Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has lodged a parliamentary motion recognising the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution ahead of its 200th anniversary next month.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called on islanders to give their views to an Ofcom consultation on telecommunications resilience, ahead of the deadline on 1st March.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today spoken in the Holocaust Memorial Day debate in Parliament, highlighting the need to fight antisemitism and noting the role of the Shetland Bus during the Second World War in rescuing refugees.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today welcomed a new report by the Scottish Affairs Committee on the ‘rural premium’: higher prices that communities in remote rural areas pay, relative to urban areas, to access the same goods and services
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today called for fresh action by trade ministers to open up exports of traditional Scottish haggis to the United States, ahead of Burns Night this evening.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the government on progress in implementing the Shared Rural Network, a plan to increase mobile coverage in rural parts of the UK and to eliminate ‘not-spots’.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has today highlighted the impact of recent winter storms in calling for a rethink across government on policies which risk reducing emergency resilience.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today condemned proposals from Ofcom which could see cuts to the universal service obligation for letter post by Royal Mail.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has today condemned the government after analysis showed that the government had lost nearly £100 million in tax revenue from spirits duty following a hike in the tax rate.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today confirmed the selection of Martin ‘Marty’ Flett to be ‘Orkney’s Local Hero’, who will join MSPs and Local Heroes from across Scotland later this year at an event in Edinburgh.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today emphasised the value of farming and crofting in rural and island communities. He also highlighted the link between agricultural policy and support on the one hand and sustaining island populations.
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart has today highlighted that BT will be visiting Lerwick on 11th and 12th July to offer customers the opportunity to ask questions about their Digital Voice programme.
For ‘embarrassing uncles’ everywhere, I may have raised the bar unsustainably high last week. During First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, I invited the Deputy First Minister to join me in congratulating Orkney and Shetland’s young athletes.
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat has today encouraged people to engage with the Scottish Government’s consultation on future crofting legislation.
Scottish Liberal Democrat and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has today met with Loganair Senior Management at their head office in Glasgow, ahead of the Shetland External Transport Forum meeting in Lerwick tomorrow.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur today paid tribute to young athletes from Orkney and Shetland during First Minister’s Questions, following a series of fantastic performances during this year’s Junior Inter-County (JIC) competition over the weekend which saw Or
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today met with the Scottish Government’s Public Health Minister, Jenni Minto, to discuss ongoing issues with the provision of dental services in the islands.
It’s 39 years since my last involvement in a Junior Inter County football match at the Bignold - a scrappy 0-0 draw, unlikely to make any JIC showreel.