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STRIKE: Unions outright reject 'disappointing and frankly shameful' pay offer

24 August 2022
STRIKE: Unions outright reject 'disappointing and frankly shameful' pay offer

STRIKE: Unions outright reject 'disappointing and frankly shameful' pay offer

24 August 2022

Waste, street cleaning and recycling staff start walkout after talks with councils and the Unite and GMB unions fail


Why your bins will not be emptied this week

23 August 2022
Why your bins will not be emptied this week

Why your bins will not be emptied this week

23 August 2022

Highland Council confirms strike action will go ahead as last minute pay offer arrives too late


Easter Ross 'green' gas plant's eco claims questioned over its location as councillors admit concerns

20 August 2022
Easter Ross 'green' gas plant's eco claims questioned over its location as councillors admit concerns

Easter Ross 'green' gas plant's eco claims questioned over its location as councillors admit concerns

20 August 2022

Fearn could see more than 14,000 HGV trips annually but developer says it will help 'transition towards a net zero future'


High-profile Highland musician Bruce MacGregor: Loss of Ironworks 'will damage the music scene'

19 August 2022
High-profile Highland musician Bruce MacGregor: Loss of Ironworks 'will damage the music scene'

High-profile Highland musician Bruce MacGregor: Loss of Ironworks 'will damage the music scene'

19 August 2022

Bruce MacGregor says many acts could leave the area to get the experience they need elsewhere


Ironworks boss pride over 'fantastic' 14 years as only dedicated music venue in city set to be replaced by hotel

18 August 2022
Ironworks boss pride over 'fantastic' 14 years as only dedicated music venue in city set to be replaced by hotel

Ironworks boss pride over 'fantastic' 14 years as only dedicated music venue in city set to be replaced by hotel

18 August 2022

It will be demolished and a new hotel built on the site after Highland Council granted planning permission


Developer delight as £30 million hotel gets planning permission after three year battle

18 August 2022
Developer delight as £30 million hotel gets planning permission after three year battle

Developer delight as £30 million hotel gets planning permission after three year battle

18 August 2022

Inverness will get a Courtyard by Marriott with 155 rooms bringing 100 construction jobs and 65 for hotel staff


End for music venue Ironworks as controversial hotel project gets planning go-ahead in Highland capital

18 August 2022
End for music venue Ironworks as controversial hotel project gets planning go-ahead in Highland capital

End for music venue Ironworks as controversial hotel project gets planning go-ahead in Highland capital

18 August 2022

Developers will now build a £30 million Courtyard by Marriott hotel on the site of the music venue


GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

17 August 2022
GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

17 August 2022

Dr Iain Kennedy immediately voiced his concerns over the 'precarious state the health and care system'


Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

16 August 2022
Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

16 August 2022

Highland Council’s visitor management plan will see £115,000 invested in hand dryers as part of improvements at public toilets.


WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

03 August 2022
WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

03 August 2022

Nicky Marr hears how women will have a central role in potentially the biggest economic boom in the north since oil and gas


WATCH: Why the UK may 'fail' to make its net zero targets without a Highland green freeport

01 August 2022
WATCH: Why the UK may 'fail' to make its net zero targets without a Highland green freeport

WATCH: Why the UK may 'fail' to make its net zero targets without a Highland green freeport

01 August 2022

Nicky Marr sits down with the movers behind the bid to find out why the north is so important to green energy


EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Conservative leader adds backing to green freeport bid

29 July 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Conservative leader adds backing to green freeport bid

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Conservative leader adds backing to green freeport bid

29 July 2022

TRANSFORMATIVE plans for a green freeport in Easter Ross have received a boost after Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross backed the project.


Renewables industry says the Cromarty Firth is the 'only' place for a green freeport

26 July 2022
Renewables industry says the Cromarty Firth is the 'only' place for a green freeport

Renewables industry says the Cromarty Firth is the 'only' place for a green freeport

26 July 2022

The message was delivered to the UK and Scottish governments that through a rare joint open-letter backing the bid


All three Highland MPs back a green freeport in the Cromarty Firth

24 July 2022
All three Highland MPs back a green freeport in the Cromarty Firth

All three Highland MPs back a green freeport in the Cromarty Firth

24 July 2022

Though fears persist a 'raw political' decision could go against the Highlands where a freeport could 'reverse the decline'


Dingwall refuge for Ukrainian family: 'We are here in peace and quiet and I started laughing again'

23 July 2022
Dingwall refuge for Ukrainian family: 'We are here in peace and quiet and I started laughing again'

Dingwall refuge for Ukrainian family: 'We are here in peace and quiet and I started laughing again'

23 July 2022

A Ukrainian woman who fled the war with her family has said she is now able to smile again after finding refuge in Dingwall with her host.


Billions of investment and thousands of jobs will go abroad if Cromarty Firth loses out on green freeport

22 July 2022
Billions of investment and thousands of jobs will go abroad if Cromarty Firth loses out on green freeport

Billions of investment and thousands of jobs will go abroad if Cromarty Firth loses out on green freeport

22 July 2022

Industry giants say the Cromarty Firth is the "only" place to site a freeport


Ross-shire claims frontrunner status in green freeport bid as industry heavyweights back proposal

21 July 2022
Ross-shire claims frontrunner status in green freeport bid as industry heavyweights back proposal

Ross-shire claims frontrunner status in green freeport bid as industry heavyweights back proposal

21 July 2022

Jobs and investment are at stake as rival bidders strive for the status offering a variety of advantages for development.


Plans unveiled for the £800,000 revamp of Academy Street in Highland capital

14 July 2022
Plans unveiled for the £800,000 revamp of Academy Street in Highland capital

Plans unveiled for the £800,000 revamp of Academy Street in Highland capital

14 July 2022

Highland Council launches a public consultation on proposals to limit traffic and encourage pedestrian and cycle use


Highland Council set to beat landfill deadline after agreeing major waste disposal deal

13 July 2022
Highland Council set to beat landfill deadline after agreeing major waste disposal deal

Highland Council set to beat landfill deadline after agreeing major waste disposal deal

13 July 2022

The Highlands should meet a deadline for ending landfill three years early after the council agreed a £58 million deal with a waste disposal firm.


Boost for Highland Green Freeport bid as ex-SSE Renewables chief is made chairman

12 July 2022
Boost for Highland Green Freeport bid as ex-SSE Renewables chief is made chairman

Boost for Highland Green Freeport bid as ex-SSE Renewables chief is made chairman

12 July 2022

Jim Smith takes up the role as Opportunity Cromarty Firth awaits the UK and Scottish governments' decision


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