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Highland schools’ unisex toilets under ‘priority’ review

28 April 2025
Highland schools’ unisex toilets under ‘priority’ review

Highland schools’ unisex toilets under ‘priority’ review

28 April 2025

It is understood Alness Academy, Wick High, Inverness Royal Academy and Charleston Academy have gender neutral toilets.


MSP hopeful urges Highland Council to halt ‘damaging’ motorhome pass scheme

26 April 2025
MSP hopeful urges Highland Council to halt ‘damaging’ motorhome pass scheme

MSP hopeful urges Highland Council to halt ‘damaging’ motorhome pass scheme

26 April 2025

LibDem candidate David Green fears the council is ‘effectively driving business away’ from local operators.


How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

25 April 2025
How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

25 April 2025

The recent figures show how much was spent by each new Westminster representative since the general election.


NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

19 April 2025
NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

19 April 2025

Scottish Government is slammed for leaving ‘frontline NHS staff dangerously overstretched and more prone to making mistakes’.


Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

07 April 2025
Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

07 April 2025

The challenger for 2026 believes the seat is competitive ‘because my opponent is very much part of the problem’.


The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

06 April 2025
The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

06 April 2025

Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘People in the Highlands know we are best placed to beat the SNP’.


The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

06 April 2025
The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

The Highlands declared as the Scottish Liberal Democrats priority at Inverness conference

06 April 2025

Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘People in the Highlands know we are best placed to beat the SNP’.


Highland Council stats reveal ‘violent incidents’ in schools rose 150 per cent last session

04 April 2025
Highland Council stats reveal ‘violent incidents’ in schools rose 150 per cent last session

Highland Council stats reveal ‘violent incidents’ in schools rose 150 per cent last session

04 April 2025

But the stats draw a blank on assaults of teachers or pupils and drugs or weapons.


Highland Council grants Inverallan Church planning permission for solar panels as councillors overrule officials

02 April 2025
Highland Council grants Inverallan Church planning permission for solar panels as councillors overrule officials

Highland Council grants Inverallan Church planning permission for solar panels as councillors overrule officials

02 April 2025

Cllr Bill Lobban said granting planning stops the church from ‘inevitably falling into disrepair’ and secures its future for ‘generations’.


Lib Dems name Kate Forbes’ 2026 challenger – Highland councillor Andrew Baxter

02 April 2025
Lib Dems name Kate Forbes’ 2026 challenger – Highland councillor Andrew Baxter

Lib Dems name Kate Forbes’ 2026 challenger – Highland councillor Andrew Baxter

02 April 2025

He is member for Fort William and Ardnamurchan and currently MP Angus MacDonald’s chief of staff


Report by Highland Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald exposes Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

02 April 2025
Report by Highland Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald exposes Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Highland Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald exposes Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

02 April 2025

Analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%


Police Scotland is aware of cold callers in the Aviemore and Dingwall areas

30 March 2025
Police Scotland is aware of cold callers in the Aviemore and Dingwall areas

Police Scotland is aware of cold callers in the Aviemore and Dingwall areas

30 March 2025

Officers say some are ‘legitimate’ but still urges people to be vigilant and report concerns.


Highland councillor objects to proposed 21.7 per cent pay hike saying ‘they are not reading the room’

25 March 2025
Highland councillor objects to proposed 21.7 per cent pay hike saying ‘they are not reading the room’

Highland councillor objects to proposed 21.7 per cent pay hike saying ‘they are not reading the room’

25 March 2025

Michael Gregson says ‘the people are just not feeling the love, and this excessive pay rise to ourselves certainly won’t change that perception’.


Highland Councillors set to get inflation busting 21% pay hike adding around £500k to the wage bill

25 March 2025
Highland Councillors set to get inflation busting 21% pay hike adding around £500k to the wage bill

Highland Councillors set to get inflation busting 21% pay hike adding around £500k to the wage bill

25 March 2025

The move follows recommendations by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.


MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

21 March 2025
MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

21 March 2025

He confirms that ‘with great sadness’ he is to stand down as SNP MSP at the 2026 Holyrood election but may yet stand as an independent.


Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

21 March 2025
Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

21 March 2025

The Inverness and Nairn MSP leaves door open to run as an independent but says he ‘simply cannot defend the record of the SNP Government’.


Police stop and check 71 vehicles on A9 at Drumochter with four drivers reported to Procurator Fiscal

15 March 2025
Police stop and check 71 vehicles on A9 at Drumochter with four drivers reported to Procurator Fiscal

Police stop and check 71 vehicles on A9 at Drumochter with four drivers reported to Procurator Fiscal

15 March 2025

Officers say ‘a number of vehicles were prohibited from further use on the road until road worthiness is achieved’.


Highland Council raises council tax by 7% as it passes £818m budget unchanged

06 March 2025
Highland Council raises council tax by 7% as it passes £818m budget unchanged

Highland Council raises council tax by 7% as it passes £818m budget unchanged

06 March 2025

Opposition plans for education reforms, free primary school meals and lower hikes in council tax were rejected.


Highland Council Conservatives plot budget changes to reduce council tax hike from 7% down to 3%

06 March 2025
Highland Council Conservatives plot budget changes to reduce council tax hike from 7% down to 3%

Highland Council Conservatives plot budget changes to reduce council tax hike from 7% down to 3%

06 March 2025

Details of what specifically was proposed were scant while the Greens ‘hail influence’ on securing £500k investment.


Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr: ‘Spoiler alert, I am not in favour of the visitor levy’

06 March 2025
Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr: ‘Spoiler alert, I am not in favour of the visitor levy’

Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr: ‘Spoiler alert, I am not in favour of the visitor levy’

06 March 2025

But senior Highland Council official Malcolm Macleod insists the local authority’s ears are open on thorny questions like VAT.


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