THE Liberal Democrat group at Highland Council are in talks with other groups with a view to forming a new administration to run the council, it…
THE acting leader of Highland Council wants the SNP group to seek permission from its own government to unfreeze council tax without incurring penalties.
TAXI fares are expected to rise by less than the trade wanted after licensing bosses rejected calls for a bigger increase.
A HIGHLAND councillor is launching a campaign to ban election posters and stickers on lamp posts.
FOR the first time in more than three decades voters have elected a new MP to represent Ross, Skye and Lochaber.
CHARLES Kennedy's 32-year reign as an MP in Ross-shire has come to a dramatic end.
Lord John Thurso believes voters have elected a new MP to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.
PLANNING permission has been granted in principle for a massive mixed-use development in Muir of Ord.
DREW Hendry believes arch-rival Danny Alexander’s position on the national stage as Chief Secretary to the Treasury is no match for his own popularity…
ROSS MP Charles Kennedy is taking a break from the general election campaign following the death of his father.
SCOTLAND'S First Minister has given her full backing to NHS Highland boss Elaine Mead as the health chief prepares for another public grilling over poor…
SCORES of homes and business, stretches of roads and a railway line in the Dingwall and Strathpeffer area are all at high risk of flooding within…
MISLEADING statistics could be used to shut service points in rural communities, according to a Highland councillor.
PLANS to cut class time are likely to be abandoned after Highland Council agreed not to cut teacher numbers in return for government cash.
PLANS have been drawn up to protect a huge area of a historic Highland site from the clutches of developers.
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to turn a vacant shop at the Highlands' biggest retail park into three restaurants could be “the kiss of death” for major…
A ROSS-SHIRE couple has won consent to build a family home on their croft after an eight-year battle with planners.
A ROSS-SHIRE homeowner will not have to dismantle a 78ft long platform of unauthorised decking in his garden after a visit by planning committee members.
AN ALNESS classroom trailblazer could pave the way for pupils in every secondary in the Highlands to be handed an iPad — in the hope it’ll…
PLANS are underway to give every secondary school pupil in Highland a tablet computer following a successful pilot at Alness Academy.
