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Scottish Rural Party will contest all eight regions in 2026

The Labour government’s energy secretary fears businesses there could ‘face damage to their competitiveness’.

MSP Edward Mountain slams the loss of vascular service as ‘fundamentally dangerous and inadequate’.

Ecstatic groups fighting plans for a swathe of 4G masts in some of the Highlands’ most unspoilt landscapes are declaring victory after a sharp u-turn.

New figures reveal that the current annual shortfall is around £13 million.

Scotland’s gamekeepers have urged a rethink on incoming muirburn licensing restrictions in the wake of this week’s massive wildfires.

The gathering on August 12 is focussed on ‘respecting local democracy’.

A further 556 were seriously injured as political pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to deal with this ‘life and death’ issue.

A campaign blasting back at local and national government for blaming short-term let owners for Scotland’s housing crisis today hit the Highlands.

A crucial campaigning body for elderly Highlanders is facing a threat to its existence after NHS Highland axed most of its funding.

‘He knows that standing for the SNP in the Highlands he would probably lose’

It reiterates the demands for a pause on develops and applauds how it ‘amplified’ concerns with the ‘industrialisation of natural landscapes’.

Two councillors say the ‘Scottish Government must show greater support for the police service’.

Just four licences were refused while more than 7000 were granted sparking serious concerns from Labour, Highland Alliance, and Greens.

Neil Alexander has been responding to Mr Ewing’s decision to stand as independent at Holyrood next May

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He says ‘for me it is unfinished business’ as he confirms he will run as an independent in the 2026 Holyrood elections.

More than 300 people attended a packed Beauly convention to demand a moratorium on new developments.

Over 350 community councillors and members of the public attended the convention in Beauly yesterday.