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Donna MacAllister


Strath councillor leading the green agenda in Highlands

16 May 2019
Strath councillor leading the green agenda in Highlands

Strath councillor leading the green agenda in Highlands

16 May 2019

They say it’s always good to stand out from the crowd.


SNP stance does not rule out half day Friday in Highlands

02 December 2015
SNP stance does not rule out half day Friday in Highlands

SNP stance does not rule out half day Friday in Highlands

02 December 2015

Proposals to shut Highland schools half day on a Friday could still go ahead despite a proposed new ruling by the Scottish National Party to guarantee…


Row breaks out over Inverness police control room jobs

02 December 2015
Row breaks out over Inverness police control room jobs

Row breaks out over Inverness police control room jobs

02 December 2015

A row has broken out between Police Scotland and a Highland MSP over potential job losses at the police control room in Inverness.


Highland Council Facebook budget chat descends into attack on chief's pay

02 December 2015
Highland Council Facebook budget chat descends into attack on chief's pay

Highland Council Facebook budget chat descends into attack on chief's pay

02 December 2015

A Facebook poll conducted by Highland Council has descended into an attack on the chief executive Steve Barron's £142,926 salary.


Highland Council takes a year to change a lightbulb

23 November 2015
Highland Council takes a year to change a lightbulb

Highland Council takes a year to change a lightbulb

23 November 2015

It could be the punch line to an old joke, and yet a serious complaint raised has revealed it took Highland Council a year to change a light bulb.


Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

12 November 2015
Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

12 November 2015

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Electrical substation approved for Badenoch and Strathspey

10 November 2015
Electrical substation approved for Badenoch and Strathspey

Electrical substation approved for Badenoch and Strathspey

10 November 2015

An electricity substation near Laggan has been approved by councillors in Inverness today (Tuesday).


Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

06 November 2015
Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

06 November 2015

Efforts by environmentalists to come up with greener alternatives to waste incineration have failed to impress Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson.


Highland army houses could be used to home Syrian refugees

30 October 2015
Highland army houses could be used to home Syrian refugees

Highland army houses could be used to home Syrian refugees

30 October 2015

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Shock new figures on Highland Council car hire bill

26 October 2015
Shock new figures on Highland Council car hire bill

Shock new figures on Highland Council car hire bill

26 October 2015

New figures suggest Highland Council spends around £30,000 a month on hire cars for its workers.


Gun info request 'will cost too much' for cops

23 October 2015
Gun info request 'will cost too much' for cops

Gun info request 'will cost too much' for cops

23 October 2015

Police Scotland has said it cannot reveal how many routine incidents were attended by armed officers in the Highland, because it would cost…


Councillors agree cheap Inverness city centre weekend parking

22 October 2015
Councillors agree cheap Inverness city centre weekend parking

Councillors agree cheap Inverness city centre weekend parking

22 October 2015

Proposals for subsidised weekend parking at the Rose Street car park in Inverness in the run-up to the festive season have been approved by councillors.


Women top Scottish national Party's regional list

13 October 2015
Women top Scottish national Party's regional list

Women top Scottish national Party's regional list

13 October 2015

The Scottish National Party has announced its regional list candidates in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.


Liberal Democrats leave SNP in its wake at Aird and Loch ness by election

09 October 2015
Liberal Democrats leave SNP in its wake at Aird and Loch ness by election

Liberal Democrats leave SNP in its wake at Aird and Loch ness by election

09 October 2015

The Liberal Democrats are celebrating after winning the Highland Council seat for Aird and Loch Ness, leaving the SNP in its wake.


Unvaccinated NHS Highland staff pose risk to old and frail claim

09 October 2015
Unvaccinated NHS Highland staff pose risk to old and frail claim

Unvaccinated NHS Highland staff pose risk to old and frail claim

09 October 2015

More than half of all health care workers in the Highlands chose not to get a flu jab, raising concerns unvaccinated staff risk contracting the virus…


Plans to modernise Raigmore Hospital move forward

08 October 2015
Plans to modernise Raigmore Hospital move forward

Plans to modernise Raigmore Hospital move forward

08 October 2015

NHS Highland has approved a business case to refurbish all theatres at the 30-year-old Raigmore Hospital and redesign various parts of the hospital including…


Highland health chiefs confident £5M overspend can be tackled

07 October 2015
Highland health chiefs confident £5M overspend can be tackled

Highland health chiefs confident £5M overspend can be tackled

07 October 2015

The finance director of NHS Highland is confident that the authority can break even, despite a predicted £5m budget overspend.


Call for more visitors and affordable housing in Cairngorms

23 September 2015
Call for more visitors and affordable housing in Cairngorms

Call for more visitors and affordable housing in Cairngorms

23 September 2015

THE new chief executive of the Cairngorms Business Partnership has set out high goals to attract more international visitors to the Cairngorms National…


Housing waiting list no excuse not to take Syrian refugees, says Highland councillor

08 September 2015
Housing waiting list no excuse not to take Syrian refugees, says Highland councillor

Housing waiting list no excuse not to take Syrian refugees, says Highland councillor

08 September 2015

A leading opposition councillor has refuted the council leader’s claims that lack of housing could limit the Highland’s response to the…


Complaints on rise in Highlands over delinquent dogs

08 September 2015
Complaints on rise in Highlands over delinquent dogs

Complaints on rise in Highlands over delinquent dogs

08 September 2015

Delinquent dogs are making life a misery in Highland neighbourhoods with more than 200 people complaining to the council just in the first quarter of…


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