14 February 2009
The SNP Government has been criticised for leaving Highland council with an “impossible choice” in determining their budget and in having to make cuts to vital services to balance the books.
Following the announcement of the new council budget, Peter Peacock, Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands said,
“Highland Council have been left [...]
HIGHLAND COUNCIL’S IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE
Urgent Action Needed Following Damning Inspection Report of Moray Services
12 February 2009
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP and the former Children’s Minister who established the Children’s Services Inspections process, Peter Peacock, has called for immediate action from all agencies in Moray to protect vulnerable children following a damning inspection report.
The inspection, carried out between June and September 2008 and made public today (Thursday), identifies many [...]
Call for more job relocations
03 February 2009
Councils and Community Councils in the Highlands and Islands have given resounding support to a call for more civil service jobs to be relocated to fragile areas in the North.
Following the success of the last administration in bringing additional jobs to the Highlands and Islands using this initiative, MSP Peter Peacock has been [...]
