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Chamber and committees

West Highland Free Press Named Newspaper of the Year at Highlands and Islands Media Awards

  • Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-07905

That the Parliament celebrates the success of the West Highlands Free Press in being named Newspaper of the Year at the Highlands and Islands Media Awards; understands that the annual awards recognise the high quality of media coverage across the Highlands and Islands; notes that West Highlands Free Press team columnist, Angus Peter Campbell, also picked up the award for Gaelic Writer of the Year on the night; understands that judges praised the newspaper for the strength of its reporting and its weekly news and feature content; congratulates Angus and the rest of the team at the West Highland Free Press for their success, and wishes them all the very best going forward.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Stephanie Callaghan, Donald Cameron, Natalie Don, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Gosal, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed