Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called for the “modern gangsters of the sea” – fishing vessels putting others at risk with aggressive actions – to be tackled more effectively by...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led a three-hour parliamentary debate on the UK fishing industry, raising a wide range of issues important to coastal communities, including...
Northern Isles representatives Alistair Carmichael MP and Liam McArthur MSP have received an apology for islanders from Post Office representatives following a meeting on the future of the Kirkwall Post Office.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on the government to act on rising energy bills and to reinstate Winter Fuel Payments following Ofgem’s announcement that the energy price cap will rise again in January.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today secured a three hour “backbench” debate in Parliament on the state of the UK fishing industry, and called on...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today responded to figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions which estimate that 100,000 more pensioners will fall into relative poverty...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, today (19th November) met with Northern Isles farmers and NFUS representatives in Parliament to discuss issues impacting agricultural communities, as thousands of farmers came to Westminster...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on the government to ensure that critical national infrastructure undersea in the UK EEZ is protected, following new sightings of...
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur and Shetland’s MSP Beatrice Wishart have today met with Energy Action Scotland, Scotland’s national fuel poverty charity, to discuss the impending RTS switch-off in the context of wider fuel poverty issues.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has pledged his support for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025, which celebrates the power of community.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today asked the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Jenny Gilruth, if she would agree to visit Orkney to engage with the local education sector on the challenges they are facing in the delivery of ASL.
Young musicians are being invited to apply for small grants funding from youth music education charity the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today visited the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service donation drive held at the Pickaquoy centre to give blood.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur will meet with Royal Mail representatives, Michael Hogg, Senior Public Affairs Manager and John Sloane, Scottish Operations Director, on Friday, 16 May in Orkney.
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur is "delighted" that the Scottish Government have agreed to grant £500,000 towards purchasing a new Screen Machine, following a campaign from Regional Screen Scotland.
We are fortunate to have the excellent Scalloway Museum run by dedicated volunteers that tells the remarkable story of the Shetland Bus.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today urged the government to give serious consideration to the introduction of a point-of-entry visitor levy as part of the ongoing consultation on a cruise-ship passenger levy.
