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Exclusive: Caithness Councillor Struan Mackie confirms if Douglas Ross wins his Westminster bid he will replace him at Holyrood

04 July 2024
Exclusive: Caithness Councillor Struan Mackie confirms if Douglas Ross wins his Westminster bid he will replace him at Holyrood

Exclusive: Caithness Councillor Struan Mackie confirms if Douglas Ross wins his Westminster bid he will replace him at Holyrood

04 July 2024

Mr Ross is a Highland list MSP but is seeking election to the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat, if he wins then he will resign from Holyrood.


The first votes are being counted as the boxes start to arrive at the count centre

04 July 2024
The first votes are being counted as the boxes start to arrive at the count centre

The first votes are being counted as the boxes start to arrive at the count centre

04 July 2024

Exit polls are suggesting a sure in the Lib Dem vote while the SNP is predicted to keep just 10 seats.


Live election coverage of today’s recount in Dingwall after chaos at Highland ballot

04 July 2024
Live election coverage of today’s recount in Dingwall after chaos at Highland ballot

Live election coverage of today’s recount in Dingwall after chaos at Highland ballot

04 July 2024

We will bring you all the latest as a botched ballot count means voters will not know their Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP until tomorrow.


The numbers behind the election count in the Highlands – by far the UK’s largest voting territory

04 July 2024
The numbers behind the election count in the Highlands – by far the UK’s largest voting territory

The numbers behind the election count in the Highlands – by far the UK’s largest voting territory

04 July 2024

There are more than 200 polling stations and more than 700 staff spread across an area twice the size of Jamaica.


UK general election 2024: Polls open in the Highlands in the most competitive races for years

04 July 2024
UK general election 2024: Polls open in the Highlands in the most competitive races for years

UK general election 2024: Polls open in the Highlands in the most competitive races for years

04 July 2024

Voters will choose the next MPs for the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seats.


Final day of frantic campaigning sees candidates all over the Highlands make one last push for votes

03 July 2024
Final day of frantic campaigning sees candidates all over the Highlands make one last push for votes

Final day of frantic campaigning sees candidates all over the Highlands make one last push for votes

03 July 2024

From Caithness to Inverness the general election looks to be as competitive as we have seen in many years.


UK general election 2024: What you need to know to know about this year’s vote

03 July 2024
UK general election 2024: What you need to know to know about this year’s vote

UK general election 2024: What you need to know to know about this year’s vote

03 July 2024

The snap election called just six weeks ago sparked a rush to get ready in time.


WATCH: Awkward moment for John Swinney as independence supporter heckles him saying: ‘do you identify as an indy party”

02 July 2024
WATCH: Awkward moment for John Swinney as independence supporter heckles him saying: ‘do you identify as an indy party”

WATCH: Awkward moment for John Swinney as independence supporter heckles him saying: ‘do you identify as an indy party”

02 July 2024

The First Minister was heckled on the campaign trail in Alness and told: ‘This party has ruined Scotland’.


So, just what will the candidates vying to win the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat do for us?

01 July 2024
So, just what will the candidates vying to win the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat do for us?

So, just what will the candidates vying to win the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat do for us?

01 July 2024

Ahead of Thursday’s general election. we asked all the candidates what their top three priorities would be if they are elected.


Rishi Sunak to blame for postal ballot chaos, according to Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

01 July 2024
Rishi Sunak to blame for postal ballot chaos, according to Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

Rishi Sunak to blame for postal ballot chaos, according to Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

01 July 2024

Campaigning in the Highlands he said it is a “further sign of the Conservative Party in abject disarray’.


Scottish Lib Dem leader is eyeing victory in the north: ‘We're on the verge of winning back the Highlands’

01 July 2024
Scottish Lib Dem leader is eyeing victory in the north: ‘We're on the verge of winning back the Highlands’

Scottish Lib Dem leader is eyeing victory in the north: ‘We're on the verge of winning back the Highlands’

01 July 2024

Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘people are rediscovering their Lib Dem traditions as they ‘miss that quality representation’.


Highland Council claims new roads investment will offer improvements but the figures don’t stack-up

29 June 2024
Highland Council claims new roads investment will offer improvements but the figures don’t stack-up

Highland Council claims new roads investment will offer improvements but the figures don’t stack-up

29 June 2024

The money allocated falls short of the steady state so ‘deterioration of the overall network will occur’.


Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

28 June 2024
Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

28 June 2024

The opt-in new partnership seeks to increase contributions to £7500 per MW on top of the £5000 per MW already in place.


Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

28 June 2024
Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

Highland Council agrees ‘a social value charter’ aiming to more than double community benefit from renewables developers

28 June 2024

The opt-in new partnership seeks to increase contributions to £7500 per MW on top of the £5000 per MW already in place.


In the last week of campaigning the SNP is predicted to take the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat

27 June 2024
In the last week of campaigning the SNP is predicted to take the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat

In the last week of campaigning the SNP is predicted to take the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seat

27 June 2024

But can the polls be trusted when all the Highland constituencies are brand new after boundary changes?


Highland Council confirms it faces a £2.8 billion ‘housing challenge’ to build 24,000 new homes

27 June 2024
Highland Council confirms it faces a £2.8 billion ‘housing challenge’ to build 24,000 new homes

Highland Council confirms it faces a £2.8 billion ‘housing challenge’ to build 24,000 new homes

27 June 2024

Thousands of jobs at the Green Freeport in the next decade is fuelling the need for new homes but funding construction is the issue.


First Minister is open to dualling the A9 sooner than 2035 according to a cross-party group of MSPs

26 June 2024
First Minister is open to dualling the A9 sooner than 2035 according to a cross-party group of MSPs

First Minister is open to dualling the A9 sooner than 2035 according to a cross-party group of MSPs

26 June 2024

All the Holyrood parties SNP, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Alba were involved – except the Greens are against the project.


Dualling campaigner ‘pleads’ with First Minister to dual lethal A9 sections first but John Swinney is ‘reticent’

25 June 2024
Dualling campaigner ‘pleads’ with First Minister to dual lethal A9 sections first but John Swinney is ‘reticent’

Dualling campaigner ‘pleads’ with First Minister to dual lethal A9 sections first but John Swinney is ‘reticent’

25 June 2024

Laura Hansler says ‘it is only a matter of time before we are faced with catastrophic consequences’.


Highland battleground: Election vows made to region

24 June 2024
Highland battleground: Election vows made to region

Highland battleground: Election vows made to region

24 June 2024

SNP, Labour and Tories lay out plans that would impact north in their mission to win votes.


The snap general election may go down as a battle of slogans and scandal over substance

21 June 2024
The snap general election may go down as a battle of slogans and scandal over substance

The snap general election may go down as a battle of slogans and scandal over substance

21 June 2024

Voters were allowed just 43 days to decide who is best suited to form the next UK government amid all the problems facing the country.


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