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Dire straights on pothole-peppered Black Isle (and the corners aren't much better)

Dire straights on pothole-peppered Black Isle (and the corners aren't much better)

Dire straights on pothole-peppered Black Isle (and the corners aren't much better)

03 March 2023

A local councillor admits the situation is at crisis level.


Greens call for more cremations and fewer burials amid council cost woes

Greens call for more cremations and fewer burials amid council cost woes

Greens call for more cremations and fewer burials amid council cost woes

03 March 2023

Badly needed new burial grounds are seens as unaffordable amid a 5% funeral cost hike


Council Budget: Bid for even more roads funding rejected by council

Council Budget: Bid for even more roads funding rejected by council

Council Budget: Bid for even more roads funding rejected by council

02 March 2023

LibDems sought 'extra' £23m on top of £20m already on the table


'We have tried to be fair' – Highland Council justifies tax rise as it seeks to close £49m budget gap

'We have tried to be fair' – Highland Council justifies tax rise as it seeks to close £49m budget gap

'We have tried to be fair' – Highland Council justifies tax rise as it seeks to close £49m budget gap

02 March 2023

Council tax payers can expect to pay more – but Highland Council says it has kept the hike as low as possible.


You may be surprised by how little Highland Council is asking for this Easter Ross landmark

You may be surprised by how little Highland Council is asking for this Easter Ross landmark

You may be surprised by how little Highland Council is asking for this Easter Ross landmark

02 March 2023

Town hall at heart of Easter Ross community put on the market by Highland Council which flags 'development potential'.


Check out the Wester Ross employers attending Gairloch Jobs Fair next week

Check out the Wester Ross employers attending Gairloch Jobs Fair next week

Check out the Wester Ross employers attending Gairloch Jobs Fair next week

01 March 2023

It's a chance for people looking for work to find out what's available – and employers having trouble filling posts to show what they can offer.


72,000 tonnes of Highland rubbish could be burned each year to generate power

72,000 tonnes of Highland rubbish could be burned each year to generate power

72,000 tonnes of Highland rubbish could be burned each year to generate power

01 March 2023

THOUSANDS of tonnes of household rubbish is to be burned by Highland Council to generate electricity, the local authority has announced.


Council Budget: Opposition leaders slam the spending plans

Council Budget: Opposition leaders slam the spending plans

Council Budget: Opposition leaders slam the spending plans

01 March 2023

Alasdair Christie says the budget is 'going to be catastrophic for the Highlands'


Proposed council tax rise could hit older people hard

Proposed council tax rise could hit older people hard

Proposed council tax rise could hit older people hard

28 February 2023

Highland Senior Citizens’ Network warns it will adversely affect vulnerable older people


Council tax rise is due to 'perfect storm'

Council tax rise is due to 'perfect storm'

Council tax rise is due to 'perfect storm'

27 February 2023

Highland Council's leader believes it is faced with a perfect storm as it aims to address a £49.2 million budget gap.


All Highland schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday

All Highland schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday

All Highland schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday

27 February 2023

Strikes over pay are set to cause disruption, despite the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association agreeing to defer action.


Ross councillor comes clean on roads: 'It is not possible to do all the work that is needed'

Ross councillor comes clean on roads: 'It is not possible to do all the work that is needed'

Ross councillor comes clean on roads: 'It is not possible to do all the work that is needed'

24 February 2023

Ross road upgrade pledge: 'We will continue to do the best we can with the resources we have'.


Charity demands action on mental health crisis fuelling Kessock Bridge closures

Charity demands action on mental health crisis fuelling Kessock Bridge closures

Charity demands action on mental health crisis fuelling Kessock Bridge closures

23 February 2023

A charity co-founder is calling for Scottish Government action on the mental health crisis fuelling rising numbers of Kessock Bridge incidents.


EXCLUSIVE: Council tax could rise by 4%

EXCLUSIVE: Council tax could rise by 4%

EXCLUSIVE: Council tax could rise by 4%

23 February 2023

Move comes amid £54 million deficit and cost-of-living crisis


Council committee agrees funding for Wester Ross community projects

Council committee agrees funding for Wester Ross community projects

Council committee agrees funding for Wester Ross community projects

23 February 2023

Funding bids worth a total £266,675 have been approved by members of the Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh committee.


Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

22 February 2023

Councils were meant to find out the results of their Learning Estate Investment Programme fund bids by the end of 2022, but are still waiting.


Drainage concerns at multimillion-pound Easter Ross school campus to be addressed

Drainage concerns at multimillion-pound Easter Ross school campus to be addressed

Drainage concerns at multimillion-pound Easter Ross school campus to be addressed

20 February 2023

An update on a multimillion-pound Easter Ross school campus development is being held in Tain tomorrow – with drainage concerns on the agenda.


Black Isle geography students find way to produce 'sharing shed' bonanza

Black Isle geography students find way to produce 'sharing shed' bonanza

Black Isle geography students find way to produce 'sharing shed' bonanza

20 February 2023

Geography students combined a project on UK food security with a collection for Black Isle sharing sheds.


Mixed picture for Ross-shire towns in new council survey

Mixed picture for Ross-shire towns in new council survey

Mixed picture for Ross-shire towns in new council survey

20 February 2023

Ross-shire towns showed differing states of health in Highland Council's latest 'town centre health check'.


Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

19 February 2023

Members of Highland Council’s education committee offered thanks to primary schools across the region.


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