*AHEM* 🗣️ANNOUNCEMENT🗣️ After a LENGTHY search for the perfect site, CBP are pleased to announce that we have identified an area in #Caithness as the preferred site for the #BigBrochBuild. A big step forward for our project - we hope you'll join us for the rest of the journey!

Food banks are bracing for their busiest winter yet. Families who previously haven't needed support, are turning to food banks for the first time. We urgently need your help to ensure we can be there for everyone who needs us this winter. Donate now 👉 bit.ly/TT-Winter-Appe…

Is it safe that many women in Caithness have to travel more than 100 miles to access the obs and gynae care they need? The Chief Exec of NHS Highland says it depends on my definition of “safe”. Watch our full report and interview here:

#A838 Mhoine between Tongue and Durness #Sutherland The Highland Council

Opening a Scottish Parliament debate on Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament, Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Secretary Mairi Gougeon said @ScotGov is committed to ensuring rural and island young peoples’ voices are not only heard, but actively influence @ScotGov policies. #srip Scottish Rural Action

Ensuring that young people in Scotland's rural and island communities have the opportunity to thrive is a priority for @ScotGov. At Scottish Parliament I joined Mairi Gougeon and Cabinet colleagues to hear from Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament about how we can empower them and support their aspirations.

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson met members of the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament. A thriving arts and culture network in rural areas is vital for community development. @ScotGov is supporting grassroots initiatives such as Culture Collective, Sistema Scotland and @SA_YouthMusic.

We are giving evidence 9am tomorrow on the Agriculture & Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. Watch live as Theona Morrison shares insights on the importance of rural communities for Scotland's future, community-led local development, and local food systems ow.ly/xZj150QvNHh

Very sorry to hear this.

📍 Edinburgh We will open a new office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh, supporting closer collaboration with Scotland's thriving space and satellite sector, and preparations for the first vertical satellite launches from the UK. 🛰️🚀

'Welcome to the moon' How potholes are affecting those living in the far north of Scotland bbc.in/3Kwl6CS

✨Are you a natural leader with a passion for the Highlands? The Inverness Castle Experience is a new visitor attraction opening in the Highland capital in 2025. Could you lead this exciting business through its next chapter? More here highlifehighland.com/ice-recruitmen… The Highland Council

Very bold, very clever!

Q: What does a Big Mac have in common with government reform🍔? A: somewhere in this ramble of mine that I was delighted to write up for Civil Service World in their latest summer/election edition! civilserviceworld.com/ugc-1/1/2/0/cs…

🔴 BREAKING! New inscription on the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #WorldHeritage List: The Flow Country, #UK 🇬🇧. ➡️unes.co/46whc #46WHC

Read our conversation with Innes Morgan, Founder of Act with Purpose. As a member of our civil society committee Innes ensures experiences of rural communities like his own are heard and represented in Open Government decision making. blogs.gov.scot/open-governmen… Innes Morgan

Great to chat to Open Government Scotland and to be involved in OGP.