Highland Council

A petitions committee hearing accepted calls for an inquiry into how public bodies ‘mishandle’ such concerns.

The high level of support provided to breastfeeding mothers in the Highlands has been recognised with a gold award.

A Highland MSP has reaffirmed her support for a tax to be imposed on motorhome visitors to the area.

The youngest and the oldest members of the community joined in a strong show of support.

The deal will retain all staff and aims to save millions on school contracts with the company being run as a going concern.

Officials miss deadline to show it will ‘deliver the intended performance and outcomes’.

Restoration efforts aimed at bringing once thriving oyster beds back to life in the Cromarty Firth look set to take a step forward.

Mothballed community councils in several Ross & Cromarty communities could return to life - but time is running out for candidates to step forward.

The move ‘an exciting opportunity for something new in the Highlands’ but is subject to funding.

The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.

A former BT call centre site which shut last year with the loss of around 100 jobs could be split into threer as its owners seek to return it to use.

The business hopes to extract 50,000 tonnes of sand and gravel a year over a 15 year period.

The MSP has accused education officials of ‘missing maths classes’ while the local authority says the mothballing decision remains under review.

The Highland Council is inviting the community to play a key role in shaping the future of the region.

The ‘significant burden’ of loan charges consumes 43% of the budget while 31% goes on repairs and maintenance.

Ruth Fry takes up £109k chief officer job while Paul Reid takes on fleet and facilities

Voting is open for your emergency and crisis services heroes!

Members of the public in the Highlands will be able to attend public events as part of the visitor levy scheme consultation.

The group Living Rent says ‘addressing housing inequality takes priority over expanding an already booming tourist sector’.

It comes amid misinformation claims that the law compels its introduction when it does not.