Kate Forbes MSP has said the SNP’s draft budget proposals will come as great news for businesses and communities across the Highlands, despite a Tory ‘sell-out’ of rural Scotland.
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The constituency MSP for the Isle of Skye has welcomed a u-turn from American broadcaster CNN after it named the island as one of the top places in the world for tourists to visit – a year after telling people to avoid it.
A year on after launching her campaign to ban plastic straws, Kate Forbes MSP has said she hopes 2019 will see further progress on the issue.
This year, over 16,000 people in Skye, Lochaber and Ross-shire have benefitted from Winter Fuel Payments, with some off-grid households – who face the highest heating costs in the country – benefitting from early payments.
Scottish snow sports have boosted the economy by almost £31 million, according to latest estimates.