Highland Council

HIGHLAND Council hope to get a hole-in-one with the placement of a viewing platform next to what was once the eighth fairway of Torvean golf course.

Giganet is offering three months free broadband to cities across Scotland, and will plant a tree for every new customer.

CLIMATE change's impact on Highland roads must be taken into account by the Scottish Government when setting its budget, council leaders argue.

Parts of Inverness Castle are to be opened to the public for the first time since the building's transfer to Highland Council.

Work on Inverness's controversial My Ness riverside artwork close to the Ness Islands will start this spring.

A SHORT section of the North Coast 500 was partially washed away by Storm Brendan and flood alerts remain in force on east and west Highland coasts.

Residents claim they have cause for concern after busy city centre pub the Gellions applied for a late licence that would keep it open until 3am.

COUNCILLORS have renewed calls for a rethink of the way cash is shared out to maintain roads across the Highlands.

AN application for planning in principle for 101 new homes in Inverness has been lodged with Highland Council.

COUNCIL and business leaders have joined up to seek assurances from the Scottish Government that it remains committed to upgrading the A9 and A96.

The delivery of superfast broadband to the Highlands has been indefinitely delayed.

A popular Inverness city centre taxi rank has now officially been decommissioned ahead of a major project to regenerate the surrounding area.

Figures suggest the Highlands' brown bin scheme is making less money this year, despite charging people more for the service.

Highland Council’s environmental health team was on site today to co-ordinate disposal of the sperm whale which died yesterday.

REPORTS of bangs and bumps in the night were all part of a plan to bring works on the Caledonian Canal up to date.

Activists are maintaining pressure on Highland Council to rethink its plans for an active travel hub (ATH) in Inverness.

Figures obtained by the Inverness Courier show that the £5 price rise to £40 per brown bin for collections of garden waste has increased income.

A BLACK Isle school could have a new nursery extension if planners give the scheme the green light.

A call has been issued for a ban on pavement advertising in the Highlands after a recent similar embargo was imposed in Edinburgh.

Councillors and staff raised cash and donated gifts to help two Highland charities before Christmas.