Dulnain Bridge's community councillors have rejected bitter accusations of a "witch-hunt" over their handling of last summer's "crisis kids" controversy in the village.
Residents had lodged their concerns with the local watchdog at a public meeting having been alarmed by claims of a child being burned, ducks being decapitated and a dog having been attacked with a hammer.
Increased wages for lowly paid staff and a return to a localised decision making set-up across the Highlands are expected to be key priorities of the new look local authority.
The SNP, Liberal Democrats and Labour agreed to form a new rainbow alliance to run Highland Council - the region's first ever full political administration - after the coalition negotiations took a dramatic and surprise twist.
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Emergency services have been dealing with a major accident on the A95 Aviemore-Grantown road.
A car and a van colided at about 5.30am near Boat of Garten.
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HAZEL the red squirrel is clearly a hungry lady as she has been raiding a bird feeder at Laggan Wolftrax.
Staff at The Laggan Forest Trust (LFT) were delighted when Laggan Wolftrax was included in a leaflet publicising red squirrel "hot spots" in the Highlands.
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Primary school children in the Cairngorms National Park have been find outing more about how and why their local area is shaped the way it is.
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NHS Highland is again asking that members of the public restrict their visiting to two Highland hospitals and, in some cases, not visit at all if they, or a family member, have been affected by diarrhoea and vomiting.
Raigmore Hospital currently has two wards closed to admissions, Ward 2A and Ward 7C, with restricted visiting to each.
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Thousands of Scottish companies are landing contracts after signing up to a free website for public sector work, a report has revealed.
The Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) site advertises billions of pounds' worth of contracts offered by the Scottish public sector.
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