Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has commended the work of a group providing emergency food parcels across Badenoch and Strathspey, saying that the service is essential amidst the ongoing cost of living crisis. An independently run service, Badenoch and Strathspey Food Hub provides relief to anyone struggling to afford food through emergency food parcels [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick visited the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team base in Aviemore this week. As part of her busy recess schedule, Ms Roddick was shown around the base by team leader Iain Cornfoot who explained the team’s process for handling callouts and what rescue missions around the Cairngorms can involve. The Cairngorm [...]

As part of her busy recess schedule, Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick met with Autism Rights Group Highland (ARGH) this week to discuss the local campaigning group’s work in the Highlands. The group, which is run by and for autistic adults, campaigns for better services for autistic people and works to challenge stigma and [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick joined Inverness-based charity Spokes for Folks on one of their frequent rides around the city this week. The group offers assisted trike or adapted bike rides, which are piloted by trained volunteers, for the elderly or those with limited mobility around Inverness. Joining in on a ride with Gateway [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick this week heard from the John Muir Trust on its community projects in the areas around Lochinver and Assynt on a guided visit in the Culag Woods.   Ms Roddick was shown around the community-managed woodland by a team from the John Muir Trust as she continued her busy recess [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has been getting out in nature, visiting the Corrimony nature reserve this week. Managed by the RSPB, the 150-hectare nature reserve is comprised of open moorland, conifer plantations, woodland, wetlands, and mountain habitats and is a popular spot for bird lovers. Ms Roddick was shown around the reserve as [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick was in Nairn this week to meet with Sam Hey, founder of Team Hamish to hear about the charity’s work and plans to create a family-friendly social gathering space on Nairn Links. Team Hamish was established in memory of Sam Hey’s son, Hamish, who passed away at 8 years [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised the messaging at this year’s Royal Highland Show, saying it is heartening to hear agricultural organisations emphasise the importance of speaking out about mental health and wellbeing. The annual agricultural show, which celebrated its 200th anniversary last year, brings together the best of Scotland’s food, drink, farming [...]

Local MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed plans to protect the right to healthcare access, available at the point of need, by including the NHS in an independent Scotland’s written constitution. The plans to create a constitution that provides recognition of the NHS in Scotland were included in the fourth Building A New Scotland paper from [...]

Highlands & Islands SNP MSP, Emma Roddick, has welcomed the signing of a landmark agreement between local and national government, saying it demonstrates the Scottish Government’s commitment to empowering local authorities and providing high-quality public services in Orkney. The Verity House Agreement, which was signed by First Minister Humza Yousaf and COSLA President Shona Morrison, [...]