Highland Council

The ‘significant burden’ of loan charges consumes 43% of the budget while 31% goes on repairs and maintenance.

Ruth Fry takes up £109k chief officer job while Paul Reid takes on fleet and facilities

Voting is open for your emergency and crisis services heroes!

Members of the public in the Highlands will be able to attend public events as part of the visitor levy scheme consultation.

A developer is seeking to change its plans for one of the latter phases of a major new housing estate in Inverness.

The group Living Rent says ‘addressing housing inequality takes priority over expanding an already booming tourist sector’.

It comes amid misinformation claims that the law compels its introduction when it does not.

The ‘cowboy style’ operation was slammed as a Highland Councillor suspects that the ‘business model relies upon this income’.

A new bus service linking under-served city communities to Inverness’s retail parks and large superstores has been unveiled by Highland Council.

The rises of 19 per cent and 28 per cent come after Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd warned “something has to give”.

Chief Superintendent Robert Shepherd says the numbers are of ‘significant concern’

The move will see almost all areas of the region receive new or expanded sites.

Key to the approach is working the Merseyside officers to tackle those dealing in the north.

Councillor Michael Gregson says ‘they are letting down the staff, the pupils, the parents and the people of the Highlands’

Difficulties recruiting staff have sparked an expanding business’ plans for employee houses.

Ness Castle Nursery received an unannounced visit from inspectors last month who found a large number of shortcomings.

Highland Council has announced the closure of a number of schools and nurseries affecting thousands of youngsters today as Storm Eowyn strikes.

It is hoped if the deal goes through it could cut the £25 million school transport bill and boost public transport.

I would be thoroughly dismayed if my youngest offspring took up vaping, almost as much as if they started smoking, says out columnist.

But the council insists that ‘all solar PV systems installed across its estate were fully operational from their respective installation dates’.