Threat from ticks
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
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Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
It was a call that I’d been dreading – last Thursday, Jeremy Hosking rang to say he’d had enough and was withdrawing his offer to buy Kinloch Castle on Rum.
There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?
I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.
Responding to today's report from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child into children’s rights in the UK which urges Scottish ministers to bring the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill back to the Scottish Parliament, with changes in place to ensu
Responding to comments made by Dougal Sharp, founder of the Innis and Gunn Brewing Company, on BBC Radio Scotland this morning where he described the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme as “a bonfire of chaos,” pointing out that there has been “ch
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has welcomed a consultation on changes to the rules allowing the installation of solar panels, but has accused the government of lagging behind other parts of the UK.
Responding to the Our Scottish Future event in Edinburgh later this evening, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to comments made at the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee by the chairman of Ferguson Marine, Andrew Miller, that it is reasonable for bonus payments to be paid to executives at the shipyard this financial year, Scottish Liberal Demo
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused First Minister Humza Yousaf of ‘backsliding’ on the ‘absolute commitment’ he gave during the SNP leadership race on fair funding for private and voluntary nurseries. Mr R
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.