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SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

An attempt was made to give the public the chance to say definitively if they want smaller councils or not.


Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

The overspend rises over three years with adult social care and class contact time for teachers two difficult areas.


‘Priceless’ Easter Ross community centre saved

‘Priceless’ Easter Ross community centre saved

‘Priceless’ Easter Ross community centre saved

‘TRACC is a cornerstone of our community and it has been for over 50 years.’


NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

Highland Liberal Democrats warn nurses and midwives are ‘being pushed beyond reasonable limits’.


Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

Up to £100 billion will pour into the north over the next 15 years for the generation and transmission of renewable energy.


Who will win the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election? Former MSP gives her prediction

Who will win the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election? Former MSP gives her prediction

Who will win the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election? Former MSP gives her prediction

In seven months’ time, voters will take to the polls in the Scottish Parliamentary election.


First Minister opens new exhibition celebrating shinty’s cultural legacy

First Minister opens new exhibition celebrating shinty’s cultural legacy

First Minister opens new exhibition celebrating shinty’s cultural legacy

Scotland’s First Minister cut the ribbon on a new permanent exhibition in Inverness celebrating shinty and its history yesterday.


‘My husband decided he wanted to leave and go off with another woman’ - former MSP recalls how marriage breakdown paved way into politics

‘My husband decided he wanted to leave and go off with another woman’ - former MSP recalls how marriage breakdown paved way into politics

‘My husband decided he wanted to leave and go off with another woman’ - former MSP recalls how marriage breakdown paved way into politics

When Mary Scanlon’s husband walked out on her and their two young children, it was to be a defining moment in her life.


New Highland cross-party working group set to tackle the region’s adult care crisis

New Highland cross-party working group set to tackle the region’s adult care crisis

New Highland cross-party working group set to tackle the region’s adult care crisis

A new cross-party working group will seek to tackle the growing crisis in adult social care provision in the Highlands.


December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

The ‘update’ comes amid mounting pressure from critics who say now is the right time to pause the scheme.


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