I often write about supporting families worried about the cost-of-living crisis in these articles. I do so because these issues matter in a big way to local households. That sometimes means other vital issues don’t make this column but are very important to local residents. One such issue is the poor bus service across the […]
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Drew-Hendry-MP-2023-Boundary-Review-Consultation-Response1 In Brief 2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies
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Post Title: Communications Intern Location: Inverness Hours: 35.00 hours per week Salary Band: Meets Scottish Living Wage Duration: 3 months (Fixed Term) This post is part of a rolling internship programme created by Drew Hendry MP to provide young people
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It is more important than ever to celebrate good news given that it’s been in such short supply of late. That’s why I was delighted to welcome the news that Speyside Distillers are building a new distillery near Kingussie. This news follows the now well underway construction of the Gordon and MacPhail development on the
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Just think how £2.5 million could be spent in our communities. Think how it could help fund some of our hardest hit local services, the front line jobs it could protect, toilets it could keep open, the pot holes it could fill or even the repairs that could be made in our schools – Nairn
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REPORT FINDS UKG WILL NOT MEET CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS IF IT DOES NOT INVEST SNP MP Drew Hendry has called on the UK Government to “quit stalling and start delivering” on a Carbon Capture and Underground Storage (CCUS) scheme or devolve the powers to Holyrood so the Scottish Government can. A “watershed” report published today
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MP hails investment as ‘enormous’ opportunity for Inverness and wider Highlands The delivery of public sector services in four Highland locations is to undergo a dramatic transformation thanks to a project that will bring new full fibre infrastructure – the fastest, most reliable digital connectivity – to the region. As part of Capita’s Scotland-wide SWAN
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Trouble is, people in Scotland are still paying £38 million in excess delivery surcharges. You all know the problem – the one when you are ordering online and get to the final page of the order process only to find out a delivery surcharge has been applied or even worse: you are told they wouldn’t
Let’s be real, ‘shopping around’ is what we all do already. Read More »
There used to be only one foodbank in Inverness. Then, during the Lib Dem/Tory coalition years, something even more insidious grew out of austerity – another opportunity to drastically cut social security through the introduction of Universal Credit. As a theory, simplifying a previously complex system was an idea that few would argue with –
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Last week’s Parliamentary recess was cancelled by the Prime Minister under the guise of the need to progress important Brexit business. As expected, it was little more than a PR stunt from a Tory Government driven by division and devoid of any effectiveness in or out with parliament. City AM has since reported that the PR
Government’s PR stunt cost our constituents dearly. Read More »
