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Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

05 December 2024
Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

05 December 2024

Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton called on First Minister John Swinney for action.


WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

05 December 2024
WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

05 December 2024

John Swinney was asked to meet them ‘in the hope that the killer of their husband and father will finally be brought to justice’.


PICTURED: Planned new £5 million Home Bargains store on Barn Church Road in Smithton

05 December 2024
PICTURED: Planned new £5 million Home Bargains store on Barn Church Road in Smithton

PICTURED: Planned new £5 million Home Bargains store on Barn Church Road in Smithton

05 December 2024

A planning meeting next week will decide whether or not east Inverness gets the new outlet.


Multimillion-pound plan for new Home Bargains store in Smithton set for planning decision

05 December 2024
Multimillion-pound plan for new Home Bargains store in Smithton set for planning decision

Multimillion-pound plan for new Home Bargains store in Smithton set for planning decision

05 December 2024

The development received broad support with around 40 jobs expected to be created.


The Scottish Budget at a glance: how it affects the Highlands and Moray from dualling to the NHS

04 December 2024
The Scottish Budget at a glance: how it affects the Highlands and Moray from dualling to the NHS

The Scottish Budget at a glance: how it affects the Highlands and Moray from dualling to the NHS

04 December 2024

More cash will come north but the jury is out on whether finance secretary Shona Robison delivered for the north.


Battery storage scheme attracts objections from local lord and famous writer

04 December 2024
Battery storage scheme attracts objections from local lord and famous writer

Battery storage scheme attracts objections from local lord and famous writer

04 December 2024

Lord Lovat and Kapka Kassabova are among 41 others against but Highland Council recommends approval.


Scottish Government should make Highland Hospice ‘a nationally funded service’

03 December 2024
Scottish Government should make Highland Hospice ‘a nationally funded service’

Scottish Government should make Highland Hospice ‘a nationally funded service’

03 December 2024

Fergus Ewing says recent NI hikes risk the service that offers patients dignity and saves the NHS millions.


REVEALED: Number of new classrooms created using money for housing projects

03 December 2024
REVEALED: Number of new classrooms created using money for housing projects

REVEALED: Number of new classrooms created using money for housing projects

03 December 2024

Freedom of Information requests discovered the sums the council has received from developers, the total spent, as well as where it was spent.


Former Highland Council staff say they were ‘intimidated’ after being paid despite leaving

26 November 2024
Former Highland Council staff say they were ‘intimidated’ after being paid despite leaving

Former Highland Council staff say they were ‘intimidated’ after being paid despite leaving

26 November 2024

One of them was told to attend a meeting for an interview with council investigators ‘under caution’.


Councillor Sean Kennedy takes an icy plunge for brain tumour research

23 November 2024
Councillor Sean Kennedy takes an icy plunge for brain tumour research

Councillor Sean Kennedy takes an icy plunge for brain tumour research

23 November 2024

He was inspired by Fiona Hawthorne who like him survived a brain tumour.


Is Kate Forbes’ seat now ‘competitive’ after huge Lib Dem council by-election win?

22 November 2024
Is Kate Forbes’ seat now ‘competitive’ after huge Lib Dem council by-election win?

Is Kate Forbes’ seat now ‘competitive’ after huge Lib Dem council by-election win?

22 November 2024

Leading Lib Dems have confidence in a Highland revival as Councillor Andrew Baxter got 58 per cent of the vote.


Highland Council says it only overpaid ex-staff £614k not £863k as originally feared

22 November 2024
Highland Council says it only overpaid ex-staff £614k not £863k as originally feared

Highland Council says it only overpaid ex-staff £614k not £863k as originally feared

22 November 2024

The bureaucratic blunder emerged because the local authority was not checking ‘to confirm the existence of its staff’.


Dalneigh residents have lost their battle to save green space on St Valery Avenue

19 November 2024
Dalneigh residents have lost their battle to save green space on St Valery Avenue

Dalneigh residents have lost their battle to save green space on St Valery Avenue

19 November 2024

A £2.36m project to build 8 bungalows got the go ahead and it should take 12 months to complete.


£11m former Torvean golf course housing project gets the green light

19 November 2024
£11m former Torvean golf course housing project gets the green light

£11m former Torvean golf course housing project gets the green light

19 November 2024

Work on what Highland Council says are ‘much needed affordable homes’ will start next year.


Council says typo to blame after committee told Town House Wi-Fi cost £980k

19 November 2024
Council says typo to blame after committee told Town House Wi-Fi cost £980k

Council says typo to blame after committee told Town House Wi-Fi cost £980k

19 November 2024

A paper to the Inverness committee incorrectly stated £0.98 million was spent on connectivity.


Did Highland Council really spend almost £1m to install Wi-Fi in the Town House?

19 November 2024
Did Highland Council really spend almost £1m to install Wi-Fi in the Town House?

Did Highland Council really spend almost £1m to install Wi-Fi in the Town House?

19 November 2024

In a report on the commercialisation of the ‘multi-functional’ building the council claims to have invested £980,000 in connectivity.


Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

19 November 2024
Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

Highland pupils at a ‘disadvantage’ as attainment falls in years S4 to S6

19 November 2024

New figures show the north is behind the national average in 13 out of 15 areas.


Highland Council’s tourist tax consultation goes live tomorrow amid cost concerns

14 November 2024
Highland Council’s tourist tax consultation goes live tomorrow amid cost concerns

Highland Council’s tourist tax consultation goes live tomorrow amid cost concerns

14 November 2024

They relate to charges and their implications for both residents staying locally and small operators.


Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

14 November 2024
Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

Call for radical changes to compulsory purchase and tax to tackle Highland housing crisis

14 November 2024

Community Land Scotland chairwoman Ailsa Raeburn warns ‘availability of homes now at crisis level’.


Fergus Ewing confirms he aims to run for Holyrood again despite much speculation

12 November 2024
Fergus Ewing confirms he aims to run for Holyrood again despite much speculation

Fergus Ewing confirms he aims to run for Holyrood again despite much speculation

12 November 2024

He says ‘I am a mere whipper snapper but I do feel I am beginning to get the hang of the job now’.


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