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Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

06 February 2024
Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

06 February 2024

She felt Tamala Collier may not be 'consistent' enough to sit on a planning committee while also failing to register interests in time.


Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

06 February 2024
Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

Watchdog suspends Councillor Maxine Smith for one month after 'maternity leave' claim

06 February 2024

She felt Tamala Collier may not be 'consistent' enough to sit on a planning committee while also failing to register interests in time.


Highland Council overpaid 593 former staff racking up a bill of £863,000

05 February 2024
Highland Council overpaid 593 former staff racking up a bill of £863,000

Highland Council overpaid 593 former staff racking up a bill of £863,000

05 February 2024

MSP Edward Mountain said it was 'beyond belief' and that the responsible parties should help pay the money back.


Transport secretary Mairi McAllan due to appear at the A9 dualling inquiry this week

05 February 2024
Transport secretary Mairi McAllan due to appear at the A9 dualling inquiry this week

Transport secretary Mairi McAllan due to appear at the A9 dualling inquiry this week

05 February 2024

The probe is aimed at finding out what went wrong so mistakes are not repeated and ensuring the new 2035 dualling deadline is reached.


Kate Forbes as finance secretary 'wasn’t invited' to top Covid decision-making group

30 January 2024
Kate Forbes as finance secretary 'wasn’t invited' to top Covid decision-making group

Kate Forbes as finance secretary 'wasn’t invited' to top Covid decision-making group

30 January 2024

She told the UK Covid Inquiry 'I’m not even sure I was aware that they existed.'


Black Isle Brewery hopes to move to Inverness could attract 20,000 visitors

29 January 2024
Black Isle Brewery hopes to move to Inverness could attract 20,000 visitors

Black Isle Brewery hopes to move to Inverness could attract 20,000 visitors

29 January 2024

The Ross-shire brewer aims to relocate to a site at the retail park with a visitors centre, bar and restaurant.


Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

28 January 2024
Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

28 January 2024

Highland Council has received advance notice of a full planning application.


Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

28 January 2024
Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

Sutherland Spaceport wants to downsize and relocate parts of the facility

28 January 2024

Highland Council has received advance notice of a full planning application.


Highland MSP hits back after Jason Leitch brands him as ‘rude’ in message to Humza Yousaf

26 January 2024
Highland MSP hits back after Jason Leitch brands him as ‘rude’ in message to Humza Yousaf

Highland MSP hits back after Jason Leitch brands him as ‘rude’ in message to Humza Yousaf

26 January 2024

Now Edward Mountain slams ‘petulant’ exchange adding it is not his job to be ‘subservient to the Scottish Government’.


WATCH: Highland MSPs baffled by Yousaf's response to healthcare investment halt

25 January 2024
WATCH: Highland MSPs baffled by Yousaf's response to healthcare investment halt

WATCH: Highland MSPs baffled by Yousaf's response to healthcare investment halt

25 January 2024

Labour and Tory MSPs slam First Minister for avoiding responsibility for Scottish Government decisions and again blaming Westminster.


Council hopes accounting move will bring in millions to plug £60 million blackhole

25 January 2024
Council hopes accounting move will bring in millions to plug £60 million blackhole

Council hopes accounting move will bring in millions to plug £60 million blackhole

25 January 2024

By extending its repayment on three Public Private Partnerships it would get a £68 million windfall but increase debt by £146 million.


A9 Inquiry: Reasons why the programme failed remain 'murky' amid government secrecy

24 January 2024
A9 Inquiry: Reasons why the programme failed remain 'murky' amid government secrecy

A9 Inquiry: Reasons why the programme failed remain 'murky' amid government secrecy

24 January 2024

MSP Jackson Carlaw says 'drift' started in 2018 and the public was kept in the dark despite 'serious reservations and doubt' internally.


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Halt on capital projects 'another hammer blow' for NHS Highland

23 January 2024
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Halt on capital projects 'another hammer blow' for NHS Highland

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Halt on capital projects 'another hammer blow' for NHS Highland

23 January 2024

He says the stop 'places in great jeopardy the refurbishment of Raigmore’s maternity unit and projects in Caithness and Lochaber.'


Scottish Government confirms 'paused' flagship NHS Highland projects not a 'priority'

23 January 2024
Scottish Government confirms 'paused' flagship NHS Highland projects not a 'priority'

Scottish Government confirms 'paused' flagship NHS Highland projects not a 'priority'

23 January 2024

A government spokesman says Westminster's failure to 'inflation-proof its capital budget' resulted in a 'nearly a 10 per cent real-terms cut.'


Highland Council plans 7.95% cent rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

22 January 2024
Highland Council plans 7.95% cent rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

Highland Council plans 7.95% cent rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

22 January 2024

The cash will go to non-essential maintenance but there are concerns about the 'potential affordability impacts.'


Global Energy gets planning approval for £200 million Green Freeport plant at Nigg

17 January 2024
Global Energy gets planning approval for £200 million Green Freeport plant at Nigg

Global Energy gets planning approval for £200 million Green Freeport plant at Nigg

17 January 2024

Japanese giant Sumitomo Electric Industries will produce trans-national subsea cables for the renewables sector.


EMMA RODDICK: 'At work, every positive decision is marred by the bigger picture'

16 January 2024
EMMA RODDICK: 'At work, every positive decision is marred by the bigger picture'

EMMA RODDICK: 'At work, every positive decision is marred by the bigger picture'

16 January 2024

She says 'I’m reminded dozens of times a day of the cost of being in the union.'


£200 million Nigg plant is up for planning consent amid noise pollution concerns

16 January 2024
£200 million Nigg plant is up for planning consent amid noise pollution concerns

£200 million Nigg plant is up for planning consent amid noise pollution concerns

16 January 2024

The project aims to produce trans-national subsea cables for the renewables sector and create 500 jobs.


Motorists are being warned of treacherous near whiteout conditions on the A9

14 January 2024
Motorists are being warned of treacherous near whiteout conditions on the A9

Motorists are being warned of treacherous near whiteout conditions on the A9

14 January 2024

The Met Office has just extended its yellow weather warning for the Highlands until Thursday.


Highland Council getting personal as two members are to face the standards watchdog

13 January 2024
Highland Council getting personal as two members are to face the standards watchdog

Highland Council getting personal as two members are to face the standards watchdog

13 January 2024

Easter Ross's Maxine Smith is in hot water over a spat with a fellow councillor while Caithness's Andrew Jarvie is up for 'feeling misled'.


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