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One month for operators to get a short term let licence under controversial scheme

31 August 2023
One month for operators to get a short term let licence under controversial scheme

One month for operators to get a short term let licence under controversial scheme

31 August 2023

Owner of The Gatehouse near Thurso Maree McLeod says 'the process of applying for a short-term let with Highland Council was made easy.'


Visitor levy will help bolster 'long-term investment in the tourism sector'

17 August 2023
Visitor levy will help bolster 'long-term investment in the tourism sector'

Visitor levy will help bolster 'long-term investment in the tourism sector'

17 August 2023

Highland Council was considering the impliactions of the looming Local Visitor Levy Bill.


Highland Council seeks to object to 17 turbine wind farm north of Grantown

15 August 2023
Highland Council seeks to object to 17 turbine wind farm north of Grantown

Highland Council seeks to object to 17 turbine wind farm north of Grantown

15 August 2023

Officials say the plans show 'insufficient regard to preserving natural beauty of the countryside'.


Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

25 July 2023
Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

25 July 2023

Desktop survey says parts of Raigmore, Caithness General and Lawson Memorial hospitals are potentially problematic.


First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

24 July 2023
First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

24 July 2023

He says 'there are no ifs or buts about it, we cannot go another year, two years, three years without there being progress on the A9.'


A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

21 July 2023
A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

21 July 2023

Retired engineer George Rennie says 'to see progress we should be requiring that a program management office is established in Inverness'


A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

21 July 2023
A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

21 July 2023

We want to immediate safety improvements and dualling delivery dates


Highland Council convener delivers blunt message to Transport Secretary Màiri McAllan

20 July 2023
Highland Council convener delivers blunt message to Transport Secretary Màiri McAllan

Highland Council convener delivers blunt message to Transport Secretary Màiri McAllan

20 July 2023

'My community is sick and fed up of seeing body bags being taken off the A9'


Fergus Ewing: If the First Minister cannot deliver A9 dualling then ‘he must consider his position’

18 July 2023
Fergus Ewing: If the First Minister cannot deliver A9 dualling then ‘he must consider his position’

Fergus Ewing: If the First Minister cannot deliver A9 dualling then ‘he must consider his position’

18 July 2023

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

18 July 2023
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

18 July 2023

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

18 July 2023
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

18 July 2023

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

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

16 July 2023
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

16 July 2023

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

16 July 2023
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

16 July 2023

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

16 July 2023
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

16 July 2023

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'

13 July 2023
Proposed Council Tax hikes would make 33,000 Highland households 'poorer'

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

13 July 2023

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

13 July 2023
Highland home owners devastated by 'sickening' Bank of England interest rate hikes

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

13 July 2023

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

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

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

28 June 2023
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

28 June 2023

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


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