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Councillors set for Highland 'school estate emergency' showdown

10 January 2024
Councillors set for Highland 'school estate emergency' showdown

Councillors set for Highland 'school estate emergency' showdown

10 January 2024

The north has the worst school buildings in Scotland but the council delayed the debate by more than three weeks.


ARIANE BURGESS: in these challenging times when many of us feel powerless and depressed

09 January 2024
ARIANE BURGESS: in these challenging times when many of us feel powerless and depressed

ARIANE BURGESS: in these challenging times when many of us feel powerless and depressed

09 January 2024

She says 'Eco-anxiety, the distress caused by these emergencies, is increasingly recognised,' asking 'how can we cope with these feelings?'


Kate Forbes MSP reflects on a 'weighty year' and shares hopes for future

02 January 2024
Kate Forbes MSP reflects on a 'weighty year' and shares hopes for future

Kate Forbes MSP reflects on a 'weighty year' and shares hopes for future

02 January 2024

Highland MSP Kate Forbes was a strong contender in the First Minister leadership race, winning more respect. Here she reflects on a 'weighty year'.


Drug dealer turf war blamed for violence in the Highlands by top cop

29 December 2023
Drug dealer turf war blamed for violence in the Highlands by top cop

Drug dealer turf war blamed for violence in the Highlands by top cop

29 December 2023

'What we are seeing playing out is... an internal power struggle between drug dealers'


WATCH: ‘At long last we have an announcement of an outline plan and that is welcome’

22 December 2023
WATCH: ‘At long last we have an announcement of an outline plan and that is welcome’

WATCH: ‘At long last we have an announcement of an outline plan and that is welcome’

22 December 2023

After months of blistering criticism, Fergus Ewing says ‘we have to be ready in life to accept victory’ but he still has questions.


EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

21 December 2023
EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

21 December 2023

Vowing to finish dualling by 2035, he tells the people of the Highlands 'I can give you that promise, that cast iron guarantee'.


EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

21 December 2023
EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

EXCLUSIVE: First Minister Humza Yousaf signs Inverness Courier's A9 Pledge

21 December 2023

Vowing to finish dualling by 2035, he tells the people of the Highlands 'I can give you that promise, that cast iron guarantee'.


BREAKING: New A9 dualling deadline is 2035, says Scottish Government

20 December 2023
BREAKING: New A9 dualling deadline is 2035, says Scottish Government

BREAKING: New A9 dualling deadline is 2035, says Scottish Government

20 December 2023

Transport secretary Mairi McAllan is currently delivering a statement on the renewed programme.


Scottish Budget confirms funding for Tomatin-Moy dualling section to start next year

19 December 2023
Scottish Budget confirms funding for Tomatin-Moy dualling section to start next year

Scottish Budget confirms funding for Tomatin-Moy dualling section to start next year

19 December 2023

Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes hails ‘good news’ as Finance Secretary Shona Robison says Highland economy 'needs' A9 dualling


BREAKING NEWS: A9 dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

19 December 2023
BREAKING NEWS: A9 dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

BREAKING NEWS: A9 dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

19 December 2023

Cabinet Secretary for Transport Mairi McAllan expected to deliver ministerial statement to Holyrood


BREAKING: A9 Dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

19 December 2023
BREAKING: A9 Dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

BREAKING: A9 Dualling programme update is set for tomorrow

19 December 2023

The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.


The A9 dualling is a question of 'trust' for the Scottish Government

18 December 2023
The A9 dualling is a question of 'trust' for the Scottish Government

The A9 dualling is a question of 'trust' for the Scottish Government

18 December 2023

Civil servants warned the transport secretary in 2018 that '2025 deadline would not be met' if it was privately financed.


Fury over confirmation the Scottish Government knew it would miss A9 deadline – since 2018

15 December 2023
Fury over confirmation the Scottish Government knew it would miss A9 deadline – since 2018

Fury over confirmation the Scottish Government knew it would miss A9 deadline – since 2018

15 December 2023

Campaigner Laura Hansler says the government ‘knew they could never deliver and they refused at every turn to give the electorate the truth.’


BREAKING: The Scottish cabinet knew for at least 5 years the A9 deadline was ‘unachievable’

14 December 2023
BREAKING: The Scottish cabinet knew for at least 5 years the A9 deadline was ‘unachievable’

BREAKING: The Scottish cabinet knew for at least 5 years the A9 deadline was ‘unachievable’

14 December 2023

Cabinet papers show the earliest completion dates were 2032 for private finance and 2034 for traditional capital finance.


Plans set to be approved today for short term lets control area for Badenoch and Strathspey

14 December 2023
Plans set to be approved today for short term lets control area for Badenoch and Strathspey

Plans set to be approved today for short term lets control area for Badenoch and Strathspey

14 December 2023

But Highland Council officials warn there could be legal challenge from sector


Confirmed: A9 dualling update ‘expected in the coming days’ but no detail beyond that

13 December 2023
Confirmed: A9 dualling update ‘expected in the coming days’ but no detail beyond that

Confirmed: A9 dualling update ‘expected in the coming days’ but no detail beyond that

13 December 2023

Frustrated campaigners slam ‘disrespectful’ Scottish Government ‘prevarication’ after voting down move securing an announcement.


EMMA RODDICK: Budget time 'means a lot of stressed and gloomy-looking politicians'

12 December 2023
EMMA RODDICK: Budget time 'means a lot of stressed and gloomy-looking politicians'

EMMA RODDICK: Budget time 'means a lot of stressed and gloomy-looking politicians'

12 December 2023

She says 'unfortunately, the UK government’s autumn statement delivered a worst-case scenario for Scotland.'


NHS Highland appoints Fiona Davies as chief executive to succeed retiring Pam Dudek

12 December 2023
NHS Highland appoints Fiona Davies as chief executive to succeed retiring Pam Dudek

NHS Highland appoints Fiona Davies as chief executive to succeed retiring Pam Dudek

12 December 2023

Ms Davies is currently chief officer of Argyll and Bute health and social care partnership will start work on April 1.


Highland Council is set to look at new income generation options but details remain murky

08 December 2023
Highland Council is set to look at new income generation options but details remain murky

Highland Council is set to look at new income generation options but details remain murky

08 December 2023

Leader Raymond Bremner says 'there are considerable opportunities to derive more income to support the overall work of Highland Council.'


ARIANE BURGESS: The wellbeing economy aims to create a more fair and inclusive society

05 December 2023
ARIANE BURGESS: The wellbeing economy aims to create a more fair and inclusive society

ARIANE BURGESS: The wellbeing economy aims to create a more fair and inclusive society

05 December 2023

She say amid 'the challenge of the climate and nature emergency, the wellbeing economy approach is a great way to go.'


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