Politics

'They have the opportunity now to right this wrong'

Highland Councillor Karl Rosie is to draft what Alex Salmond says is a 'call to arms' as they highlight significant regional issues.

3380 bins for its for the revamped waste and recycling collections had ‘minor problems' but service is not affected.

A petition has been launched to save a Highland programme which currently supports hundreds of young people in seven secondary schools.

The Labour MSP says 'local benefit from these developments has not improved and communities are losing out.'

The Highland MP says 'VAT-free streets is not just about economic revival but also about ensuring fairness.'

Badenoch and Strathspey's man urges new direction from Chancellor

Unison has 'grave concerns' about violence in schools and the EIS has lashed out at proposals to cut 70 principal teachers.

Drew Hendry said: “It’s unfair that people in the Highlands and Islands continue to pay more for energy."

Local Lib Dems have announced their candidate for the upcoming general election for the newly-formed Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency.

The agreed proposals are branded 'nebulous, vague, hazy, obscure, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, murky, blurred, formless and featureless.'

Council leader Raymond Bremner says it 'allows for significant investment to take place and protect jobs across our communities.'

Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands hit the picket line this morning amid ongoing strike action over pay and job losses.

The group wants £30 million for roads over three years and £20 million to end the decades-long wait for a new St Clements special school.

The MSP warns that 'it is practically impossible' for Highland homes to meet proposed energy performance standard.

The EIS found staff 'have sustained physical injuries' while many considered leaving the profession altogether.

Energy cap fall welcomed but it's not enough here

From taxes to roads to fees, we take you through some of the main points of the £602 million budget.

MSP Emma Roddick was invited to talk to the HNC Social Sciences and NC Social Science level 6 classes at UHI Inverness.

'Houses for Highlanders, not golf courses for American billionaires'