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'Hands off our green space', angry residents warn council

'Hands off our green space', angry residents warn council

'Hands off our green space', angry residents warn council

12 July 2019

A COMMUNITY has joined forces to try and stop Highland Council building homes on its only green space.


MSPs in call to end 'heartless' two-child policy

MSPs in call to end 'heartless' two-child policy

MSPs in call to end 'heartless' two-child policy

11 July 2019

THOUSANDS of families in Ross-shire and the wider Highlands are being unfairly hit by the UK’s two-child cap on benefits, local MSPs have argued.


MSP launches campaign calling for more Highland foster carers

MSP launches campaign calling for more Highland foster carers

MSP launches campaign calling for more Highland foster carers

09 May 2019

DOZENS of children in the Highlands are waiting on an adoptive home.


Picture wins contest to find top image in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency

Picture wins contest to find top image in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency

Picture wins contest to find top image in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency

02 May 2019

A STUNNING photo of Loch Shiel is the winner in a competition to find the best image from within the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency.


New Highland Council Service Point site to open doors soon

New Highland Council Service Point site to open doors soon

New Highland Council Service Point site to open doors soon

01 May 2019

THE doors of Dingwall's new council service point will open for the first time later this month.


Far North Line improvements among projects earmarked for possible Transport Scotland cash

Far North Line improvements among projects earmarked for possible Transport Scotland cash

Far North Line improvements among projects earmarked for possible Transport Scotland cash

26 March 2019

IMPROVING rail services on the Far North Line is one of several projects "under consideration" for a cash injection from Transport Scotland.


Super snapshots stun MSP in picture contest

Super snapshots stun MSP in picture contest

Super snapshots stun MSP in picture contest

26 March 2019

STUNNING landscape photos from the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency have impressed the local MSP after she held a snapshot competition.


Defence of ScotRail Highland services ‘is laughable’, says MP

Defence of ScotRail Highland services ‘is laughable’, says MP

Defence of ScotRail Highland services ‘is laughable’, says MP

21 March 2019

“LAUGHABLE” defences of ScotRail’s Highland services by the country’s transport minister are “verging on the pathetic”, an infuriated MP has argued.


Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

30 June 2014

THE possibility of emigrants returning to Ross-shire in the event of Scotland becoming an independent nation was flagged up during a visit by the First…


Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

Will emigrants return if Scotland votes yes?

30 June 2014

THE possibility of emigrants returning to Ross-shire in the event of Scotland becoming an independent nation was flagged up during a visit by the First…


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20 June 2014

With Scotland's independence referendum set for 18 September 2014, the Highlands must consider the consequences of constitutional change.


Have your say...

Have your say...

Have your say...

20 June 2014

With Scotland's independence referendum set for 18 September 2014, the Highlands must consider the consequences of constitutional change.


Scottish Government on the ball with land reform

Scottish Government on the ball with land reform

Scottish Government on the ball with land reform

03 May 2013

JOHANN Lamont told Scottish Labour in Inverness that a compulsory right to buy should become available to urban and rural communities if they so wished;…


Will history be kind to the Iron Lady?

Will history be kind to the Iron Lady?

Will history be kind to the Iron Lady?

19 April 2013

MARGARET Thatcher’s death has dominated the headlines over the last week. Supporters and detractors alike have filled the airwaves with their opinions…


A real slap in the face for town

A real slap in the face for town

A real slap in the face for town

07 December 2012

I was lucky enough to share in the ceremony. What struck me was the sense of community and purpose and the enthusiasm of all involved. It was a real tribute…


Encouraging investment and growth is key

Encouraging investment and growth is key

Encouraging investment and growth is key

02 November 2012

LAST week I was delighted to celebrate three Ross-shire businesses with a widely supported parliamentary motion. Alness based Aquascot, Cullisse Highland…


Let's press case for new court in Dingwall

Let's press case for new court in Dingwall

Let's press case for new court in Dingwall

05 October 2012

Given the Scottish Government commitment to policing and maintaining police numbers, recorded crime in Scotland is at a 37-year low. This has had the…


We have a fine chance to touch the far horizon

We have a fine chance to touch the far horizon

We have a fine chance to touch the far horizon

07 September 2012

SOMETIMES there’s a far horizon that looks like you can reach out and touch it – a big wide vista that seems to offer almost unlimited opportunities,…


'Brave' is great advert for Scotland

'Brave' is great advert for Scotland

'Brave' is great advert for Scotland

06 July 2012

by Rob Gibson MSP


At last - health centre to be completed

At last - health centre to be completed

At last - health centre to be completed

08 June 2012

THE roof space in Dingwall Heath Centre is soon to become a first floor with offices and consulting rooms for nurses, therapists and administration staff.…


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