Highland Council

By forming new body to look at how to tackle the problem after dispute over egg and nest removal nearly scuppered this year’s plans

The high level of support provided to breastfeeding mothers in the Highlands has been recognised with a gold award.

The deal will retain all staff and aims to save millions on school contracts with the company being run as a going concern.

Officials miss deadline to show it will ‘deliver the intended performance and outcomes’.

Improving marks still fail to top 50% of people approving of the local authority’s job performance.

Restoration efforts aimed at bringing once thriving oyster beds back to life in the Cromarty Firth look set to take a step forward.

The move saw the local authority totally reverse its position on funding in the space of a lunch hour.

Councillor Michael Gregson says as they ‘have been a menace’ and while it is ‘essential that an effective action plan is put in place’.

The move for ‘an exciting opportunity for something new in the Highlands’ is subject to funding.

The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.

Highland Council is targeting a completion date of Easter after issuing artist’s impressions of the new equipment.

Formal launch of the planning permission process for a trio of Great Glen developments.

The business hopes to extract 50,000 tonnes of sand and gravel a year over a 15 year period.

The 18 member team includes the chief executive, three assistant chief executives and 14 chief officers.

Drug taking and anti-social behaviour on School Lane and in burial grounds are also cited as reasons.

The Highland Council is inviting the community to play a key role in shaping the future of the region.

The Canadian fast food chain’s long-mooted plans for an outlet in Telford Street have been formally withdrawn, with no word on any alternative site.

Four councillors block egg and nest removal, preferring a ‘do not feed the gulls’ campaign - final decision due on Monday.

Columnist Colin Campbell asks: What are tourists being taxed for? Bringing money into the economy, providing jobs, keeping businesses open?

Contentious plans to change a former Inverness care home into a children’s nursery have been given the go-ahead.