Politics

A decades-long bypass campaigner has been left “extremely angry” by the Scottish Government’s scrapping of A96 dualling by 2030.

We have taken a look back at some of the key developments of the ongoing A96 dualling saga from over the years.

Moray’s two SNP MPs will be voting on the bill this afternoon.

It was confirmed yesterday that plans to dual the A96 by 2030 have been dropped.

MSP Ariane Burgess said there is “no economic or environmental case” for dualling the A96 in its entirety.

Deep concerns have been raised by a politician after a health board declared a critical incident.

The MSP says that he will continue to add his support to fully dualling the A96.

The 2030 deadline to dual the A96 in its entirety between Inverness and Aberdeen has been dropped.

Former Forres Academy pupil and current politics student Ben Stewart is helping to change Scotland.

A new draft plan has revealed that the Scottish Government could abandon plans to fully dual the A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen.

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop will make a statement on the long-awaited A96 corridor review today.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop said there was an ambition to make Scotland’s roads the safest in the world by 2030.

More Highland MSPs have backed our petition asking for a timeline for the Nairn Bypass and A96 dualling to be delivered by the end of 2024.

Two politicians joined a protest against a Labour tax on ‘family farms’.

A north-east MSP has spoken passionately about securing a fair deal for rural and coastal communities.

In his latest column, Seamus Logan MP looks at how the recent budget has hit local communities.

The Scottish Government is set to be grilled on rural healthcare provision by a north MSP

The new Family Farm Tax is set to come under the spotlight at Holyrood later this week.

Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar has responded to local criticism of decisions taken by the new Labour government at Westminster.

The UK government have been warned not to trade away fishing rights in the latest negotiations with the EU.