12-Aug-2014 - ALEXANDER WELCOMES NEW PREMISES FOR KINGUSSIE POST OFFICE

Kingussie Post Office could move round the corner from its current location on the High Street to The Paper Shop on King Street.

If the move goes ahead, customers could see the branch transformed into a new ‘local' model, that will mean longer opening hours, improved services and better accessibility.

11-Aug-2014 - ALEXANDER AND KENNEDY ARE EVEN BETTER TOGETHER

Highland MPs Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy will host their latest in a series of public meetings ahead of the Independence Referendum, in Fort Augustus this Monday (11th Aug).

The event will be chance for residents to get together and have a good natured chat about the referendum and the positive message of staying together in the UK.

10-Aug-2014 - ALEXANDER GETS BEHIND FOOD COUNTER COLLEAGUES

Highland MP Danny Alexander today (Thurs 7^th) got behind their local food counter in Nairn Sainsbury's store to learn more about preparing food and serving local customers.

Danny Alexander was welcomed by George Kitson (Deputy Store Manager) and Leanne Thomas (Counters Manager) at the hot food counters.

5-Aug-2014 - ALEXANDER: DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING STATEMENT FROM DEEPLY ILLIBERAL JUSTICE SECRETARY

Responding to the Justice Secretary's statement to the Scottish Parliament on the routine use of armed police officers, Highland MP Danny Alexander said:

"This is a deeply disappointing statement from a Minister with a deeply illiberal record as Justice Secretary.

"It will further fuel anger about the routine use of armed police officers.

4-Aug-2014 - JUSTICE SECRETARY MUST ANSWER HIGHLAND CONCERNS ON ARMED POLICE

Highland MP Danny Alexander has written to SNP Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill asking five key questions that Highlanders want answers to over the armed police debate.

The Justice Secretary is due to make a ministerial statement to the Scottish Parliament as MSPs return from recess tomorrow (Tuesday 5^th August).

31-Jul-2014 - LIB DEMS DELIVER FAIR DEAL FOR ONLINE SHOPPERS

Online retailers will now be expected to deliver goods to the Highlands at a fair price, following a UK Government announcement today (Thurs 31^st).

Highland MP Danny Alexander and the Scottish Lib Dems have been campaigning to ensure that consumers in the Highlands have the same access to online shopping as other parts of the UK, and that they are not overcharged for delivery.

29-Jul-2014 - GIB RELEASE: ALEXANDER WELCOMES GREEN BANK INVESTMENT IN HIGHLAND DISTILLERY

Balmenach Distillery is the third Scottish distillery to benefit from Green Investment Bank funding.

The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has today announced a further investment in the Scottish drinks industry.

23-Jul-2014 - UK ENERGY SUBSIDY COULD SAVE HIGHLANDERS ?42 PER YEAR

The UK Government have announced that electricity consumers across the UK could take on the extra cost of providing energy to the Shetland Iles, saving consumers in the Highlands around £42 a year.

Last year, the extra cost of supplying electricity to Shetland, which was paid for by consumers across the North of Scotland, was £26.6m.

17-Jul-2014 - POLICE SCOTLAND MUST BE FELXIBLE TO MEET NEEDS OF HIGHLANDS - ALEXANDER

Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander is seeking a meeting with Police Scotland chief constable Sir Stephen House to discuss local concerns over the routine deployment of armed police in the Highlands.

Speaking after reports that armed police had been called to a disturbance in a fast food restaurant in Inverness, Mr Alexander said that Police Scotland must prove they have the flexibility to provide the sort of service that the Highlands deserves.

17-Jul-2014 - ALEXANDER WELCOMES JOB BOOST IN INVERNESS, NAIRN, BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY

Unemployment in Danny Alexander's Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency has dropped again this quarter to 750. 631 fewer than in June 2013 and 91 fewer than in May 2014.