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Apprenticeship Week, RTS, Hybrid planes

As part of Apprenticeship Week I met with UHI Shetland to discuss their work in supporting local businesses through the apprenticeship scheme.

Covid Day of Reflection Ceremony

Today is the National Covid Day of Reflection, an opportunity to come together to remember those who lost their lives since the pandemic began and to honour the tireless work and acts of kindness shown during this unprecedented time.

Rennie demands urgency as half of Scotland’s universities fall into deficit

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to move with urgency to secure sustainable funding for Scotland’s universities as new analysis indicated that almost half of the country’s highe

The other side of Caregiving

Cole-Hamilton: Long Covid still harming lives five years since pandemic

Speaking five years on since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today (Sunday 9th March) commemorated those who lost their lives, paid tribute to NHS staff and communities and called on the Scottish Gov

The Guardian Energy Correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, Visits Farnham

We were delighted to welcome Jillian Ambrose, The Guardian’s Energy Correspondent, to talk with us on energy, climate change and “Green vs Growth” at the University of the Creative Arts last Wednesday, chaired by our very own Theresa Meredith-Hardy.