Highland Council

A Sutherland councillor has been suspended for two months for behaving “disrespectfully” towards the chairman and committee of a community group.

Fake speed bumps have left incredulous locals shaking their heads amid fears the flat road markings will do nothing to improve road safety.

A trans Highland councillor is in the running to replace Fergus Ewing as the SNP’s candidate for next year’s Holyrood election.

Assistant chief-exec Kate Lackie says the local authority had continued to fund the service ‘without fail’ and would have continued to do so.

Plummeting rare bird numbers at a Highland beauty spot have sparked plans for water activity restrictions during the breeding season.

A climbing frame at an Inverness park has been temporarily closed just a week after the children’s play area reopened following a £500,000 revamp.

A partially-sighted Inverness man is pleading for action on the city’s “dangerous streets” after terrifying near-misses with traffic and bicycles.

Empty offices could be made smaller in a bid to make them more appealing.

An Inverness play park where a child narrowly missed being hit by a piece of equipment had passed inspections following a revamp, officials say.

Checks are being carried out at a newly-revamped play park in Inverness after a reported near miss with a piece of equipment.

“Listen to the hospitality trade” over the planned tourist tax, a Highland councillor has urged.

Groups and trade unions have joined forces to step up calls for a proposed tourist tax in the Highlands to be used to address the housing crisis.

Controversial plans for a new distillery have been pulled temporarily by developers amid promises to revise them in the wake of vocal opposition.

The National Autistic Society Scotland says its Highland Information Service will be forced to close due to lack of funding.

Wooden structures around memorials upset relative who was visiting mother’s grave.

About 4000 “very mixed” responses were received during the public consultation on the possible introduction of a visitor levy for the Highlands.

Highland Council will conduct an asbestos survey of 28l communal buildings after being served a notice by the Health and Safety Executive.

Will the closures affect you? A full list of roads and closure times has been released for this year’s Etape Loch Ness cycle event.

The challenger for 2026 believes the seat is competitive ‘because my opponent is very much part of the problem’.

Highland Council has launched a new integrated housing delivery service in response to the national Housing Challenge.