Tag: Kate Forbes MSP

Outrage over Highland children fostered hundreds of miles away

June 7, 2019

Lochaber MSP Kate Forbes has described it as nothing short of ‘scandalous’ that Highland children are being placed in foster care hundreds of miles away from their home areas.

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Skye and Eigg tourism projects get cash boost

June 6, 2019

Several tourism projects on Skye and in the Small Isles are to get thousands of pounds in the latest round of funding from the Scottish Government.

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Lochaber tourism hotspots get funding boost

June 6, 2019

Projects at Glenfinnan and Glen Nevis are among a number of rural tourism schemes to be awarded funding in a new round of grants.

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Fears that Fort faces years of continued traffic chaos

June 6, 2019

The residents and businesses of Lochaber may well have to endure further years of traffic chaos and congestion along the A82 in and out of Fort William before any solution is found.

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Skye MSP backs survey on ‘rip-off’ delivery fees

June 3, 2019

Local Skye MSP Kate Forbes is urging Highlanders to take part in a new Scottish Government survey on ‘rip-off’ delivery fees seeking to identify hotspots in more remote and rural areas.

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MSP urges ‘keep left’ reminders on navigation devices

May 28, 2019

Lochaber and Skye MSP Kate Forbes has written to leading satellite navigation firms, such as Apple and Google Maps, to see whether they can provide additional safety features on navigation devices that could help prevent vehicles driving on the wrong side of Highland roads.

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