First Minister Humza Yousaf
LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 21 2023
First Minister to lead Gaza ceasefire motion at Holyrood A debate is scheduled to take place at the Scottish Parliament today on the crisis in the Middle East with First Minister Humza Yousaf leading a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza In his statement to the parliament, the SNP leader will ask that […]
LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 2 2023
MSP Forbes “did not use WhatsApp” for Covid decisions Former finance secretary Kate Forbes has said she did not use WhatsApp when it came to making decisions about Covid-19 The Skye and Lochalsh’s MSP comments come amid a request by the UK Covid-19 inquiry for the Scottish Goverment to submit 14,000 WhatsApp messages to […]
LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 27 2023
First Minister presses UK leaders to support Gaza ceasefire Scotland’s First Minister is urging all UK political leaders to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, to allow a humanitarian corridor to open. In his appeal, First Minister Humza Yousaf said the abhorrent terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas on 7th October must be unequivocally […]
LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 26 2023
Highland Council budget: local authority facing “incredible pressures” The leader of the Highland Council has said the local authority is facing incredible financial pressures which could led to job losses amid an unprecedented budget gap of up to £70 million next year. The full council met today to discuss the budget shortfall which could […]
LOCAL NEWS 20 APRIL 2023
MSP Grant to quiz First Minister on unprecedented ferry disruption Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant is set to quiz First Minister Humza Yousaf today over disruption to the ferry network across the two regions. Ms Grant has lodged a question for Mr Yousaf at this afternoon session of First Minister’s Questions – asking what […]
LOCAL NEWS 29 MARCH 2023
Skye Triangle ferry halted by technical issues All sailings between Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert have been cancelled today (Wednesday) due to ongoing technical issues. A spokesperson for CalMac told Radio Skye: “Due to an ongoing technical issue as a result of an overheating electrical component resulting in smoke in the engine room, MV Hebrides (pictured) […]
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