Highland Council

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

Around 20,000 school pupils and nursery children in the Highland Council area are staying at home today after heavy snow overnight forced closures.

The public has until February 25 to make their views known as critics slam the scheme as a waste of money.

NHS Highland and Highland Council have agreed to proposed changes in how care is delivered in communities.

Highland Council has reaffirmed its commitment towards exploring new renewable energy schemes in the region.

Highland Council consultation to be launched on Monday on making lower limits permanent in region

New 20mph speed limits in communities across the Highlands look set to be made permanent.

Four Highland chambers of commerce have united to voice strong opposition to the proposed introduction of a regional “tourist tax” scheme.

Highland Council unanimously backs the move after region lost 218 beds in two years.

Councillor Helen Crawford says ‘people are starting to say that the education committee is dysfunctional’.

A bid to improve information triggered a furious reaction from administration councillors.

Consultation has been extended over planned council rent increases of up to 10 per cent.

Inverness Central councillor Dr Michael Gregson branded as “arrogant”.

Finance bosses fear that the Westminster may fall far short of making up the loss they imposed adding a significant budget pressure.

High Life Highland has announced plans to appoint new non-executive directors to its boards.

The Highland health board was unique in its adoption of a lead agency model, which gave different powers to each authority.

The council insist that it is one of most improved local authorities in Scotland.

Most councillors backed a move that will see the whole region run from Inverness despite widespread dissatisfaction.

Most of that has been recovered but £396,000 is yet to be returned.

Conservative group leader Ruraidh Stewart demanded answers about the ‘unlawful’ Academy Street scheme.