airports on Monday will not now affect Wick, it has been claimed.

Far North MP Jamie Stone has signed a parliamentary motion seeking answers from the government.

Flights at Wick John O'Groats Airport are at risk of “service failure” as well as presenting a financial risk to the operator Eastern Airlines

MSP Rhoda Grant has said that it is 'unacceptable' how women from Caithness must travel far when in labour for maternity services.

A dossier outlining why the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland should become a World Heritage Site has been formally submitted to Unesco.

As readers will be aware the Scottish Government announced an independent review into the maternity model in Dumfries and Galloway will take place.

The anti-atomic energy group Nuclear Free Local Authorities has been accused of meddling and staging “closed door briefings” in the Highlands

Maree Todd is not surprised by poll results showing that most people in the north Highlands believe it was a mistake to leave the European Union.

Young people are being encouraged to find out more about democracy during Welcome to Your Vote week.