Highland Council

Inverness will get a Courtyard by Marriott with 155 rooms bringing 100 construction jobs and 65 for hotel staff

The long-running saga of whether a hotel will be built on the site of the Ironworks in Inverness has ended after it was granted planning permission.

It will be demolished and a new hotel built on the site after Highland Council granted planning permission

Developers will now build a £30 million Courtyard by Marriott hotel on the site of the music venue

Bricks Capital wants to build it on the site of the Ironworks in Academy Street and the application will be discussed by councillors from 10.30am.

New probationer teachers for Highland schools are welcomed at Millburn Academy event in Inverness.

A community is fighting back after, it says, its youngsters were left with nowhere safe to play for the entirety of the school summer holidays.

Divisional Commander Conrad Trickett told councillors the police are delivering results under enormous pressure.

The Highland Council has been shortlisted for four awards which recognise excellence in local public services.

Changes to collection days are being introduced so that new, more efficient and balanced routes can be mapped, says Highland Council.

Garden waste collection customers in Inverness and Nairn could face changes to their usual collection days.

Developers are “optimistic” their long-running efforts to win permission for a new hotel on a key city centre site will finally be realised.

The Education (Scotland) Act celebrated its 150th anniversary on August 6 this year.

A council committee observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for those affected by the tragic incidents in Skye and Wester Ross last week.

Two planning applications that attracted public objections but are recommended for approval by planning officers could be ruled on this week.

A dental equipment technician has won a contest to name the new River Ness-side sculpture installed by Inverness Angling Club.

Highland Council is asking people's views on how they would like to see area-based funds spent.

GMB Scotland has announced this morning further strike dates affecting waste and recycling services across Scottish local government.

Controversial plans for 14 new turbines near Loch Ness will be recommended for approval despite objections from nearby communities.

A new Highland online exhibition will mark the 150th anniversary of an act of parliament that transformed the lives of Scottish children.