Highland Council

A bid to bring Inverness area committee meetings back to the Town House has been rejected by the narrowest of margins.

The move paves the way for extensive consultation that could herald the biggest changes in generations

ICT Women's Karen Mason thinks the dedicated facility across from Inverness Royal Academy will give the team a special sense of security and identity.

Conservative MSP Edward Mountain believes many are in 'desperate need of repair and modernisation'.

CEO Scot Gardiner says 'historic' council decision paves the way to create a base for the women’s game

Inverness councillors will examine two overlapping proposals to improve life in the city.

The union said there was a "significant improvement" made to the pay deal.

Highland Council agreed to transfer unused school playing fields to Inverness Caledonian Thistle Community Trust for the site

The chair and vice chair of Highland Council’s Climate Change Committee met with climate protestors yesterday

She says she hopes 'to harness communities’ enthusiasm for and commitment to tackling climate change'

They include opening council facilities to provide food and heat hubs but will have to be costed before being fully adopted

Members preferred to create a stakeholder group to review 'sustainable outcomes' for Highland music and creative arts venues

The measures include a one-off £145 payment to the worst off households and an extension of free school meals

Providers say they are already short-changed to the tune of 24 per cent while the local authority says it simply cannot up the hourly rate

There is still time to fill out the Local Housing Strategy survey which is open until the end of the month.

People are being asked for their views on proposals by the council to review the maximum level of charges for vehicles fitted with taxi meters.

Highland Council says the 'difficult decision' was taken due to the 'challenges of planning' the event

Two councillors have tabled a motion to full council calling on the administration to work with the management of the Ironworks.

An initiative to engage schools in the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project at Inverness Castle has been given a boost.

Earlier this year Highland Council area was ranked worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7.