A row has broken out over supporting the Nigg to Cromarty ferry with cash earmarked for Ross-shire’s county town.
Both constituency and regional list seats are now open for registration
Bricks Capital says an announcement is to be expected later this month
New councillor takes vacant Highland seat after close vote.
The cash will fund new posts to help the local authority go carbon neutral by 2025
Finance Secretary and Dingwall-based MSP Kate Forbes says she is 'pleased' that councils accepted the offer and protected household finances
Dingwall-based MSP Kate Forbes has been leading the negotiations as Finance Secretary.
MP Ian Blackford says its shows that the 'Tories are completely prepared to ignore democracy'
Cllr Alasdair Christie says the plans are aimed at 'improving health and prosperity in our area'
Operator Hial says its must expand to support long-term aviation links that sustain the region's economic growth
Highland Council sets its budget on Thursday and is being asked to consider alternative options.
Party Treasury spokeswoman Christine Jardine says 'lives and livelihoods' are on the line across the north.
Residents divided and businesses warn against excluding them from the debate amid an economy devastated by Covid.
Public frustration over the state of Ross-shire's potholed roads has been echoed by exasperated councillors.
Highland Council is set to invest in roads and visitor management as part of a recovery budget set to be hammered out next week.
Councillor claims 'pros and cons' to simply ditching shares.
The local authority at one point feared a near £100 million deficit but government funding and financial controls appear to have rescued the position
Nicola Sturgeon has appealed to the public to stick to the rules to help suppress the virus as soon as possible.
First Minister warns of priority trade-offs in route out of latest lockdown and says solid data more important than dates.
Cllr Struan Mackie says the shake-up could spell the end for local democracy in the north
