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Exclusive Alistair Campbell interview on the 2024 General Election: The UK is ‘desperate for change’

20 May 2024
Exclusive Alistair Campbell interview on the 2024 General Election: The UK is ‘desperate for change’

Exclusive Alistair Campbell interview on the 2024 General Election: The UK is ‘desperate for change’

20 May 2024

He says ‘I can't think of anything in Britain that has really improved. I can't think of a single thing’ but ‘I'm hopeful of change’.


Watchdog says Highland Council has the largest budget gap in Scotland this year

19 May 2024
Watchdog says Highland Council has the largest budget gap in Scotland this year

Watchdog says Highland Council has the largest budget gap in Scotland this year

19 May 2024

Audit Scotland warns ‘it's getting harder for councils to do more with less’ but local authorities could be more transparent.


‘All to play for’ - Jamie Stone pushes Dounreay as the site for Scottish nuclear generation after surprise revelation

18 May 2024
‘All to play for’ - Jamie Stone pushes Dounreay as the site for Scottish nuclear generation after surprise revelation

‘All to play for’ - Jamie Stone pushes Dounreay as the site for Scottish nuclear generation after surprise revelation

18 May 2024

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack confirmed that the UK government is planning a nuclear site north of the border.


Alba Party announces Steve Chisholm as Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross candidate

17 May 2024
Alba Party announces Steve Chisholm as Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross candidate

Alba Party announces Steve Chisholm as Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross candidate

17 May 2024

Alex Salmond says he is ‘delighted’ someone of his business experience is ‘carrying the Alba Party standard in the Highlands at the General Election.’


John Swinney agrees to sign pledge tabled by The Inverness Courier to dual the A9 by 2035

16 May 2024
John Swinney agrees to sign pledge tabled by The Inverness Courier to dual the A9 by 2035

John Swinney agrees to sign pledge tabled by The Inverness Courier to dual the A9 by 2035

16 May 2024

Asked if he would go as far as Humza Yousaf in putting pen to paper, the First Minister said ‘yes, of course’.


Port of Ardersier owners Haventus secures £100 million investment

14 May 2024
Port of Ardersier owners Haventus secures £100 million investment

Port of Ardersier owners Haventus secures £100 million investment

14 May 2024

First Minister John Swinney says the loan of Scottish and UK public money ‘demonstrates the huge confidence in this new facility.’


John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

06 May 2024
John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

06 May 2024

John Swinney has been crowned the new leader of the SNP after winning the support of potential contender, Highland MSP Kate Forbes.


COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

03 May 2024
COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

03 May 2024

Lib Dem candidate David Green says he is not hopeful the government will fix ‘its broken relationship with rural Scotland.’


Can Highland Council actually deliver £2bn promised investment in roads and schools?

03 May 2024
Can Highland Council actually deliver £2bn promised investment in roads and schools?

Can Highland Council actually deliver £2bn promised investment in roads and schools?

03 May 2024

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie has questions and wonders ‘when the new school will be open for children.’


New schools and roads investment for Ross-shire: ‘What is not to like about this?’

03 May 2024
New schools and roads investment for Ross-shire: ‘What is not to like about this?’

New schools and roads investment for Ross-shire: ‘What is not to like about this?’

03 May 2024

Highland Council plans a £2 billion investment splurge over two decades.


The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

02 May 2024
The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

02 May 2024

In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.


What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

02 May 2024
What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

02 May 2024

Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?


BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

02 May 2024
BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

02 May 2024

The Dingwall MSP says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.


John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

02 May 2024
John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

02 May 2024

Now Ms Forbes is set for her own announcement this afternoon about whether she will run for the top job.


Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

30 April 2024
Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

30 April 2024

Malcolm MacLeod, Kate Lackie and Allan Gunn are made assistant chief executives at the local authority.


Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

30 April 2024
Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

30 April 2024

The Highland MSP says she is conscious of a ‘groundswell of support’ but she is still ‘weighing everything up’.


Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

30 April 2024
Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

30 April 2024

The plans are aimed at dealing with at least 12 school and spending millions more on much needed road repairs.


Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

29 April 2024
Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

29 April 2024

The former First Minister’s frequent visits to the north after period when the Highlands did not feature in national politics


BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

29 April 2024
BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

29 April 2024

Mr Yousaf said was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.


Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024
Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024

Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.


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