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Breaking: Highland Council chief executive Donna Manson is to leave the local authority

30 November 2022
Breaking: Highland Council chief executive Donna Manson is to leave the local authority

Breaking: Highland Council chief executive Donna Manson is to leave the local authority

30 November 2022

She is expected to take over at Devon County Council, an official announcement is expected later today


Parents welcome trial of council-run bus services on the Black Isle

28 November 2022
Parents welcome trial of council-run bus services on the Black Isle

Parents welcome trial of council-run bus services on the Black Isle

28 November 2022

The pilot scheme with 12 new buses is due to start in January 2023


Highland Council looks to ditch iconic building as city base to save £370,000

25 November 2022
Highland Council looks to ditch iconic building as city base to save £370,000

Highland Council looks to ditch iconic building as city base to save £370,000

25 November 2022

The move can only be finalised at a meeting of the full council


UK Supreme Court rules against the Scottish Government's Indyref2 bid

23 November 2022
UK Supreme Court rules against the Scottish Government's Indyref2 bid

UK Supreme Court rules against the Scottish Government's Indyref2 bid

23 November 2022

The unanimous judgement states that Holyrood lacks the legislative power


RHODA GRANT: Apt that 'permacrisis' is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

21 November 2022
RHODA GRANT: Apt that 'permacrisis' is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

RHODA GRANT: Apt that 'permacrisis' is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

21 November 2022

It describes the 'feeling of living through a period of war, inflation and political instability'


Highland Council's older and younger people champions target support

20 November 2022
Highland Council's older and younger people champions target support

Highland Council's older and younger people champions target support

20 November 2022

They are focussing on adult social care, transport, health, housing, cost of living crisis and health support


All Highland schools to close on Thursday due to strike action by teachers

18 November 2022
All Highland schools to close on Thursday due to strike action by teachers

All Highland schools to close on Thursday due to strike action by teachers

18 November 2022

The council says the decision was prompted by the safety of the more than 30,000 pupils


Distillery calls for a rethink of recycling scheme

17 November 2022
Distillery calls for a rethink of recycling scheme

Distillery calls for a rethink of recycling scheme

17 November 2022

GlenWyvis Distillery is one of around a dozen Highland firms who have signed an open letter calling for a delay to the Deposit Return Scheme.


CCTV may have to be deployed after Dingwall public toilets vandalised

16 November 2022
CCTV may have to be deployed after Dingwall public toilets vandalised

CCTV may have to be deployed after Dingwall public toilets vandalised

16 November 2022

Dingwall councillor Sean Kennedy spoke out after an attack on the town’s public toilets left them “unfit for use”.


Work begins to improve Dingwall Town Hall

16 November 2022
Work begins to improve Dingwall Town Hall

Work begins to improve Dingwall Town Hall

16 November 2022

Efforts are being made to make the landmark building wind and waterproof.


Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

15 November 2022
Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

Highland Council wants to reduce the size of green wheelie bins

15 November 2022

The aim is to boost recycling and cut landfill but there are fears of a 'backlash'


New Highland constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

15 November 2022
New Highland constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

New Highland constituency plans slammed as a 'ridiculous' numbers exercise

15 November 2022

Proposals to redraw the electoral map of the UK have been described as likely to “weaken Scotland’s voice in the UK Parliament.”


Vandalism sees Dingwall public toilets closed for 'foreseeable future'

14 November 2022
Vandalism sees Dingwall public toilets closed for 'foreseeable future'

Vandalism sees Dingwall public toilets closed for 'foreseeable future'

14 November 2022

The facility only reopened in July after it was targeted in the summer


Highland nurses are set to strike before Christmas

10 November 2022
Highland nurses are set to strike before Christmas

Highland nurses are set to strike before Christmas

10 November 2022

Union boss says 'Our members will no longer tolerate a financial knife-edge at home and a raw deal at work'


Nurses Strike: What to expect from health services when nurses walkout

10 November 2022
Nurses Strike: What to expect from health services when nurses walkout

Nurses Strike: What to expect from health services when nurses walkout

10 November 2022

The Royal College of Nurses insists patient safety is central but it is a 'balancing act'


Call for entry fee to £150,000 New Year party in Highland capital amid cost of living crisis

10 November 2022
Call for entry fee to £150,000 New Year party in Highland capital amid cost of living crisis

Call for entry fee to £150,000 New Year party in Highland capital amid cost of living crisis

10 November 2022

Cllr Alasdair Christie says many people going without food and heating need help


Update on dualling of A9 and A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

10 November 2022
Update on dualling of A9 and A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

Update on dualling of A9 and A96 is pushed back to next year amid funding 'uncertainty'

10 November 2022

Highland MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston says 'everyone knows that A9 dualling will not be completed by 2025'


Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

02 November 2022
Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

Mindblowingly stupid, despicable, morons, mindless idiots – officials hit back at vandals

02 November 2022

A spate of more than 20 attacks on public toilets leaves Highland Councillors seeing red as repairs bills soar


Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across region

01 November 2022
Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across region

Highland Council launches pilot 20mph scheme at 130 sites across region

01 November 2022

'I personally feel it is one of the most important pieces of work the council is currently leading on'.


WATCH: MSP backs legal bid to crack down on dog thefts

01 November 2022
WATCH: MSP backs legal bid to crack down on dog thefts

WATCH: MSP backs legal bid to crack down on dog thefts

01 November 2022

Maurice Golden is backed by Highland MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston who slammed the 'sickening' practice


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