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The Conservative and Labour leaders are spearheading efforts to topple the First Minister who vowed to ‘fight on’.
Pressure was mounting on the First Minister to ditch his coalition partners from backbench MSPs like Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes.
The council claims it will save £310,000 with the new structure which aims to strengthen strategic and operational delivery.
The local authority claims she would be leaving the role after just under three years ‘to pursue other interests’.
David Green aims to replace the SNP’s Maree Todd in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross after a close-run contest in 2021
Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.
Politicians must now get permission from the education boss to visit schools which they say impedes their ‘ability to represent our constituents’
Top officials say that councillors, MSPs and MPS must get permission from education bosses before visiting schools.
Geoff Aberdein says the party needs to hold the Highlands ‘to have any chance of winning’ the general election in Scotland.
The alarm was raised by a councillor concerned mourners could be taken in by fraud.
Batty’s Baps has fluttered to a new home - and now has a unique calling card from a local celebrity.
On a visit to Dingwall he said ‘I've certainly not seen any evidence of that in the last 50 hours. I've seen quite the opposite.’
The family at the centre of the allegations now just wants to ‘move on with our lives’ but are satisfied their daughter has been ‘vindicated.’
He was backed by Struan Mackie who accuses the council of ‘creating a culture of fear and intimidation.’
Convener Jackson Carlaw says they ‘can hopefully shed some light’ so ‘there will be no backsliding on the new 2035 anticipated completion date.’
He writes that ‘after nearly a quarter of a century of neglect’ the Scottish Government ‘must do better than the caveated pledge.’
The local authority said ‘suitable and robust arrangements were not effectively put in place at school.’
He hit out at recent statements that dualling may be delayed again by saying ‘if it is allowed to drift then it will drift into never never land.’
MSP Fergus Ewing worries that could ‘threaten the availability of safe provision of other acute services such as trauma.’
The Greens MSP says 'centuries of land management practices have taken their toll, leading to a decline in wildlife and natural habitats.'
