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RHODA GRANT: We can only battle depopulation if there is suitable infrastructure

23 November 2023
RHODA GRANT: We can only battle depopulation if there is suitable infrastructure

RHODA GRANT: We can only battle depopulation if there is suitable infrastructure

23 November 2023

She says 'if there are not enough jobs, not enough houses, unreliable transport and public services in these communities, people will not stay.'


HIGHLAND COUNCIL BULLYING: Staff speak about abuse fed by 'institutional secrecy'

23 November 2023
HIGHLAND COUNCIL BULLYING: Staff speak about abuse fed by 'institutional secrecy'

HIGHLAND COUNCIL BULLYING: Staff speak about abuse fed by 'institutional secrecy'

23 November 2023

One whistle-blower says 'I was feeling so fragile that I actually did not want to live any more.'


Cormack's and Crawford's celebrates its centenary as a Dingwall High Street institution

18 November 2023
Cormack's and Crawford's celebrates its centenary as a Dingwall High Street institution

Cormack's and Crawford's celebrates its centenary as a Dingwall High Street institution

18 November 2023

Kit Cormack says that to keep the doors open for 100 years is quite a milestone 'so we think it is probably a good idea to mark the occasion.'


Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

15 November 2023
Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

15 November 2023

Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr says the routes are popular with tourists 'so there will be a further impact on our hospitality businesses.'


BREAKING: Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

15 November 2023
BREAKING: Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

BREAKING: Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

15 November 2023

The airline blamed ‘the current soft market conditions and higher costs from NATS the air traffic control provider.


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

14 November 2023
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

14 November 2023

He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'


Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

12 November 2023
Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

12 November 2023

'At a time when our NHS is overwhelmed and staff are under immense pressure, it is shocking that basic inspections aren’t being carried out...'


Has SNP turned its back on the North? Critics of school funding certainly think so

04 November 2023
Has SNP turned its back on the North? Critics of school funding certainly think so

Has SNP turned its back on the North? Critics of school funding certainly think so

04 November 2023

The SNP led government and council is being slammed for leaving promised school projects without cash.


Has the first shot in the Highlands just been fired in the next general election?

04 November 2023
Has the first shot in the Highlands just been fired in the next general election?

Has the first shot in the Highlands just been fired in the next general election?

04 November 2023

Angus MacDonald says Independent councillors act like 'the Greens do at Holyrood' as Bill Lobban bites back asking 'is there an election due?'


SCHOOLS UPDATE: Work grinds to halt after near total loss of funding

03 November 2023
SCHOOLS UPDATE: Work grinds to halt after near total loss of funding

SCHOOLS UPDATE: Work grinds to halt after near total loss of funding

03 November 2023

Confirmation of limited plans instead of news schools for Beauly and Park Primaries, Culloden Academy and St Clements.


The Ross-shire Journal's sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

03 November 2023
The Ross-shire Journal's sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

The Ross-shire Journal's sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

03 November 2023

The Inverness Courier won the News Media Association’s Making a Difference award 2023 for 'outstanding efforts in driving change'.


Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

01 November 2023
Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

01 November 2023

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'


Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

01 November 2023
Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

01 November 2023

Kate Forbes kept her messages but a government spokesman could not say the same for Maree Todd.


Furious MSPs say A9 gas works are 'strangling' the Highlands as 'disengaged' SGN slammed

31 October 2023
Furious MSPs say A9 gas works are 'strangling' the Highlands as 'disengaged' SGN slammed

Furious MSPs say A9 gas works are 'strangling' the Highlands as 'disengaged' SGN slammed

31 October 2023

Cross party fury was vented in Holyrood over two and half hour delays it is feared could lead to fatalities.


Highland MSPs say the need for new school buildings is a pressing as ever

31 October 2023
Highland MSPs say the need for new school buildings is a pressing as ever

Highland MSPs say the need for new school buildings is a pressing as ever

31 October 2023

Kate Forbes and Rhoda Grant respond to the Scottish Government turning its back on bids for desperately needed new premises.


Scottish Government rejection of school funding bids will be ‘devastating for communities’

31 October 2023
Scottish Government rejection of school funding bids will be ‘devastating for communities’

Scottish Government rejection of school funding bids will be ‘devastating for communities’

31 October 2023

Highland Council responds to the 'more than disappointing' news that none of its schools received any government cash.


A 'significant democratic moment' hailed as Humza Yousaf called to give A9 evidence

30 October 2023
A 'significant democratic moment' hailed as Humza Yousaf called to give A9 evidence

A 'significant democratic moment' hailed as Humza Yousaf called to give A9 evidence

30 October 2023

The inquiry puts the Scottish Government under real pressure as former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has also been called.


Scottish Government turns its back on all Highland school funding bids

30 October 2023
Scottish Government turns its back on all Highland school funding bids

Scottish Government turns its back on all Highland school funding bids

30 October 2023

It is a severe blow to St Clement’s Special School as well as Beauly, Dunvegan and Park Primaries.


Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

30 October 2023
Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

30 October 2023

In a major escalation of the petitions committee probe, MSPs are also seeking 11 years of documents from Transport Scotland.


Communities losing patience over Highland Council's stance on new-build schools

30 October 2023
Communities losing patience over Highland Council's stance on new-build schools

Communities losing patience over Highland Council's stance on new-build schools

30 October 2023

Councillors sought answers on security, safety and land purchases after 10 school projects were ditched last month.


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