She is the first serving cabinet secretary in the Scottish Government to do so with John Swinney stepping in while she is away
Control area will be decided by Scottish Ministers while a licensing regime is introduced region-wide
HR director Fiona Hogg says the board must be 'less defensive' and 'willing to be criticised'
They deferred the final decision on plans to demolish the venue and build a hotel
Highland Council has revealed that it is under incredible pressure to introduce the short-term let legislation by October.
Diabaig is playing the part of a Hebridean Island for the show based on the novel 'Written in Bone'
The project is being phased amid pledges residents will be kept posted about what's happening.
He is fondly remembered by a generation of former pupils, ex-colleagues and friends.
Highland Council recommends approving the £30 million project
It is a fall of two places in less than a month with a road condition score of just 1.29 out of 10
Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says the SNP staged a 'smash and grab' over jobs
Council Convener says 'we will make sure that they receive the necessary care and support'
It aims to get the Scottish Government to return a midwifery course from Edinburgh to the north
But 148 MPs voted against their leader potentially damaging the PM
Chairman Boyd Robertson warns 'we are entering very turbulent waters'
And why Highland Council may want to consider getting a new phone contract
Rail disruption has seen more than half the services in the north Highlands cancelled
A new study finds a freeport would 'revolutionise the Highland economy'
Political leadership of the local authority sealed as Independent Bill Lobban becomes convener
Political leadership of the local authority sealed as Independent Bill Lobban becomes convener