A case of 'too little, too late' says Drew Hendry
'You can attempt it yourself' says council leader
He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'
He demands action from Fiona Hyslop on four shovel-ready sections after 'serial' broken promises.
Four days of strike action by Scottish Water staff will begin as planned on Friday over a pay dispute, with "serious implications" for services.
The Inverness Courier won the News Media Association’s Making a Difference award 2023 for 'outstanding efforts in driving change'.
She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'
Kate Forbes kept her messages but a government spokesman could not say the same for Maree Todd.
Cross party fury was vented in Holyrood over two and half hour delays it is feared could lead to fatalities.
The inquiry puts the Scottish Government under real pressure as former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has also been called.