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WATCH: ‘What if another infant’s life is lost?’- MSP urges Health Secretary to bring vaccination services back to Highland GPs

Action must be taken soon to bring back vaccinations into GP practices, a Highland MSP said during a Holyrood debate on rural health last night.

Holyrood debate hears SNP credibility on the line amid fresh A9 dualling delay concerns

Fergus Ewing warns ‘never make the same mistake twice when you can make it five or six times and be sure’.

Concerns over impact of new vaccine delivery scheme on Highlands patients raised at UK Covid Inquiry

Ex-NHS Highland board member called for Scottish Government to ‘actually listen’ to concerns over new vaccine delivery system

Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.

Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.

Fergus Ewing says Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘heart was never in the A9 project’

He will also call for the Nairn bypass with the A9 dualling to expedite both projects.

BREAKING: Scottish Government ‘desktop exercise’ rejects A9 dualling call to tackle the deadliest sections first

Fergus Ewing hits out saying claiming the Transport Scotland report is ‘no more than a sham’

A9 dualling campaigner ‘absolutely appalled’ by Transport Scotland’s response to Scottish Parliament inquiry

Laura Hansler says ‘it’s just beyond disgusting’ before adding ‘this has given the public no assurances, no reassurances’.

‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing also discusses the latest on the A9 dualling project, in his latest column.

1700 people sign Highland Hotel Association petition against Highland Council’s planned visitor levy

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

But in what is a major positive the Scottish Government appears open to accelerating work on the deadliest sections.

'Unrealised ambition' - £100k National Insurance hike bill for Eden Court Theatre

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.

Murdered Nairn banker's family ‘extremely grateful’ for meeting with First Minister

The family of Nairn’s Alistair Wilson, murdered in 2004, said they were “extremely grateful” to the First Minister after he met with them yesterday.

Pitlochry to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

But goods vehicles could see the speed limit increase on single and dual carriageways by 10mph.

‘I hope they get the justice they deserve’ - First Minister meets with family of Nairn murder victim Alistair Wilson

The First Minister has met the family of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after more than two decades.

Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

The public has until February 25 to make their views known as critics slam the scheme as a waste of money.

Scottish Government under attack for £154 million hospital bill for ‘medically fit’ Highlands and Islands patients

Scottish Government failures on social care are being blamed for landing the Highlands and Islands NHS with a £154 million bill over the last decade.

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WATCH: ‘What if another infant’s life is lost?’- MSP urges Health Secretary to bring vaccination services back to Highland GPs

Holyrood debate hears SNP credibility on the line amid fresh A9 dualling delay concerns

Holyrood debate hears SNP credibility on the line amid fresh A9 dualling delay concerns

Concerns over impact of new vaccine delivery scheme on Highlands patients raised at UK Covid Inquiry

Concerns over impact of new vaccine delivery scheme on Highlands patients raised at UK Covid Inquiry

Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

Fergus Ewing says Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘heart was never in the A9 project’

Fergus Ewing says Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘heart was never in the A9 project’

BREAKING: Scottish Government ‘desktop exercise’ rejects A9 dualling call to tackle the deadliest sections first

BREAKING: Scottish Government ‘desktop exercise’ rejects A9 dualling call to tackle the deadliest sections first

A9 dualling campaigner ‘absolutely appalled’ by Transport Scotland’s response to Scottish Parliament inquiry

A9 dualling campaigner ‘absolutely appalled’ by Transport Scotland’s response to Scottish Parliament inquiry

‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

1700 people sign Highland Hotel Association petition against Highland Council’s planned visitor levy

1700 people sign Highland Hotel Association petition against Highland Council’s planned visitor levy

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

'Unrealised ambition' - £100k National Insurance hike bill for Eden Court Theatre

'Unrealised ambition' - £100k National Insurance hike bill for Eden Court Theatre

Murdered Nairn banker's family ‘extremely grateful’ for meeting with First Minister

Murdered Nairn banker's family ‘extremely grateful’ for meeting with First Minister

Pitlochry to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

Pitlochry to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

‘I hope they get the justice they deserve’ - First Minister meets with family of Nairn murder victim Alistair Wilson

‘I hope they get the justice they deserve’ - First Minister meets with family of Nairn murder victim Alistair Wilson

Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

Scottish Government under attack for £154 million hospital bill for ‘medically fit’ Highlands and Islands patients

Scottish Government under attack for £154 million hospital bill for ‘medically fit’ Highlands and Islands patients

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