Highland Council

A FUNDING cut of around a third for building projects in the next year is “really serious,” according to Highland Council’s budget leader.

POTIONS were concocted, butterbeer quaffed and spells cast at two magical sessions on the Black Isle last week.

A ROSS-SHIRE hotel development branded a "monstrosity" by critics and thrown out by the local authority has been given the go-ahead on appeal.

Ross-shire school kids had to walk in icy conditions after a gritter sent to help them went off the road.

A REFUGEE resettlement programme which has successfully rehoused almost two dozen families in Ross-shire and the wider Highlands is to be extended.

POLICE are looking for information following a Black Isle accident which caused damage to a bridge near a popular visitor attraction.

Highland Council trading standards are warning people of the emergence of a new council tax scam.

DRIVERS and residents in Dingwall are being warned that a town centre street will be closed for much of Thursday for resurfacing work.

A NEW £34 million state-of-the-art Easter Ross school is on schedule, it has been claimed.

CAR parking charge plans for parts of Ross-shire are set to go out to community councils for feedback.

PUBLIC spending campaigners have hit out at HIE where staff are on course to claim almost £53,000 in meal allowances this financial year.

MSP Kate Forbes fears Highland businesses could be charged close to £20 million more a year

Vehicle restrictions are to be put in place next week at Highland Council's household waste recycling centres.

Members of Highland Council's housing and property committee have approved a three per cent rise for council house rents this year.

MOTORISTS in a Wester Ross community were facing lengthy detours again today as the snow-bound closure of a key route continued into its third day.

Roads in Ross-shire have been affected by the cold snap.

Gaelic medium education kids were put through their paces for a writing workshop

Highland councillors have moved a step closer to making it a criminal offence for taxi drivers to refuse a fare from someone in a wheelchair.

Highland Council must make significant savings and change the way it delivers services to ensure it can live within its financial means.

A Highland foster carer who has looked after more than 250 children has been hailed.