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Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

25 February 2025
Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

25 February 2025

Protections from illegal eviction, rent increases and maintenance to the fore.


Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025
Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025

Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.


Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025
Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025

The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.


New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

20 February 2025
New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

20 February 2025

The IRA’s last head permanent teacher Nigel Engstrand was drafted-in to lead the troubled Fortrose Academy.


Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

20 February 2025
Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

20 February 2025

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

20 February 2025
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

20 February 2025

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


UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025
UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025

MP Angus MacDonald hails ‘very positive step’ as Labour energy minister Michael Shanks says region is ‘doing a favour for the rest of the country’.


Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

18 February 2025
Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

18 February 2025

The local authority vacated the iconic building in 2023 to save an estimated £370,000 annually but has struggled to find tenants.


Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025
Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025

So is the party about to shoot itself in the foot and make Inverness and Nairn competitive over the outspoken Highland MSP?


Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025
Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025

The administration argues the rise is needed to fund maintenance, repairs, and debt.


Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

13 February 2025
Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

Highlands Council says region is too big and too remote to cut speed limit for cars but backs raising it for HGVs

13 February 2025

In its formal response councillors backed the view of officials the road network in the north is too big.


Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025
Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025

The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.


Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

10 February 2025
Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

10 February 2025

Locals were against the scheme including the community council over noise and the ‘cumulative impact’ of the plan.


Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

06 February 2025
Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

06 February 2025

The falcon named Angel will control breeding by making gulls ‘uncomfortable’ to restrict nesting and breeding.


Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

06 February 2025
Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

06 February 2025

A petitions committee hearing accepted calls for an inquiry into how public bodies ‘mishandle’ such concerns.


Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

06 February 2025
Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

06 February 2025

He had previously strongly objected to another such scheme nearby before suggesting the current site.


Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

05 February 2025
Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

05 February 2025

So what should you do if you receive a parking charge notice from a private operator?


Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

05 February 2025
Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

05 February 2025

By forming new body to look at how to tackle the problem after dispute over egg and nest removal nearly scuppered this year’s plans


Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

04 February 2025
Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

04 February 2025

The deal will retain all staff and aims to save millions on school contracts with the company being run as a going concern.


Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

04 February 2025
Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

04 February 2025

Officials miss deadline to show it will ‘deliver the intended performance and outcomes’.


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