Politics

NORTH MSP Gail Ross has announced she will not be standing for re-election next year due to the demands of travelling to Edinburgh.

AN OAP from Beauly faces having to travel to Canada alone after UK immigration officials ruled she had to file a visa request from her home country.

Two Highland MSPs have been pivotal in securing a Scottish budget deal after a compromise was reached between the SNP government and the Greens.

New figures show that incidents of domestic violence have risen to just over six per day on average in the Highlands.

DESPITE sweaty palms, Highland MSP Kate Forbes’ impressive handling of the Scottish budget helped secure her new role as finance minister.

Fergus Ewing, the MSP for Inverness and Nairn, has said he "completely" rejects allegations of bullying made against him.

A woman diagnosed with relapsing MS in 2016 claims the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment has failed her.

Amid a minor Scottish cabinet reshuffle Fergus Ewing also gets an expanded portfolio

A FUNDING cut of around a third for building projects in the next year is “really serious,” according to Highland Council’s budget leader.

THE Highlands has been dealt another blow by the Scottish Government with the news that plans for a new prison for Inverness have been shelved.

A HIGHLAND MSP’s tongue in cheek response to the UK Chancellor’s resignation has gone viral, and sparked merriment online with its ‘mic-drop’ putdown.

Highland MP Drew Hendry is stepping up his campaign to make it easier for dying people to access the right benefits.

HEALTH Secretary Jeane Freeman has stepped in to ensure NHS Highland abides by the recommendations of the Sturrock Review into bullying.

A crunch vote in Holyrood secured victory for those campaigning against allowing councils to set non domestic business rates.

Highlands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston warns SNP ministers not to give in to pressure from Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has arrived in Inverness for meetings with NHS Highland bosses.

Regional MSP Donald Cameron has hit out after the Scottish budget.

Highland Council has given a “very cautious” response to the Scottish Government’s budget and claims that funding has been increased.

The Scottish Government has delivered its budget despite announcing that its finance secretary had been suspended hours before he was due at Holyrood.

Despite Kate Forbes being one of the fastest rising stars in the SNP, her elevation overnight would have been a surprise.