Highland Council has voted overwhelmingly (46-15) to reject SNP proposals to join the ‘Nuclear Free Local Authorities’ group, a collective group of Local Authorities across the U.K and Republic of Ireland that are committed to ending the nuclear industry.

During the recent budget debate, the Scottish Conservative Group tabled several amendments to give something back to the Highlands. For too long the annual budget has just announced a series of cuts, never, unlike other Councils, has it been used to launch new investments.

Councillor Struan Mackie, the Highland Conservative Councillors’ Transport spokesperson, has publicly questioned why Caledonian Sleeper services have been left out of the nationwide roll-out of the 26-30 Railcard.

At a Special Meeting of the Highland Council on 16 January 2019, controversial proposals which would have seen radical changes to the boundaries of two Caithness Community Councils were shelved following lobbying from Caithness Conservative Councillors.

Chair of the Inverness City Arts Working Group, Cllr Isabelle MacKenzie, has welcomed the latest step in the River Ness Public Art Project, which is receiving national attention through articles like the one at the link here 

Scottish Conservative Councillor Isabelle MacKenzie was one of two Inverness Councillors at the official opening of the new pedestrian and cycle bridge at Stoneyfield, connecting the Inverness Retail Park and Stoneyfield Business centre.  The bridge also links up with the route to the UHI Campus,

The annual INBS 200 Club draw took place at a fundraising social event near Carrbridge on Friday 16 November.  

The Scottish Conservative Councillors are delighted to see that the Highland Council has announced a new strategy to reduce single use plastics across Highland - see https

On the 25th of October in the Council Chamber, Scottish Conservative Councillor for Inverness Millburn (Ward 16), Isabelle MacKenzie, in cooperation with LD Councillor Alasdair Christie, proposed that the Council should call on the Scottish Government to scrap the formal testing of Primary 1 pupi

May 2017 marked a new chapter in my colourful life! My thanks to everyone who put their faith in me and voted for my election to represent the Millburn Ward as your local councillor.