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Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

15 November 2022
Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

15 November 2022

The aim is to boost recycling and cut landfill but there are fears of a 'backlash'


New Highlands constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

14 November 2022
New Highlands constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

New Highlands constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

14 November 2022

Badenoch and Strathspey proposed to become part of Moray constituency under latest controversial revisions


Scottish Ambulance Service to strike in late November

14 November 2022
Scottish Ambulance Service to strike in late November

Scottish Ambulance Service to strike in late November

14 November 2022

GMB union slams 'missing' Scottish health secretary Humza Yousaf


Nurses in the Highlands are set to go on strike before Christmas

10 November 2022
Nurses in the Highlands are set to go on strike before Christmas

Nurses in the Highlands are set to go on strike before Christmas

10 November 2022

Union boss says 'Our members will no longer tolerate a financial knife-edge at home and a raw deal at work'


Update on dualling the A9/A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

09 November 2022
Update on dualling the A9/A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

Update on dualling the A9/A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

09 November 2022

MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston says 'everyone knows that A9 dualling will not be completed by 2025'


Cost of Scottish Government’s new National Care Service could double

07 November 2022
Cost of Scottish Government’s new National Care Service could double

Cost of Scottish Government’s new National Care Service could double

07 November 2022

Audit Scotland says 'overall cost of the measures will be significantly above the amounts currently assessed'


Transport secretary Jenny Gilruth orders safety works on the A9 and confirms dualling the A96 will go ahead

03 November 2022
Transport secretary Jenny Gilruth orders safety works on the A9 and confirms dualling the A96 will go ahead

Transport secretary Jenny Gilruth orders safety works on the A9 and confirms dualling the A96 will go ahead

03 November 2022

She was speaking before chairing the A9 safety group in Pitlochry


Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

02 November 2022
Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

02 November 2022

A spate of more than 20 attacks on public toilets leaves Highland Councillors seeing red as repairs bills soar


Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across the region

02 November 2022
Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across the region

Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across the region

02 November 2022

Introducing new limits is welcomed by leading Highland councillor as increasing safety especially for children


Dire warnings over potential collapse of care home sector and impact on wider NHS services in the Highlands

30 October 2022
Dire warnings over potential collapse of care home sector and impact on wider NHS services in the Highlands

Dire warnings over potential collapse of care home sector and impact on wider NHS services in the Highlands

30 October 2022

'Raigmore runs, Belford runs and Caithness General runs because patients are in care homes'


‘Highland gentleman’ set to step down as chairman of NHS Highland

28 October 2022
‘Highland gentleman’ set to step down as chairman of NHS Highland

‘Highland gentleman’ set to step down as chairman of NHS Highland

28 October 2022

Professor Boyd Robertson says it is time to 'pass on the baton to a new chair'


Highland Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

27 October 2022
Highland Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

Highland Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

27 October 2022

Nurseries will get a £463,000 boost including a surprise addition of more cash for meals


Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

26 October 2022
Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

26 October 2022

Highland Council denies silencing critics or losing the trust of the nursery sector


More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022
More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022

MSPs call on the health board to 'make good on their promise to reschedule these appointments as soon as possible'


Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022
Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022

Enterprise boss Stuart Black spoke about 'vulnerabilities' while the LibDems slammed the SNP and Greens for 'unforgivable' inaction


Enhanced free early learning and childcare hours provision is 'beginning to fail' in Highlands

29 September 2022
Enhanced free early learning and childcare hours provision is 'beginning to fail' in Highlands

Enhanced free early learning and childcare hours provision is 'beginning to fail' in Highlands

29 September 2022

Private providers say they are facing cuts in real-terms of one-third in their funding


Ross-shire councillor slams 'grim talking shop cop-out' over Ironworks lifeline bid

22 September 2022
Ross-shire councillor slams 'grim talking shop cop-out' over Ironworks lifeline bid

Ross-shire councillor slams 'grim talking shop cop-out' over Ironworks lifeline bid

22 September 2022

Members preferred to create a stakeholder group to review 'sustainable outcomes' for Highland music and creative arts venues


Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

15 September 2022
Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

15 September 2022

It was most likely a meteor or 'space junk' though some apparently wondered if it was a UFO


NHS Highland set to cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

14 September 2022
NHS Highland set to cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

NHS Highland set to cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

14 September 2022

The health board confirmed only 'the most time-critical or high risk' will continue while 'many planned appointments will be cancelled'


Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022
Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022

Convener Bill Lobban urged people to 'come together' as 'may help us come to terms with such a loss'


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