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SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

Drew Hendry said: “It’s unfair that people in the Highlands and Islands continue to pay more for energy."


WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

A disabled pensioner, who breathes with an oxygen cylinder, pleads with the council to be decanted from his mouldy home before it 'kills' him.


Inverness play park vandalised in Westhill

Inverness play park vandalised in Westhill

Inverness play park vandalised in Westhill

The play park was 'destroyed' during the night with many residents outraged by the incident.


DREW HENDRY: Listening to people is key to understanding issues

DREW HENDRY: Listening to people is key to understanding issues

DREW HENDRY: Listening to people is key to understanding issues

Folk are still struggling with the cost of living, rising rent and mortgage costs, compounded by stagnant wages, says our MP.


HOUSING: Council house rent to increase by almost 8 per cent this year

HOUSING: Council house rent to increase by almost 8 per cent this year

HOUSING: Council house rent to increase by almost 8 per cent this year

The average council house rent in Highland will increase from £83 per week to almost £90 per week, Highland Council has announced today.


Heating bills crisis sparks help for hundreds of Albyn tenants in Highlands

Heating bills crisis sparks help for hundreds of Albyn tenants in Highlands

Heating bills crisis sparks help for hundreds of Albyn tenants in Highlands

The biggest provider of affordable homes in the Highlands has secured heating bills support for 600 tenants to help them with winter costs.


PICTURES: Human resilience through cost-of-living crisis at heart of new Inverness exhibition

PICTURES: Human resilience through cost-of-living crisis at heart of new Inverness exhibition

PICTURES: Human resilience through cost-of-living crisis at heart of new Inverness exhibition

Stories of resilience shown by Inverness people through the cost-of-living crisis are at the heart of a new photo exhibition in the city centre.


DREW HENDRY: We must tackle energy market inequity right now

DREW HENDRY: We must tackle energy market inequity right now

DREW HENDRY: We must tackle energy market inequity right now

It might be a new year, but the Prime Minister's priorities are the same – and, in my opinion they are all wrong, says our columnist.


Highland Council plans 7.95% rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

Highland Council plans 7.95% rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

Highland Council plans 7.95% rent hike to raise nearly £900,000

The cash will go to non-essential maintenance but there are concerns about the 'potential affordability impacts.'


Handy tips to heat your home for less this winter

Handy tips to heat your home for less this winter

Handy tips to heat your home for less this winter

WITH temperatures plummeting, it can be hard to strike a balance between keeping warm and comfortably staying within your monthly budget.


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