Inverness and Nairn’s MSP, Emma Roddick, has paid tribute to departing publicans Ian, aka “Speedy”, and Pep Shepherd as they step down after 44 years at the helm of The Market Bar, while welcoming pledges from the incoming owners to safeguard the legendary grassroots music venue, in an official motion to the Scottish Parliament. Ms [...]

Inverness needs its own dedicated city council to deliver for local communities and champion investment without apology, Inverness and Nairn MSP Emma Roddick has said. Ms Roddick has formally written to Minister for Public Finance Ivan McKee to urge that proposed local government reforms include the creation of a standalone Inverness City Council. The move [...]

Trade unions sound the alarm on postal vote delays ahead of Scottish Parliament vote. The SNP has said the UK Labour Government must step in to sort out Royal Mail delays ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May. The call comes after STUC leader Roz Foyer warned of the 'perilous' state of postal services [...]

To mark Climate Action Week, Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick joined the Inverness Tool Library for their climate awareness morning. The event is one of several events being held as part of the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival. The Tool Library, based in the Carse area of Inverness, enables residents to borrow tools for [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has warned that the UK Government’s immigration policies are causing harm to local healthcare services and threatening the livelihoods of skilled workers, and has taken the case of a local worker to Holyrood to highlight the urgency.  Her warning comes after an Inverness-based dental hygienist, Akhil Anil, spoke out [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has met with local artists at a visit organised by the Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN). The visit to the Inverness Creative Academy, which is the Highlands’ first major creative hub, was an opportunity for the MSP to discuss the contemporary art sector and how she can support it [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised the incredible work of Headway Highland after attending a special 25th-anniversary celebration. Ms Roddick, who lives locally, joined attendees and staff at a summer barbecue held at New Start Gardens in Dalneigh to mark the milestone. The event also coincided with one of the charity's regular Monday [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has met with local artists at a visit organised by the Scottish Contemporary Art Network (SCAN). The visit to the Inverness Creative Academy was an opportunity for the MSP to discuss the contemporary art sector and how she can support it in her role. Ms Roddick was shown the [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey MSP, to the UHI Advanced Construction Centre in Inverness. The visit came after the MSP welcomed the minister to the region to learn more about the ground-breaking work being done at the Inverness Campus. The visit allowed Ms Roddick [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has praised the Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve for their decades of dedicated volunteer work, following a visit to the site. The nature reserve, which sits on the edge of the Moray Firth, is home to a wide array of wildlife, from roe deer to otters and a [...]