Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has today secured an assurance from the Justice Secretary that she will engage with Police Scotland on action to address pressures on policing capacity in island communities.
Following a vote in the Scottish Parliament today where MSPs backed the Scottish Government’s revised budget at Stage 1, Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has today urged Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie to commit to ensuring that future 'greening' obligations are workable for farm businesses in Orkney.
Orkney’s MSP Liam McArthur has today visited Loganair’s Glasgow HQ to meet with senior management as well as key staff working across customer support, engineering and flight operations.
Jim Wallace was my boss, my mentor and my good friend. His sudden death last week due to a complication following surgery came as a profound shock, and one that has left me, like all who knew him well, absolutely devastated.
Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur has today led a debate in the Scottish Parliament highlighting the lack of funding allocated to islanders under the Scottish Government's Future Farming Investment Scheme.
