A Highlands and Islands MSP is urging local supermarkets to prioritise vulnerable people in remote and island communities.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has written to the Scottish Government after being contacted by local businesses who risk ‘falling between the cracks’ and missing out on financial help.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Scottish Conservative Councillor George Cruickshank.

The Highland Council has paid tribute to Councillor George Cruickshank who sadly died at home, in the early hours of Sunday morning, 5 April 2020.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron is urging shoppers who are booking home deliveries from supermarkets to show restraint.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has welcomed the support the RAF is providing to island residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Mr Cameron made his comments as it was revealed that the first diagnoses of the disease had been made in the Western Isles.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has highlighted the work of a charity in recruiting “kindness volunteers” to help vulnerable people.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has urged hillwalkers to keep away from the mountains until the coronavirus pandemic is over, and not to regard a high-level trek as an option for exercising.

Protecting the region’s businesses is a crucial part of the fight against the coronavirus virus according to Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron.

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has urged the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Jeane Freeman, to call a halt to the closure of Argyll and Bute’s last remaining specialist dementia care facility.

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity has confirmed that the Public Local Inquiry is set to go ahead following outstanding objections to the proposed Dalraddy to Slochd scheme.