Highland Council has reiterated its support for a visitor levy, or so-called "tourist tax".
'We have people on the breadline and we need to protect them'
Council officers have warned that anything less than six per cent will mean a cut in the repairs and maintenance budget.
Cash-strapped local authority is facing tough decisions with up to 500 jobs to go and service cuts
Highland’s new schools could hang in the balance as councillors cancelled their capital investment meeting, with no new date set.
Council leader Raymond Bremner vows to protect jobs and communities from budget cuts.
Councillor Maxine Smith believes a different approach is needed to solve school-build woes.
Old Bridge Inn is also seeking permission to cater for up to 300 people outside of the premises
Highland Council is conducting a review of its office estate in the hopes of saving more than a million pounds in operating costs.
Councillor Raymond Bremner sought to reassure Highland Council’s 10,000 employees that they would do everything possible to avoid redundancies.
'I want to make sure our employees, especially at this time of year, know that we have their backs as much as we possibly can'
But trade was divided over the maximum rate hike
Decision will mostly affect external work such as repairing garden gates, fences and paths
Proposals described as just 'a man with a map and a pen, drawing some pictures'
Council tenants owed a combined £3,053,430 in rent
But potential price hike which could make the rate the highest of any Scottish local authority not ruled out
No reason to lie... 'We have anecdotal evidence from the residents that the water was tested and clean for 37 years'
Community fears their water supply has become contaminated by deer droppings
'Whether by coincidence or design, all we saw was the pumping of liquid waste'
Foresight to launch £1.1m project to save church building is hailed
