Emma has heard of the success of the Victorian Market in Inverness after £1.8 million was invested as part of plans to revitalise the city centre. Last week, Emma had a walk around the Victorian Market on Thursday to hear about how things were going since the renovation was complete and future plans for the [...]

Emma toured the Highland Archive Centre in Inverness to hear about the work they are doing to ensure all groups in society are represented in the centre.  The centre next to Bught Park includes archives that date back to the 14th century, including materials from locations across the region, giving an insight into what happened [...]

Emma Roddick has heard of the difference the Inverness InSpire Project has made in the local community.  The InSpire Project launched in 2016 offering "Bags of Hope" and has since grown to offer toiletries, emergency food parcels, uniform, and winter jackets for children and their families who are in need of extra support in the [...]

Emma met with the Highland Violence Against Women Partnership (VAWP) on Tuesday [13th of February] to learn about the work they are doing to prevent gender-based violence. Emma met with Myra Ross, Training Officer at Highland VAWP, to discuss new materials that are being created to illustrate to the public what it is like for [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has called on the UK Government to lift the £50 million cap on annual charity lottery sales.   Speaking in a Members’ Business Debate on Thursday [1st of February], Emma called on the cap to be lifted as it is “outdated and unneeded”.  The cap is said to be impacting the ability of [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick visited the ‘Looking Outwards’ exhibition at the Rockfield Centre in Oban. The exhibition runs annually and showcases the artwork of students from Oban High School to the local community. Work from S6 pupils, who are studying art and design, is on show, celebrating the work they have [...]

Emma Roddick met with members of the Scottish Rural & Islands Youth Parliament in Holyrood on Thursday [18th of January]. Members of the Rural & Islands Youth Parliament travelled to Edinburgh to meet with MSPs to discuss ten demands that were created by members at the 2023 Scottish Rural & Islands Youth Parliament event in November. [...]

Emma Roddick has welcomed an update on the work that is ongoing to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness. Yesterday [16th of January], local MSPs were invited to a technical briefing with Ministers and Transport Scotland to hear about how the work is progressing and ask any questions on behalf of constituents. An announcement is [...]

Emma Roddick has invited her constituents to get involved in the “Fair Begins Here” campaign.   The campaign that was launched at the end of last year calls for “a fair new plan for refugees that works for everyone”.   Numerous charities, faith groups, and public figures have since joined the campaign to urge the [...]

Emma Roddick has launched a Surgery Survey to better understand the needs of her constituents when it comes to meeting with them.   The survey follows Emma's previous survey at the end of last year where constituents were asked how they want to engage with elected representatives.  The results of the survey showed that surgeries [...]