I'm just back for another successful surgery on the Isle of Jura. It was superb to catch up with my Jura constituents and hear their concerns.

The Rural growth deal that will hopefully be coming to Argyll and Bute will not only be very welcome but will go to addressing at least some of the past unfairness my local area has had to put up with.  

It's been nearly a month since myself and many of my constituents raised serious concerns about the broken street lighting In Port Ellen, Port Charlotte and Port Wemyss.

Complainants continue to roll in from my constituents on the Isle of Gigha about the condition of their local road network some of which is becoming almost impassable.

Great news the Hospital Road in Bowmore is at long last being resurfaced.

This is fantastic news and will be well received by my constituents who have been quite rightfully contacting myself every week asking for this road to be resurfaced.

I was honoured to attend the recent WW100 Islay Commemoration Service HMS Otranto.

100 years ago, on the 6th October 1918, the Troopship HMS Otranto sunk off Islay's west coast, half a mile from Machir Bay. In this terrible tragedy almost 400 servicemen lost their lives.

I am delighted to confirm that over £500,000 has been allocated to projects in Argyll and Bute supporting our growing tourism sector.

The continuing Labour party Civil War has expanded to an even greater magnitude. The latest episode in Labour's death spiral is taking place in their "Scottish branch office" as the Scottish Labour Party has recently axed of two of their prominent front benchers.

I was delighted to attend the latest Rinns Ladies Group meeting in Portnahaven as well as catching up with my other local constituents.

I was delighted to attend the the new ACHA house opening ceremony on the 4th October in Bowmore. It was great to meet the new tenants, the local ACHA team and ACHA's Chief Executive Alastair MacGregor.