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MSP hopeful urges Highland Council to halt ‘damaging’ motorhome pass scheme

LibDem candidate David Green fears the council is ‘effectively driving business away’ from local operators.

Dingwall Business Park guddle continues but there is light at the end of the tunnel due to local firm

Lockett Agri-Environmental offers a potential solution by re-directing the River Peffery away from the poorly maintained

How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

The recent figures show how much was spent by each new Westminster representative since the general election.

BBC reveal panel members for Inverness Debate Night

BBC Scotland have announced their line-up for Debate Night in Inverness, with Alan Savage, Fergus Ewing and Lesley Riddoch set to feature.

Government needs to get a grip in face of legal threats

Ten years ago John Swinney advised me that we as a government must never be defeated in court actions, because it would damage our reputation.

NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

Scottish Government is slammed for leaving ‘frontline NHS staff dangerously overstretched and more prone to making mistakes’.

Ullapool trans man speaks out against watershed Supreme Court ruling

The man says he is “tired of having my rights discussed over the radio”.

‘Sleepwalking into a heightened wildfire risk’ — Rural organisations warn that muirburn licensing delays could heighten the danger of devastating wildfires

Leading rural organisations say muirburn licensing delays could risk exacerbating the growing threat of wildfires across Scotland.

LGBTQ+ groups ‘saddened’ by Supreme Court judgement on Equality Act

A unanimous decision was reached to define ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the legislation as biological sex.

‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

The campaign for a vital railway project that could sharply improve train reliability on the Far North Line has won the backing of a Holyrood hopeful.

‘NC500 is not a racetrack’: MSP welcomes ‘proactive approach’ by police

Maree Todd says she understands the frustration felt by communities over the “reckless behaviour” of a minority of drivers using the North Coast 500.

‘Tears welled up as we saw a veteran with no arms or legs going through physiotherapy’

West Ross-shire MP Angus MacDonald recalls taking ambulances to war-torn Ukraine.

Labour candidate says ‘Highlands and Islands deserve a strong voice’

Dualling of the A9 and rebuilding public services are among the priorities for Labour’s John Erskine in the Scottish Parliament election campaign.

Is this the end of the special relationship between the UK and the US?

President Trump’s recent Executive Order creates worldwide stooshie.

BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

BBC Scotland is bringing its flagship political debate show to Inverness this month.

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

The visit came on the back of a sobering report outlining a care home sector ‘teetering on the brink of crisis’.

Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

The challenger for 2026 believes the seat is competitive ‘because my opponent is very much part of the problem’.

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MSP hopeful urges Highland Council to halt ‘damaging’ motorhome pass scheme

Dingwall Business Park guddle continues but there is light at the end of the tunnel due to local firm

Dingwall Business Park guddle continues but there is light at the end of the tunnel due to local firm

How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

BBC reveal panel members for Inverness Debate Night

BBC reveal panel members for Inverness Debate Night

Government needs to get a grip in face of legal threats

Government needs to get a grip in face of legal threats

NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

NHS Highland and NHS Grampian paid out a combined £34m in patient compensation

Ullapool trans man speaks out against watershed Supreme Court ruling

Ullapool trans man speaks out against watershed Supreme Court ruling

‘Sleepwalking into a heightened wildfire risk’ — Rural organisations warn that muirburn licensing delays could heighten the danger of devastating wildfires

‘Sleepwalking into a heightened wildfire risk’ — Rural organisations warn that muirburn licensing delays could heighten the danger of devastating wildfires

LGBTQ+ groups ‘saddened’ by Supreme Court judgement on Equality Act

LGBTQ+ groups ‘saddened’ by Supreme Court judgement on Equality Act

‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

‘NC500 is not a racetrack’: MSP welcomes ‘proactive approach’ by police

‘NC500 is not a racetrack’: MSP welcomes ‘proactive approach’ by police

‘Tears welled up as we saw a veteran with no arms or legs going through physiotherapy’

‘Tears welled up as we saw a veteran with no arms or legs going through physiotherapy’

Labour candidate says ‘Highlands and Islands deserve a strong voice’

Labour candidate says ‘Highlands and Islands deserve a strong voice’

Is this the end of the special relationship between the UK and the US?

Is this the end of the special relationship between the UK and the US?

BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes because ‘the political tide is turning’

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