Politics

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

Parents of school-aged children in the Highlands have been asked to “consider carefully” the impact of taking pupils on holiday during term time.

Tributes have been paid to Lord Maclennan, whose public service included representing Easter Ross as an MP.

MSP David Stewart wants to see a new women's custody unit created in the Highlands.

IT is “vital” that the Scottish Government recognises the impact of storm ravaged roads in Ross when they set their budget, council leaders have said.

The profile of social work is being raised by a new awards scheme which a Ross MSP is backing.

THE Conservative government’s decision not to set its budget until March 11 has been slammed by a Highland MSP.

MSP David Stewart believes there should be an automatic right for people to have full care at home for the last few days of their life.

Figures suggest the Highlands' brown bin scheme is making less money this year, despite charging people more for the service.

STAGECOACH has been urged to reconsider changes to its newest timetable after criticism that it will drastically reduce Contin services.

A ROSS-SHIRE MSP has backed moves to limit the number of short-term lets in the Highlands.

While every election opens a new chapter , few UK governments have gained office with more power to re-set destiny than this one.

Campaigners said a change of heart over plans for travel hub in the Highland capital came as a result of lobbying the Scottish Government.

LABOUR politicians donned Christmas jumpers in support of an appeal to develop a pioneering centre for young people with severe and complex needs.

A SCOTTISH church leader has called on MPs returning to Westminster to work for the marginalised and disenfranchised in society.

CHALLENGES faced by Highland Council when it sets its next budget make it vital that the public airs its views, the local authority has said.

A FRENCH waiter working at a popular Ross-shire restaurant was left shocked and upset by a customer’s xenophobic remarks.

A HIGHLAND politician is using her Christmas card to raise awareness of the Haven Appeal.

NHS Highland’s £20 million spend to cover the costs of staff shortages has been challenged in the Scottish Parliament.

The largest employer in the Highlands, has achieved living wage accreditation.