It was fun while it lasted, wasn’t it – watching Scotland at the finals of football’s European championship? There was unity and hope as we willed on the young Scotland squad to victory – a rollercoaster of emotions played out in homes in every village, town and city across the country. With flags and bunting […]
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The Inverness Courier recently reported on a fantastic initiative by the Culloden Community council, supported by Incredible Edible Inverness and the Highland council, to plant fruit trees. They intend to add to the community’s attractiveness, encouraging pollination and, hopefully, growing fruit for locals to pick. It is a simple idea but a very good one
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The SNP has criticised the UK government over its damaging Brexit deal, after new research revealed that three-quarters of UK firms are struggling with Brexit bureaucracy and delays. In a survey of more than 200 leading industrial companies, 74% said they are facing Brexit-related delays. Meanwhile, over half (51%) have said this has led to increased costs, and
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Drew Hendry MP, Chair of the UK Government All-Party Parliamentary Group for Terminal Illness, and Harry Potter actor, Jason Isaacs, have joined forces to support end of life charity Marie Curie provide care and support to more people living with a terminal illness. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey MP Drew Hendry and Marie Curie Ambassador
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Drew Hendry MP, who chairs the All-Party Group for Terminal Illness in the UK Parliament, has launched an inquiry into the effects of unsuitable housing and fuel poverty on the care and support people receive at the end of life. Research has found that more than two-thirds of people say they would prefer to die
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The SNP has renewed calls on the UK government to urgently change rules to allow terminally ill people to get benefits fast-tracked, ahead of today’s debate in the House of Commons. Under current rules, benefits are only fast-tracked if a terminally ill person has a diagnosis of six months or less to live. A bill to
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LOCAL MSP AND MP WELCOME A96 DUALLING MILESTONE FOR NAIRN Following a Public Local Inquiry held in 2018 and recommendation made by the Reporters, Scottish Ministers have given the go-ahead for completing of the statutory procedures for the A96 dualling Inverness to Nairn (Including Nairn Bypass) scheme. The news has been welcomed by both the
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SNP WARNS NHS ON THE TABLE IN FUTURE TRADE DEALS The SNP has criticised the Tory government for shutting down Parliamentary scrutiny and railroading ahead with its damaging post-Brexit Trade Bill. It comes after the UK government voted down measures which sought to give Parliament a role in future trade talks and to take the
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NHS Highland’s vaccine programme is progressing well, and I have been encouraged by their updates over these past weeks. Many constituents have also been in touch to share their experiences, and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. I know the wait isn’t easy, but with the most clinically vulnerable now receiving their appointments, the vaccine programme
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MAJORITY OF SCOTS THINK TORY BREXIT “GOING BADLY”. The SNP has said the damage to UK trade from Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is “completely unforgivable” – as exports from British ports to the EU fell by 68% in the first month. According to reports in today’s Observer, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned Michael
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