As a Member of Parliament for a constituency made up of rural communities, villages, towns and one of Europe’s fastest growing Cities, I recognise more than most that each community is unique and needs a tailored plan for the future. I want to support businesses across Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey to take on both, …
Fort George has been an Army Garrison for 250 years. It is the historic home of the “Black Watch” with its proud record of military service from the base to deployment around the world and down through generations. It is, now, part of the fabric of our communities in Ardersier, …
Great to speak to captain Stuart and club manager Robert at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club about opportunities for golf tourism in Nairn.
The Scottish Government has already shown ground-breaking ambition by committing to deliver next generation broadband to every premises by 2021. I believe that here in Inverness, one of the fastest growing cities in Europe, we have the potential to improve our internet speed even further.We have the opportunity to join capital cities across Europe with …
Even those who have little interest in politics cannot have gone through the past few weeks without being stopped in their tracks by the ‘goings on’ at Westminster. There is a new Prime Minister taking residence at Downing Street – Theresa May. Although I may disagree with …
The increase of almost 10% in passenger numbers across 11 Highland and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) airports is very good news. That Inverness, alone, has seen nearly 24000 extra passengers in one quarter, is also extremely positive. Undoubtedly the addition of London Heathrow and the new KLM carrier link to Amsterdam Schiphol has sent a clear …
Fort George MP has today lodged an Early Day Motion in parliament asking MPs call on the Government to ensure that Fort George continues to serve the Highlands and the country for many years to come. Commenting, Drew Hendry MP said: “For decades we have witnessed the decline of …
”It’s time to listen & reinstate the second emergency towing vessel” Whilst I welcome today’s commitment to continued medium term funding for this one emergency towing vessel, the UK Governments’ is simply still not listening. They are sorely missing the point that for proper coastal protection, especially in the West Coast, we need a minimum of …
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