The work means a 10mph convoy system will be in place as BEAR Scotland resurfaces part of the trunk road.
Newly appointed Lauren McKittrick says ‘my aim is to ensure that there are opportunities for each and every young person’.
David Campbell received the video message just after he started the hike.
We reveal the options presented to councillors include junking the whole project.
The top team wage bill at the local authority now tops £1.5 million in salaries alone.
Building a Local Scotland campaigners say the country is ‘one of the least locally governed countries in the world’.
Legislation is due to come into effect in the Autumn and could pave the way to introducing a visitor levy.
MSP Edward Mountain tells council leader Raymond Bremner it ‘brings the council into direct competition with local businesses’.
A Dingwall man is set to embark on an epic march through France and northern Spain in support of fundraising efforts.
Parents says additional support is not available where it should be as the focus is now on kids from deprived backgrounds.
He argued for five per cent of revenue to be held locally as he was keen to “set down a marker’ in his first speech.
Fireworks control zones could be imposed through a community request due to ‘anti-social behaviour’.
Chief Superintendent Robert Shepherd says it is intended to create a ‘hostile’ environment for groups from Birmingham, Derby, Liverpool and London.
In his hometown of Inverness for the hustings, he says work must accelerate ‘otherwise, we will continue to see more lives being needlessly lost’.
The five new bosses will work in areas like education, care, housing, property and health and social care.
Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says ‘the question must be asked what damage or impact is it having on our children’s education.
A drop-in event in the local library will run until 5pm where people can influence the ‘vision, ambition and priorities’.
So far 342 facilities have been screened producing a shortlist of the 40 worst performing buildings for carbon emissions.
Angus MacDonald overcame Drew Hendry in July’s general election increasing his party’s vote share by more than 22 per cent.
Edward Mountain says ‘Going into competition with these businesses is madness’.