Council at odds with Swinney on Voluntary Sector Cuts

Highland Council is at odds with Finance Secretary John Swinney over budget cuts they are imposing on the voluntary sector, says Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Peter Peacock, and he believes there is worse to come from measures in the Council’s budget.
He was commenting following the answer to a Parliamentary question he has received from [...]

Concern at “Disproportionate” Number of Island Post office Cuts

The level of proposed post office closures seems disproportionately large to those currently under consultation on the Highland mainland, says Peter Peacock, Highlands and Islands Labour MSP.
Mr Peacock was commenting following publication of the list of proposed closures – which will affect over 20 per cent of Western Isles branches.
He said, “The proposed closures seem [...]