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Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

05 March 2025
Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

05 March 2025

The Liberal Democrats want to place an emphasis on attainment in schools amid flagging results for north youngsters.


NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

04 March 2025
NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

04 March 2025

Scotland reaches target for the first time as wellbeing minister and far north MSP Maree Todd hails ‘encouraging’ figures.


Could Legionnaires Disease be behind Raigmore Hospital contamination alert?

04 March 2025
Could Legionnaires Disease be behind Raigmore Hospital contamination alert?

Could Legionnaires Disease be behind Raigmore Hospital contamination alert?

04 March 2025

NHS Highland says it is routine to test for the Legionella bacteria in water contamination cases.


Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

04 March 2025
Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

04 March 2025

Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.


Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

03 March 2025
Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

03 March 2025

A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.


Super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

28 February 2025
Super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

Super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

28 February 2025

The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.


How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

27 February 2025
How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

27 February 2025

Top councillors recognise ‘people are under severe financial pressure’ but say taxpayers will see their money’s worth


Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and pledge £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

27 February 2025
Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and pledge £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and pledge £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

27 February 2025

The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.


Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025
Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025

Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.


Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025
Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session a level branded ‘disturbing’

Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025

The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.


First Minister John Swinney says HIE to stay as Cairngorm funicular managers despite £25m bill for still broken railway

20 February 2025
First Minister John Swinney says HIE to stay as Cairngorm funicular managers despite £25m bill for still broken railway

First Minister John Swinney says HIE to stay as Cairngorm funicular managers despite £25m bill for still broken railway

20 February 2025

MSP Edward Mountain is demanding an inquiry into what he says is a ‘fiasco’ after ‘nearly six years of incompetence.


UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025
UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025

MP Angus MacDonald hails ‘very positive step’ as Labour energy minister Michael Shanks says region is ‘doing a favour for the rest of the country’.


Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025
Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025

So is the party about to shoot itself in the foot and make Inverness and Nairn competitive over the outspoken Highland MSP?


Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025
Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025

The administration argues the rise is needed to fund maintenance, repairs, and debt.


Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

13 February 2025
Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

13 February 2025

In its formal response councillors backed the view of officials the road network in the north is too big.


Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025
Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025

The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.


SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

02 February 2025
SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

02 February 2025

The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.


Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

02 February 2025
Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

02 February 2025

She was last seen around 8.25am on Saturday February 1 in the Academy Street area of the city.


A9 Moy and Carrbridge roadwork delays and restrictions reminder for motorists

02 February 2025
A9 Moy and Carrbridge roadwork delays and restrictions reminder for motorists

A9 Moy and Carrbridge roadwork delays and restrictions reminder for motorists

02 February 2025

Lanes at those locations are ‘restricted in both directions due to continuous essential roadworks’.


Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

29 January 2025
Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

29 January 2025

The ‘significant burden’ of loan charges consumes 43% of the budget while 31% goes on repairs and maintenance.


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