Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick joined local volunteers on the beach in Nairn this week for a community litter pick organised by social enterprise Green Hive.   The beach clean-up, which took place on Friday 4th July, brought together residents, families, and volunteers to tackle litter in the town centre and along the shoreline [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has commended the crucial work of local community transport initiatives, following a visit to Partnerships for Wellbeing in Inverness. The discussion focused on the challenges faced by individuals, including wheelchair users, in accessing essential healthcare appointments and social activities due to transport limitations. During her visit, Ms Roddick discussed [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has hosted a delegation from the Liberation Convoy, which sailed from Bergen in May and visited many ports around the UK, marking fifty years since Norway’s liberation from Nazi occupation. During its stop in Edinburgh, the convoy enjoyed an evening in the Scottish Parliament, sponsored by Emma Roddick MSP. [...]

Scheme to allow young islanders to use the ferry for free expanded to 19 to 21-year-olds A scheme allowing young islanders to travel to the mainland for free has been expanded to include 19- and 21-year-olds. This comes after months of hard work from campaigners, such as Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament and Roddick [...]

SNP MSP for the isles, Emma Roddick, has welcomed that Shetland Islands Council has been announced as one of the successful bidders for free school meal expansion. 17 local authorities applied to partner with the Scottish Government on the Test of Change phase of the Free School Meal programme, and Shetland was one of the [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has welcomed new Scottish Government funding to support small food and drink business in Orkney through the latest round of the Regional Food Fund. Grants of up to £5000 have been awarded to 15 innovative and collaborative projects across Scotland, with funding supporting everything from farmers markets and festivals to food tourism [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has lodged a formal motion in the Scottish Parliament recognising the work of Ann and Iain Mackintosh, who – in memory of their son, Calum – organised and fundraised for cardiac screenings to take place in Carrbridge. The Highlands and Islands MSP said: “I was so inspired by the work done [...]

SNP MSP for the isles, Emma Roddick, has welcomed the news that the Scottish Government has confirmed the introduction of a procurement process for two new 140m Freight Flex vessels for the Northern Isles route. In response to a question from Emma Roddick, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport confirmed today that these vessels will replace [...]

Emma Roddick MSP has condemned the UK Labour Government for continuing to inflict Westminster’s austerity agenda on Scottish families, as new figures revealed that the SNP Scottish Government was forced to spend £245,337 in Shetland last year mitigating harmful Labour welfare policies, including the widely hated Bedroom Tax, through Discretionary Housing Payments. New figures have [...]

Emma Roddick MSP delivered an address at the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport) union’s conference in Inverness on Sunday, emphasising the critical role of rail workers and advocating for significant investment in Scotland’s, particularly the Highlands’, railway infrastructure. Addressing delegates from across the UK, Ms Roddick began by extending a warm Highland welcome, acknowledging the [...]