Politics

Energy giant SSEN is continuing investigative work along the controversial super-pylon route stretching from Caithness to Peterhead through Beauly.

Plans for a 14 turbine 98MW wind farm and 50MW battery energy storage site near the A9 at Moy have been submitted to the Scottish Government.

That equates to a five fold rise over six years for those getting £60k or more a year.

That has delayed crews by a total 14,544 hours last year – the equivalent of 606 days.

Helen Crawford says it is a ‘good day for democracy’ as she sought to keep communities informed of the wave of projects planned for the region.

A Highland MSP has raised concerns over the Scottish Government downplaying the impact of chronic pain in people’s lives.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop says she has her ‘foot to the floor’ and is determined to see it through.

A Nairn councillor shared her disappointment in the current system used to allocate additional support learning (ASL) resources in the Highlands.

The MSP hopeful won the backing of influential former MP Brian Wilson.

It is understood Alness Academy, Wick High, Inverness Royal Academy and Charleston Academy have gender neutral toilets.

LibDem candidate David Green fears the council is ‘effectively driving business away’ from local operators.

The recent figures show how much was spent by each new Westminster representative since the general election.

The Transport Secretary will be asked again when a detailed timetable for the dualling of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn will be published.

BBC Scotland have announced their line-up for Debate Night in Inverness, with Alan Savage, Fergus Ewing and Lesley Riddoch set to feature.

Ten years ago John Swinney advised me that we as a government must never be defeated in court actions, because it would damage our reputation.

Scottish Government is slammed for leaving ‘frontline NHS staff dangerously overstretched and more prone to making mistakes’.

The man says he is “tired of having my rights discussed over the radio”.

Leading rural organisations say muirburn licensing delays could risk exacerbating the growing threat of wildfires across Scotland.

This feat of engineering involved the construction of a pole across a road, not the completion of a stretch of dualled motorway, says our columnist.

Action to tackle aggressive gulls in Inverness and elsewhere is “no further forward”, worried Highland MSPs fear after crunch meetings last week.