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Bus ticket price rises on the way?

Bus ticket price rises on the way?

Bus ticket price rises on the way?

Stagecoach North confirms its ticket prices will change at the end of April, but does not provide details as to new costs or if any will be lower.


Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.


Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Work to develop Scotland’s first training and reuse village in Inverness has started.


Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

An Inverness cafe announced it will increase its prices in a bid to keep the business sustainable amid rising running costs.


‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

Could an energy bill rebate for Highland residents be a step closer? That’s the hope of a local MP after a meeting with a UK government minister.


WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

A Highland MSP condemned the “dangerous” rhetoric around disability payments during a Holyrood debate on planned UK welfare cuts.


Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.


Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.


Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

The SNP MP says ‘people who can see excess energy being generated from their gardens should not be paying more to heat their homes’.


Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

LibDem MP warns costs are fuelling the Highlands having the second highest fuel poverty rate in the UK.


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