New Highland Council Political Group - Highland Alliance
26th October 2023
Two Caithness Councillors have joined the new Highland alliance political group.
Councillors Andrew Jarvie and Mathew Reiss have joined the new group.
Highland Alliance comprises co-leaders Councillors Duncan Macpherson from Inverness and Easter Ross' Maxine Smith who will work alongside Caithness members Andrew Jarvie and Matthew Reiss and Sutherland's Jim McGillivray.
The group sees a former SNP group leader in Maxine Smith join and a former Conservative group leader Andrew Jarvie on the same side.
The new group members were on their feet for the first time at the meeting of Highland council today Thursday 26 October 2023.
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