Politics

It is hoped if the deal goes through it could cut the £25 million school transport bill and boost public transport.

Hard-up Highland families struggling to pay for their children’s school meals have had those debts written off.

MSP Edward Mountain says ‘the situation in Highland schools is at breaking point’.

That works out at an average of £372.84 more a year while the council claims the impact on tenants will be ‘minimal’

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant was told £200m to be spent on the issue and there are weekly meetings looking at the crisis.

A Black Isler in the US reflects: ‘This time around, there are no grown-ups in the room to prevent Trump doing what he wants.’

The new Inverness prison will be a place where prisoners can get the support to turn their lives around, according to a Highlands and Islands MSP.

The ‘deeply alarming’ new figures show more than 54 per cent of pupils missed 10-20 per cent of the school year.

Washington, D.C. is in the world spotlight today. A visit to the U.S. capital proves there’s an awful lot more to the city than politics.

The former SNP candidate for the the far north seat in last year’s general election has landed a new role with a Scottish Government agency.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission found ‘not a single human right’ is met in the region ‘under international law’.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission found ‘not a single human right’ is met in the region ‘under international law’.

Action must be taken soon to bring back vaccinations into GP practices, a Highland MSP said during a Holyrood debate on rural health last night.

Fergus Ewing warns ‘never make the same mistake twice when you can make it five or six times and be sure’.

A former NHS Highland board member called for the Scottish Government to ‘actually listen’ to concerns over the new vaccine delivery system.

The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.

Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.

A Ross-shire MSP who has also worked as a pharmacist is encouraging all eligible people in Highland to get their winter flu jag.

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The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.