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Controversial plans for workshop base on agricultural land rejected

PLANS for a highly controversial development just outside Dingwall has been rejected by councillors.

Council approves plans for 140 homes in Evanton

Council approves plans for 140 homes in Evanton

PLANS that would lead to a significant increase in the population of an Easter Ross village have been passed unanimously by Highland Council.

First Minister brands UK quarantine plan 'shambolic'

First Minister brands UK quarantine plan 'shambolic'

The UK government’s handling of a plan for quarantine free travel has been branded “shambolic” by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

Highland Council Independent group ejects councillor for being 'too independent'

BUT council leader Margaret Davidson said Andrew Baxter was 'moving against the administration'

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

Face coverings to be compulsory in shops but two-metre social distancing rule likely to be relaxed

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has made a string of significant announcements on Covid-19.

Highland Council's education committee hit by technical glitches

Highland Council's education committee hit by technical glitches

Parents and pupils will have to wait to hear what Highland Council will do about the return of education after problems forced a meeting offline.

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

Fears the Highlands could be left in a 'digital stone age'

The Highlands could lose out on access to superfast broadband if a court case is not resolved by the end of the year it has been claimed.

Good news on Covid-19 but figures 'also speak of heartbreak', says First Minister

01 July 2020

Good news on Covid-19 but figures 'also speak of heartbreak', says First Minister

01 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the weekly death toll from Covid-19 has shrunk for the ninth week in a row.

'Moment of great opportunity and a time of very real danger'

'Moment of great opportunity and a time of very real danger'

Scotland has recorded its first confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in four days but the First Minister remains positive about the overall trend in cases.

School budgets will be raided to help plug council's coronavirus black hole

School budgets will be raided to help plug council's coronavirus black hole

Highland Council has been blocked from stopping vital Covid-19 services but a bid to halt a raid of school budgets failed.

First Minister welcomes Covid-19 figures but flags concern over 'air bridges'

29 June 2020

First Minister welcomes Covid-19 figures but flags concern over 'air bridges'

29 June 2020

Scotland has seen a fourth day in a row without any deaths from a confirmed case of Covid-19, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Return to work on multimillion-pound Dingwall High Street development welcomed as restrictions eased

Return to work on multimillion-pound Dingwall High Street development welcomed as restrictions eased

THE resumption of work in Ross-shire's county town on a multimillion-pound flats and retail development has been welcomed.

Highland Council Covid-19 active travel interventions for Dingwall questioned

Highland Council Covid-19 active travel interventions for Dingwall questioned

The introduction of 20mph zones as part of a Highland Council push to encourage active travel during the coronavirus crisis has been questioned.

Further easing of lockdown in Scotland depends on keeping virus "firmly under control"

Further easing of lockdown in Scotland depends on keeping virus "firmly under control"

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has given indicative dates for further easing of the lockdown subject to the continued control of coronavirus.

No new Highland deaths recorded in the past week from Covid-19

No new Highland deaths recorded in the past week from Covid-19