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Public consultations to feed into Highland Council budget plans

24 January 2019
Public consultations to feed into Highland Council budget plans

Public consultations to feed into Highland Council budget plans

24 January 2019

A NEW approach to budget setting by Highland Council has been called “a stroke of genius” on the part of chief executive Donna Manson.


Reopening Dingwall tower 'won't be disrespectful to the dead'

18 January 2019
Reopening Dingwall tower 'won't be disrespectful to the dead'

Reopening Dingwall tower 'won't be disrespectful to the dead'

18 January 2019

A CAMPAIGN to reopen a Ross-shire landmark to the public has taken a new twist, with questions raised over the “hallowed ground” on which…


MP steps up battle over Dingwall tower access

17 January 2019
MP steps up battle over Dingwall tower access

MP steps up battle over Dingwall tower access

17 January 2019

ROSS-shire MP Ian Blackford has stepped up a local campaign to establish Dingwall’s best-known monument as a visitor attraction.


Demand grows for a 'People's Vote' on Brexit

17 January 2019
Demand grows for a 'People's Vote' on Brexit

Demand grows for a 'People's Vote' on Brexit

17 January 2019

The Highlands’ three MPs have slammed the government’s “humiliating” defeat in the Commons after Prime Minister Theresa May’s…


Hundreds back bid to reopen Dingwall monument

11 January 2019
Hundreds back bid to reopen Dingwall monument

Hundreds back bid to reopen Dingwall monument

11 January 2019

A CAMPAIGN to reopen one of Ross-shire’s best-known landmarks to the public was yesterday gaining momentum, with hundreds of people backing a petition…


Momentum growing in bid to open Dingwall landmark

04 January 2019
Momentum growing in bid to open Dingwall landmark

Momentum growing in bid to open Dingwall landmark

04 January 2019

A new campaign aims to make 2018 the last year Dingwall’s landmark MacDonald Monument was closed to the public as community groups band together…


Royal honour for Applecross innkeeper

04 January 2019
Royal honour for Applecross innkeeper

Royal honour for Applecross innkeeper

04 January 2019

A WESTER Ross hotelier recognised with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year honours admitted the agony of keeping mum over the MBE accolade ahead of its…


Highland Council boss makes 'ambitious' statement about future direction

02 January 2019
Highland Council boss makes 'ambitious' statement about future direction

Highland Council boss makes 'ambitious' statement about future direction

02 January 2019

Local democracy in the Highlands looks set for major changes after Highland Council’s chief executive called for a “bold and brave”…


Applecross woman delighted to be made an MBE

02 January 2019
Applecross woman delighted to be made an MBE

Applecross woman delighted to be made an MBE

02 January 2019

THERE’s no great secret to the success of a woman honoured for services to tourism and the Applecross community that has been her home for the past…


Campaigners step up bid to reopen Dingwall monument

02 January 2019
Campaigners step up bid to reopen Dingwall monument

Campaigners step up bid to reopen Dingwall monument

02 January 2019

Two of the county's leading politicians have backed a campaign launched by frustrated community groups in Dingwall to reopen the 100ft MacDonald Monument,…


Highland Council hits back over finance criticisms

27 December 2018
Highland Council hits back over finance criticisms

Highland Council hits back over finance criticisms

27 December 2018

Highland Council has defended its financial record after highly critical sections in an internal Deloitte report.


Hope fades of swift fix for Stromeferry bypass

21 December 2018
Hope fades of swift fix for Stromeferry bypass

Hope fades of swift fix for Stromeferry bypass

21 December 2018

LONG-running problems on the Stromeferry bypass look set to be left to Highland Council to solve – at least in the short term.


Council funding cuts are worse than feared

20 December 2018
Council funding cuts are worse than feared

Council funding cuts are worse than feared

20 December 2018

The Scottish Government cuts to core Highland Council funding are “much greater” than previously feared according to budget leader Alister…


Dingwall's new energy store is hailed as a 'great vision'

20 December 2018
Dingwall's new energy store is hailed as a 'great vision'

Dingwall's new energy store is hailed as a 'great vision'

20 December 2018

THE “fantastic vision” of a man who aims to slash Highlanders’ energy bills has been hailed by the local MP.


Stromeferry road help will not be fast-paced

20 December 2018
Stromeferry road help will not be fast-paced

Stromeferry road help will not be fast-paced

20 December 2018

HOPES are fading that the Scottish Government might offer immediate assistance to Highland Council over efforts to resolve the long-running problems on…


'Healthy town' probe throws up some surprises

14 December 2018
'Healthy town' probe throws up some surprises

'Healthy town' probe throws up some surprises

14 December 2018

A “health check” of Ross-shire towns will help inform future decision-making.


Power play to 'decimate' energy bills

14 December 2018
Power play to 'decimate' energy bills

Power play to 'decimate' energy bills

14 December 2018

A MAN with a plan to slash people’s energy bills reckons he can also help regenerate the Highland economy in the process.


Dingwall tells council boss about lack of trust

07 December 2018
Dingwall tells council boss about lack of trust

Dingwall tells council boss about lack of trust

07 December 2018

THE new woman at the top of Highland Council has heard first hand concerns from people in Ross-shire about how the local authority is perceived outwith…


Dingwall tells council 'we don't trust you'

06 December 2018
Dingwall tells council 'we don't trust you'

Dingwall tells council 'we don't trust you'

06 December 2018

A BREAKDOWN in trust has left a gulf between people in Ross-shire's county town and Highland Council with many feeling they're getting a raw deal from…


Fight back over cost of delivering to the north

29 November 2018
Fight back over cost of delivering to the north

Fight back over cost of delivering to the north

29 November 2018

A new campaign launched in the Highlands aims to name and shame greedy online retailers that are over-charging people in the north for parcel deliveries.


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