HIGHLAND council house tenants will see their rents rise by around 71p per week after councillors agreed a 1 per cent increase for 2015/16.
HIGHLAND Council has agreed to rethink controversial plans to scrap evening pre-gritting on hundreds of miles of major roads next winter.
A ROAD survey has found that close to half of all roads in Highland have either badly deteriorated or are in need of closer inspection.
HIGHLAND Council is being asked to show the scientific evidence behind their controversial argument that salt does not melt ice on roads where fewer than…
OUT-of-hours health services in the Highlands are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to GP shortages and unaffordable costs, officials admit.
COUNCILLOR Jamie Stone hopes to become an MSP for the second time.
A POLICY that removed full-time janitors from dozens of Highland primary schools is being reviewed.
A HIGHLAND councillor who quit the LibDems after his fellow members reported him to party executives for sharing extremist material on Facebook has been…
A PROPOSAL to raise the council tax by five per cent was kicked out today (Thursday) by Highland councillors.
FIVE Highland councillors have formed their own breakaway group to stand up for their communities.
COUNCILLORS will pay a visit to a Ross-shire homeowner to settle a wrangle over a long stretch of decking he built in his garden without planning…
IGHLAND Council education officials are heading down to Fife early in the new year to examine proposals to shorten the school day.
HIGHLAND councillors could opt to take a cut in their extra salary enhancements and agree to reduce their catering budget to save other services from…
A MASSIVE residential scheme comprising 72 homes and over 5,000sq ft of floor space for shops is being earmarked for a scenic site on the banks of…
THE FINDINGS of a formal review into Scottish police officers carrying guns to everyday incidents will be published next week.
MAJOR cuts to the charity that runs libraries, museums and leisure centres have been shelved, according to the Highland Council.
A HIGHLAND councillor has been cleared of allegations she posted a series of disrespectful tweets on her website.
NEW figures show a slight decline in the number of homeless applications received by Highland Council across Ross and Cromarty.
CLIMATE change initiatives will never be embraced while people in the Highlands are still living in homes so poorly built they leak heat, an outspoken…
A BID to secure more neighbour-friendly working hours at an Easter Ross super quarry has failed.
