Politics

Does Scotland have the capacity to realise the green vision, MSP Fergus Ewing wonders.

It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.

New Scottish Government statistics show the region is just behind Glasgow and Edinburgh with 403 ‘casualties’ between 2019-23.

Inverness and Nairn Lib Dem candidate Neil Alexander warn of ‘growing crisis’ in north healthcare.

The public meeting on June 14 will be led by Councillor Helen Crawford and seven community councils.

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.

A £300 million deal will help more than double the number of EV charge points in the Highlands before the end of 2027.

Q&A with one of our Highland MSPs.

Inverness BID also hit out at inaction after guidance suggested people wear use hats and umbrellas to protect themselves

Douglas Ross MSP has been removed from the chamber at Holyrood for heckling First Minister John Swinney.

Opposition councillors sought a more nuanced approach including a review but administration bosses out voted them down.

But staff still got £624k more than they should despite tough new measures.

Officials insist ‘few people’ who actually support the scheme engage with consultation.

One of the candidates for the Inverness and Nairn seat for the 2026 Holyrood elections is backing plans to introduce a visitor levy in the Highlands.

MSP Douglas Ross who accused the SNP of failing to address concerns.

As it threatens to take one ex-employee to court despite cancelling a repayment meeting and not rescheduling.

Proponents of the plan found it difficult to articulate the case for the proposal at the local level.

A Highland MP has called for a controversial tourism levy to be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) if it is introduced.

But others baulked at the idea of an absolute ban on school grounds saying they need to be in contact with their kids.

He will face Labour’s Shaun Fraser, Lib Dem Neil Alexander, the SNP’s Emma Roddick and independent Duncan Macpherson.