Orkney’s SNP candidate for next year’s Holyrood elections has backed a pledge that would protect the most vulnerable folk in the community as Scotland switches to a net-zero carbon economy.

Robert Leslie has been selected as the SNP candidate for Orkney in next May’s Scottish Parliament elections.
Robert has bee a campaigner for independence since the 2014 Referendum.
He was born and brought in Orkney and currently works for Thaw and Orkney Housing Association.

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Highlands & Islands MSP Maree Todd has praised a new Scottish Government programme aimed at tackling workplace inequality and reducing the gender pay gap.

The new Scottish Child Payment – which has been described as a “game-changer” in the fight to tackle child poverty – will open early for applications this month. Highlands & Islands MSP Maree Todd has encouraged parents and carers in Orkney who are eligible to apply now so that the Scottish Government…

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SNP MSP Maree Todd has encouraged projects across the Highlands & Islands to apply for a new £1 million fund, which has been launched by the Scottish Government to help promote town centres and online businesses and encourage people to spend locally.  Grants of between £500 and £5000 will be…

Orkney SNP has a new person at the helm, with Sean Lewis taking over as convener after Donna Heddle stepped down at the branch’s recent annual general meeting.

Highlands & Islands MSP Maree Todd is calling for residents across the Highlands & Islands to make their views known in a new Scottish Government consultation on the regulation of short-term lets