Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has challenged the First Minister over the Scottish Government's proposed cut to the Scottish Men's Sheds Association as part of this year's Scottish Budget.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called on mobile providers to ‘up their game’ in the isles following a series of outages over recent weeks that have left many islanders with poor or no signal at all.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called on British Airways and Transport Scotland to urgently prioritise software updates to help avoid future disruption for islanders making online flight bookings through the Air Discount Scheme.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has encouraged local voluntary groups to apply for the Third Sector Cost of Living Crisis Fund which opened today (Tuesday).
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur once again pressed the case for new ferries on Orkney’s internal routes. Mr McArthur used a debate in parliament this afternoon on the Carbon Neutral Islands Project to make clear the "compelling case" for lifeline transport services being "fully factored" into plans for the project.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has called on the Scottish Government to accelerate the publication of critical detail over its future agricultural policy in response to NFU Scotland's 2023 Intention Survey.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has led a cross party initiative calling on the Scottish Government to rethink its proposed cut to support for the Men’s Shed movement in Scotland.
Responding to the announcement that Inverness & Cromarty Firth and Firth of Forth have been selected as Scotland's two Green Freeports, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has voiced his support for the adoption of circular fashion to help combat human and environmental exploitation in the global clothing industry and increase the value of local textiles production.
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur today met with the Transport Minister, Jenny Gilruth MSP to discuss a range of ferry-related issues. Shetland's MSP, Beatrice Wishart also took part in the meeting.
Responding to the Deputy First Minister's announcement that a ferries taskforce will be established between Orkney Islands Council and the Scottish Government, Orkney's MSP Liam McArthur said:
Orkney's MSP, Liam McArthur, has reiterated his support for a new transmission connection between Orkney and the Scottish mainland following Ofgem's backing of a 1.8-gigawatt subsea cable to the Western Isles.
