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Controversial £6m North Kessock EV charge hub, shop and restaurant gets green light

22 January 2025
Controversial £6m North Kessock EV charge hub, shop and restaurant gets green light

Controversial £6m North Kessock EV charge hub, shop and restaurant gets green light

22 January 2025

Developer West Coast Estates says it could create around 100 jobs.


Green light for controversial EV charge hub, shop and restaurant?

17 January 2025
Green light for controversial EV charge hub, shop and restaurant?

Green light for controversial EV charge hub, shop and restaurant?

17 January 2025

Two major restaurant or retail chains could be coming to North Kessock as part of a new EV charging park.


Closure of antisocial behaviour cases has halved - contrasting stats for Dingwall and Black Isle areas

13 December 2024
Closure of antisocial behaviour cases has halved - contrasting stats for Dingwall and Black Isle areas

Closure of antisocial behaviour cases has halved - contrasting stats for Dingwall and Black Isle areas

13 December 2024

Reports of behaviour to Highland Council can vary from noise disturbances to criminal accusations.


Will this decision really unlock Dingwall development opportunity?

13 December 2024
Will this decision really unlock Dingwall development opportunity?

Will this decision really unlock Dingwall development opportunity?

13 December 2024

While one councillor was very excited, another said: ‘This is a source of shame… it should have been done years ago.’


Council agrees to change health board model

13 December 2024
Council agrees to change health board model

Council agrees to change health board model

13 December 2024

The Highland health board was unique in its adoption of a lead agency model, which gave different powers to each authority.


New battery storage approved despite councillor protests

06 December 2024
New battery storage approved despite councillor protests

New battery storage approved despite councillor protests

06 December 2024

Councillors have approved a battery storage site near Evanton despite the potential risk of fire services getting stuck trying to access the site.


‘How did this happen?’ - Highland councillors question officials over £600k payroll overpayments

28 November 2024
‘How did this happen?’ - Highland councillors question officials over £600k payroll overpayments

‘How did this happen?’ - Highland councillors question officials over £600k payroll overpayments

28 November 2024

A report outlining the extent of the overpayments was put in front of councillors at an audit committee today.


EV charger-blocking Highland Council vehicle fined

09 November 2024
EV charger-blocking Highland Council vehicle fined

EV charger-blocking Highland Council vehicle fined

09 November 2024

The Ross-shire councillor said: “No one would block a petrol pump for days if they weren’t using it.”


Garve proposed battery storage system prompts concerns from councillors

18 August 2024
Garve proposed battery storage system prompts concerns from councillors

Garve proposed battery storage system prompts concerns from councillors

18 August 2024

Councillors have voiced their concerns over multiple proposed battery storage systems across the Highlands.


Alness fisherman ‘delighted’ to have 20 new Culbokie homes approved

18 August 2024
Alness fisherman ‘delighted’ to have 20 new Culbokie homes approved

Alness fisherman ‘delighted’ to have 20 new Culbokie homes approved

18 August 2024

The newly granted development will extend the village of Culbokie on the Black Isle.


Are these the solutions to Dingwall’s pulling-power problems?

09 August 2024
Are these the solutions to Dingwall’s pulling-power problems?

Are these the solutions to Dingwall’s pulling-power problems?

09 August 2024

Lower rents and fewer seagulls would be a start, some believe.


Former Ross-shire schoolhouse gets go-ahead to home asylum seekers

07 August 2024
Former Ross-shire schoolhouse gets go-ahead to home asylum seekers

Former Ross-shire schoolhouse gets go-ahead to home asylum seekers

07 August 2024

The property will house up to four asylum seekers aged 16 and over.


How to breathe fresh life into Ross-shire ‘ghost town’?

02 August 2024
How to breathe fresh life into Ross-shire ‘ghost town’?

How to breathe fresh life into Ross-shire ‘ghost town’?

02 August 2024

Dingwall High Street is vying to attract both locals and North Coast 500 tourists back into the town centre.


NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

01 August 2024
NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

NHS Highland on course for £50 million overspend

01 August 2024

NHS Highland is forecast to overspend by £50 million in the latest projections discussed on Tuesday.


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