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Ross-shire village's public toilets to close 'with immediate effect' following latest vandal attack

Ross-shire village's public toilets to close 'with immediate effect' following latest vandal attack

Ross-shire village's public toilets to close 'with immediate effect' following latest vandal attack

31 October 2022

The issue has been a blight on several communities across and the wider Highlands with thousands of pounds worth of damage done.


Council alert over maintenance of traditional buildings across Highlands

Council alert over maintenance of traditional buildings across Highlands

Council alert over maintenance of traditional buildings across Highlands

31 October 2022

Cleaning gutters may be a dirty job but it could save you a packet in the long run...


Burst water pipe forces closure of Ross-shire secondary school

Burst water pipe forces closure of Ross-shire secondary school

Burst water pipe forces closure of Ross-shire secondary school

31 October 2022

Pupils at a Wester Ross secondary school are being given a longer weekend than expected.


Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

Fears of care home sector ‘collapse’

30 October 2022

Highland Council says neither it nor NHS Highland are able to find more cash for care homes and when services are lost, it is unable to replace them.


Well-kent faces from Ross-shire celebrate Scotland's success as world's first Daily Mile nation

Well-kent faces from Ross-shire celebrate Scotland's success as world's first Daily Mile nation

Well-kent faces from Ross-shire celebrate Scotland's success as world's first Daily Mile nation

28 October 2022

Highland schoolchildren were encouraged to go on the run today with some familiar faces joining them...


Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

Council reverses freeze on early learning and childcare fees

27 October 2022

Nurseries will get a £463,000 boost including a surprise addition of more cash for meals


Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

Early learning and childcare funding dispute turns bitter ahead of tomorrow's crunch meeting

26 October 2022

Highland Council denies silencing critics or losing the trust of the nursery sector


Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

Are new Ross-shire schools under threat?

26 October 2022

Question marks hang over planned new school projects as Highland Council warned projected costs have more than doubled.


Council could offer early learning and childcare cash boost

Council could offer early learning and childcare cash boost

Council could offer early learning and childcare cash boost

21 October 2022

Extra financial support could be offered by Highland Council for early learning and childcare (ELC) amid rising costs.


Plan to expand fish farm approved

Plan to expand fish farm approved

Plan to expand fish farm approved

20 October 2022

Controversial plans to expand a fish farm at a Ross-shire beauty spot have been approved despite vociferous objections from the community.


Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

20 October 2022

A detailed report for next week’s full council meeting lays out the full extent of its budget problems.


Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

18 October 2022

An opposition councillor has hit out at the council’s refusal to consider opening premises as “heat hubs” for those struggling afford fuel bills.


Business and retail development proposed for Black Isle

Business and retail development proposed for Black Isle

Business and retail development proposed for Black Isle

17 October 2022

Initial plans for a major business and retail development that could dramatically transform a rural part of Ross-shire have been tabled.


Easter Ross village set for 32 new homes

Easter Ross village set for 32 new homes

Easter Ross village set for 32 new homes

16 October 2022

The proposal is part of a larger phased development that is seeing substantial growth in the village.


Fish farm cages' bid in Wester Ross up for determination

Fish farm cages' bid in Wester Ross up for determination

Fish farm cages' bid in Wester Ross up for determination

15 October 2022

A controversial expansion of a Ross-shire fish farm at a Wester Ross beauty spot is set to be decided at an area planning committee meeting.


WALK THIS WAY: Dingwall Academy pupils and staff end the term with a feelgood stroll

WALK THIS WAY: Dingwall Academy pupils and staff end the term with a feelgood stroll

WALK THIS WAY: Dingwall Academy pupils and staff end the term with a feelgood stroll

13 October 2022

Pupils at Ross-shire's biggest school stepped out in style on the last day of term for an eight-mile stroll.


Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022

Ross-shire LibDem Councillor Molly Nolan slams SNP and Greens over 'unforgivable' inaction warning of a 'demographic time bomb'


Black Isle to be included in new Highland Council in-house school transport pilot

Black Isle to be included in new Highland Council in-house school transport pilot

Black Isle to be included in new Highland Council in-house school transport pilot

13 October 2022

Highland Council will be running a pilot project to expand it's in-house school transport provision.


Gaelic committee councillor wishes luck to Highland competitors in the Mòd

Gaelic committee councillor wishes luck to Highland competitors in the Mòd

Gaelic committee councillor wishes luck to Highland competitors in the Mòd

12 October 2022

Cllr Calum Munro has sent his best wishes to Highland competitors taking part in the Royal National Mòd


Ross councillor flags cost of living crisis support for locals facing winter struggle

Ross councillor flags cost of living crisis support for locals facing winter struggle

Ross councillor flags cost of living crisis support for locals facing winter struggle

10 October 2022

'We recognise the marked impact that the cost-of-living crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and wider global factors are having on everyone’s health.'


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