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The MSP added ‘I can only say that my shame is that we haven't made more progress.’

Transport secretary says 'there is nothing that I won’t consider' to make the A9 safer

Transport secretary says 'there is nothing that I won’t consider' to make the A9 safer

Mairi McAllan was applauded for her stance as she admits 'as I said in my opening remarks, I hate junctions.'

Fergus Ewing: 'I will no longer be able to support this government' without A9 progress

Fergus Ewing: 'I will no longer be able to support this government' without A9 progress

At the Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit he said without progress then 'frankly, I don’t think we deserve to continue to be in government.'

Transport secretary Mairi McAllan to join panel at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

17 July 2023

Transport secretary Mairi McAllan to join panel at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

17 July 2023

Full list of speakers attending the event to discuss delayed dualling project and safety measures.

Alex Salmond’s full eulogy at Winnie Ewing’s memorial service at Inverness Cathedral

Alex Salmond’s full eulogy at Winnie Ewing’s memorial service at Inverness Cathedral

He said ‘her courage, conviction and splash of derring-do’ makes her ‘the most significant Scottish nationalist of the 20th century'

PICTURES: Winnie Ewing's memorial service was a who's who of Scottish politics

PICTURES: Winnie Ewing's memorial service was a who's who of Scottish politics

Celebration of the independence icon's life attracted no less than three First Minister's past and present

Winnie Ewing described as the 'true radical spirit of Scotland' at memorial service

Winnie Ewing described as the 'true radical spirit of Scotland' at memorial service

Alex Salmond says it was 'sort of spirit that Scotland needs – needed then and so desperately, desperately needs now.'

Proposed Council Tax hikes would make 33,000 Highland households 'poorer'

Proposed Council Tax hikes would make 33,000 Highland households 'poorer'

The 'bombshell' Scottish Government plans would add from £140.64 to £786.73 a year to bills and has been labelled 'bad, bad policy'.

Highland home owners devastated by 'sickening' Bank of England interest rate hikes

Highland home owners devastated by 'sickening' Bank of England interest rate hikes

Prospective home owners in the region could see 68 per cent of their wages swallowed by mortgage payments

Campaigner says there are ways to improve safety on 'appalling' A9 now

10 July 2023

Campaigner says there are ways to improve safety on 'appalling' A9 now

10 July 2023

Ian Donaldson says 'death trap junctions' are an 'appalling situation that could be improved fairly easily.'

Campaigners want to up the price of alcohol by 30 per cent per unit to reduce harm

29 June 2023

Campaigners want to up the price of alcohol by 30 per cent per unit to reduce harm

29 June 2023

But top think tanks says minimum unit pricing has had no impact on crime, A&E attendances and heaviest drinkers

Voting area overhaul leaves the Highlands struggling with the three biggest Westminster constituencies

Voting area overhaul leaves the Highlands struggling with the three biggest Westminster constituencies

The final Boundary Commission report will also see Scotland lose two MPs

Watch: Transport secretary raises doubts about a new A9 dualling deadline by the autumn

Watch: Transport secretary raises doubts about a new A9 dualling deadline by the autumn

Mairi MacAllan only confirmed the long-awaited Autumn update would contain 'next steps'

Rise in A9 deaths is ‘inevitable’ as government is told 'it is within your power' to resolve

Rise in A9 deaths is ‘inevitable’ as government is told 'it is within your power' to resolve

Campaigner Laura Hansler fears the First Minister's 'cast iron commitment is in danger of rusting away.'

Bid to slash charges for groups renting Highland Council properties to be decided

Bid to slash charges for groups renting Highland Council properties to be decided

Plea for assistance returns to council chambers but finance bosses warn of cost

NHS Highland confirms cancer patients set to restart treatment after staffing crisis

NHS Highland confirms cancer patients set to restart treatment after staffing crisis

Treatment should resume in July but some patients will have to travel outside the region

Hopes of additional waste collection around the NC500 to be heard at council next week

Hopes of additional waste collection around the NC500 to be heard at council next week

Financial assessment states it would cost between £110,000 and £150,000 depending on options

Memorial service for Winnie Ewing to be held in Inverness

Memorial service for Winnie Ewing to be held in Inverness

'All are welcome' at the service in the cathedral while a private funeral will take place this week

Obituary: Independence icon and Highland politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

Obituary: Independence icon and Highland politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 92