Emma Roddick MSP, who currently represents the Highlands and Islands region in the Scottish Parliament, has announced her intention to seek selection as the SNP candidate for Inverness and Nairn in 2026. The 27-year-old, who lives in Merkinch, Inverness, said she had “more to do” in Parliament and is “excited” by the prospect of taking [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick has joined L’Arche Highland to celebrate 50 years since the charity was founded. L’Arche Highland is a community of around 130 people, both with and without learning disabilities, in Inverness. The charity helps people to live more independent lives, including in their shared houses, which Emma Roddick has visited [...]

Letter to the Chairman of ICTFC Dear Ross,I am writing on behalf of a number of constituents and fans of Inverness CaledonianThistle – which, as you know, includes myself – following the announcement of thedecision to move the training base to Fife.I understand the club is in an extremely difficult position post-relegation and, indeed,pre-, however, [...]

Emma has visited Inverness Castle to see the latest progress on works to redevelop it as an attraction. The castle, that was previously used as a court, is undergoing a £30 million transformation to turn it into an attraction and is due to reopen in 2025. The Inverness Castle Experience will “celebrate the spirit of [...]

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 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 [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has joined the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Women’s Football Club at one of their training sessions, asking the coach and players what support they want from politicians and what their goals are for the future. Commenting on the visit, she said: “Women’s sport in general is far too often overlooked, but I [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick recently paid her second visit to Inverness-based charity Oxygen Works. The charity offers oxygen therapy through a range of techniques to those with various health conditions across the Highlands & Islands. Ms Roddick praised the charity’s wide range of services, saying it was fantastic to see such innovative support [...]

SNP MSP Emma Roddick has marked the reopening of the Victorian Market Hall, due on the 14th of September, in the Scottish Parliament, with a motion noting the award-winning status of already-announced tenants Bad Girl Bakery and the Malt Room. She said: “The refurbishment has been a long time coming, and so much has happened [...]

As part of her summer recess tour, Emma Roddick recently visited the Distress Brief Intervention in Inverness. Emerging from the Scottish Government’s work on the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health strategies, the Distress Brief Intervention approach works to improve the response to people presenting in distress. Speaking on her visit Roddick said: “It’s clear that [...]