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Highland Council budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

21 May 2015
Highland Council budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

Highland Council budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

21 May 2015

Head teachers say they spend most of their time acting as school caretakers, doing menial tasks like ordering light bulbs.


Stranger Smart is working in Highlands

20 May 2015
Stranger Smart is working in Highlands

Stranger Smart is working in Highlands

20 May 2015

Police received 25 reports of strangers approaching school pupils last year, all of which turned out to be “false alarms with good intent”.


SNP group in talks for new Highland Council leader

11 May 2015
SNP group in talks for new Highland Council leader

SNP group in talks for new Highland Council leader

11 May 2015

The SNP group on Highland Council are in talks to choose a new leader.


What next for Danny Alexander?

08 May 2015
What next for Danny Alexander?

What next for Danny Alexander?

08 May 2015

Deposed MP Danny Alexander looked a little worn out next to Drew Hendry who was wandering around the count with a very broad grin after the results had…


A "new dawn" as Danny Alexander is unseated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

08 May 2015
A "new dawn" as Danny Alexander is unseated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

A "new dawn" as Danny Alexander is unseated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

08 May 2015

FOR the first time in more than 10 years voters have elected a new MP to represent Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.


Break with Highlands tradition slammed by Westminster candidate

03 April 2015
Break with Highlands tradition slammed by Westminster candidate

Break with Highlands tradition slammed by Westminster candidate

03 April 2015

The leader of the Scottish Christian Party in Inverness has slammed the licensing board for breaking "Highland tradition" by allowing an American-style…


Quarry go-ahead despite fears A9 access could prove deadly

03 April 2015
Quarry go-ahead despite fears A9 access could prove deadly

Quarry go-ahead despite fears A9 access could prove deadly

03 April 2015

Plans to reopen a quarry so it can provide materials to dual the A9 have been approved despite road safety concerns.


Revised A9 quarry plans recommended for green light

30 March 2015
Revised A9 quarry plans recommended for green light

Revised A9 quarry plans recommended for green light

30 March 2015

Plans to reopen a quarry so it can provide materials to dual the A9 have been revised after being rejected because of fears over an access road.


Bid to afford better protection for Culloden battlefield

06 March 2015
Bid to afford better protection for Culloden battlefield

Bid to afford better protection for Culloden battlefield

06 March 2015

A "long overdue" review of planning rules around Culloden Battlefield to protect the historic site would still have to allow for "reasonable development",…


Wind farm mast near Farr turned down

25 February 2015
Wind farm mast near Farr turned down

Wind farm mast near Farr turned down

25 February 2015

Highland councillors have rejected plans for a 200ft wind farm mast after 132 residents objected to the scheme.


Highland councillors question poor uptake of free school dinners

12 February 2015
Highland councillors question poor uptake of free school dinners

Highland councillors question poor uptake of free school dinners

12 February 2015

Healthy school meals are still a turn off for pupils, the council’s head of canteens has warned.


Fears over future of out of hours GP care in Highlands

30 January 2015
Fears over future of out of hours GP care in Highlands

Fears over future of out of hours GP care in Highlands

30 January 2015

Fears have been raised that people risk being frozen out of the NHS under plans to replace out of hours GPs with First Responders and video conferencing…


Strathspey MP and MSP at loggerheads over oil industry crisis

16 January 2015
Strathspey MP and MSP at loggerheads over oil industry crisis

Strathspey MP and MSP at loggerheads over oil industry crisis

16 January 2015

Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing said crisis talks with oil and gas chiefs in his role as Scotland’s minister for business, energy and tourism…


Concerns over Highland roads winter maintenance as budget cuts bite

24 December 2014
Concerns over Highland roads winter maintenance as budget cuts bite

Concerns over Highland roads winter maintenance as budget cuts bite

24 December 2014

Half of the main roads in the Highlands currently treated with salt in the evenings may no longer be attended to during this period.


Highland Council pledges to crack down on sickies

22 December 2014
Highland Council pledges to crack down on sickies

Highland Council pledges to crack down on sickies

22 December 2014

Council bosses have pledged to clamp down on staff sick leave after workers in the Highlands took more than 65,000 days off in the previous financial…


Highland councillors vote against council tax rise

18 December 2014
Highland councillors vote against council tax rise

Highland councillors vote against council tax rise

18 December 2014

Highland councillors have voted 45 – 31against plans to hike up council tax by 5% in 2016-17.


Highland Council rebuff for audit committee

16 December 2014
Highland Council rebuff for audit committee

Highland Council rebuff for audit committee

16 December 2014

A row has broken out after Highland Council’s chief executive Steve Barron refused to allow the Scottish Parliament’s public audit committee…


Highland Council opposition group outlines its budget proposals

15 December 2014
Highland Council opposition group outlines its budget proposals

Highland Council opposition group outlines its budget proposals

15 December 2014

A £1 million "Carbon Clever" budget for green initiatives such as LED street lights and cycle paths could be slashed by Highland Council…


Findings of armed police review due out next week

11 December 2014
Findings of armed police review due out next week

Findings of armed police review due out next week

11 December 2014

The findings of a formal review into controversial rules that allowed Scottish police officers to carry guns to everyday incidents will be published next…


Scottish Labour leadership frontrunner's rallying call to Highlands supporters

02 December 2014
Scottish Labour leadership frontrunner's rallying call to Highlands supporters

Scottish Labour leadership frontrunner's rallying call to Highlands supporters

02 December 2014

Jim Murphy has urged Labour party members in the Highlands to unite to defeat the Tories at the next general election.


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