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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


Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

30 October 2022
Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

30 October 2022

Highland Council says neither it nor NHS Highland are able to find more cash for care homes and when services are lost, it is unable to replace them.


MSP Edward Mountain: 'Being told you have cancer on a telephone in your parliamentary office sucks'

27 October 2022
MSP Edward Mountain: 'Being told you have cancer on a telephone in your parliamentary office sucks'

MSP Edward Mountain: 'Being told you have cancer on a telephone in your parliamentary office sucks'

27 October 2022

He says his own battle with cancer showed him that NHS teams are overstretched and under-resourced


Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

27 October 2022
Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

27 October 2022

Nurseries will get a £463,000 boost including a surprise addition of more cash for meals


Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

26 October 2022
Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

26 October 2022

Highland Council denies silencing critics or losing the trust of the nursery sector


Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

26 October 2022
Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

26 October 2022

Question marks hang over planned new school projects as Highland Council warned projected costs have more than doubled.


Mixed reception from Highland MPs to news Rishi Sunak is set to become the next Prime Minister

24 October 2022
Mixed reception from Highland MPs to news Rishi Sunak is set to become the next Prime Minister

Mixed reception from Highland MPs to news Rishi Sunak is set to become the next Prime Minister

24 October 2022

Douglas Ross says Mr Sunak is 'uniquely well equipped' for the job but Jamie Stones believes 'Highlanders deserve better'


Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

18 October 2022
Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

18 October 2022

An opposition councillor has hit out at the council’s refusal to consider opening premises as “heat hubs” for those struggling afford fuel bills.


More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022
More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022

MSPs call on the health board to 'make good on their promise to reschedule these appointments as soon as possible'


Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022
Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022

Ross-shire LibDem Councillor Molly Nolan slams SNP and Greens over 'unforgivable' inaction warning of a 'demographic time bomb'


The River Peffery is rerouted in a major effort to restore natural habitats and and help to reduce the risk of flooding in Dingwall

08 October 2022
The River Peffery is rerouted in a major effort to restore natural habitats and and help to reduce the risk of flooding in Dingwall

The River Peffery is rerouted in a major effort to restore natural habitats and and help to reduce the risk of flooding in Dingwall

08 October 2022

A team led by Richard Lockett carried out the work to 're-meander' the river and restore wetlands


Groam House Museum succeeds in controversial bid to turn a residential property into a storage and conference base

08 October 2022
Groam House Museum succeeds in controversial bid to turn a residential property into a storage and conference base

Groam House Museum succeeds in controversial bid to turn a residential property into a storage and conference base

08 October 2022

Highland Council granted approval for the move on Rosemarkie High Street that divided some in the local community


Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

06 October 2022
Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

06 October 2022

The losing bids are expected to be offered Investment Zone status though that is tricky


Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

04 October 2022
Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

04 October 2022

The company says it is 'perfectly aligned' with the bid as it aims to build the next generation heavy lift vessels


'Transparency' call to Highand Council over future of Ross-shire schools

01 October 2022
'Transparency' call to Highand Council over future of Ross-shire schools

'Transparency' call to Highand Council over future of Ross-shire schools

01 October 2022

The campaign for a replacement for St Clement's dates back 20 years and local councillors are bidding to ensure that's not forgotten.


Keynote Scottish Government programme providing 1140 hours of free childcare is 'beginning to fail'

30 September 2022
Keynote Scottish Government programme providing 1140 hours of free childcare is 'beginning to fail'

Keynote Scottish Government programme providing 1140 hours of free childcare is 'beginning to fail'

30 September 2022

Local provider Carol MacRae says 'the problem is the local authority is dictating the funding rate while at the same time they are our competitors'


Breaking: Council forced to call a special meeting amid claims free childcare funding was cut by £10 million

29 September 2022
Breaking: Council forced to call a special meeting amid claims free childcare funding was cut by £10 million

Breaking: Council forced to call a special meeting amid claims free childcare funding was cut by £10 million

29 September 2022

Councillor Helen Crawford warns some nurseries may 'no longer be viable'


Cromarty Firth green freeport would deliver more than anywhere else according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise

28 September 2022
Cromarty Firth green freeport would deliver more than anywhere else according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Cromarty Firth green freeport would deliver more than anywhere else according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise

28 September 2022

Stuart Black says the impact of a green freeport would be 'proportionately greater than anywhere else'


MSP Kate Forbes hails 'positive' move that could make Dingwall Business Park accessible to business

24 September 2022
MSP Kate Forbes hails 'positive' move that could make Dingwall Business Park accessible to business

MSP Kate Forbes hails 'positive' move that could make Dingwall Business Park accessible to business

24 September 2022

Flood concerns blocked traders from opening businesses leaving enterprise and environment agencies red faced


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