Politics

The company says the ‘key component’ together with others will help deliver £100 million in community benefit for north of Scotland.

A timeline for work to dual the A96 section between Inverness and Nairn could be published before the next Scottish Parliament elections.

He is the member for Fort William and Ardnamurchan and is currently MP Angus MacDonald’s chief of staff.

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.

The 11.12pm Friday and Saturday trains from Inverness, popular with Ross-shire residents on nights out in the city, will resume from May 23.

But four other schools – Charleston, Fortrose, Inverness High and Beauly Primary – will move ahead at a cost of £148m.

‘I’m not an angel I’m just a woman and any time we make mistakes as a politician we are hung, drawn and quartered by social media.’

The move comes after Fergus Ewing said he would not stand for the SNP – but may run as an independent.

His anger over the failure to upgrade the A9 and A96 was a genuine and authentic reaction, says our columnist.

They say the local authority officials ‘decided to protect their positions and status’ and ‘quash discontent’.

The latest information on Avonlea undermines the council’s narrative leading to calls for Raymond Bremner to step down.

Life-saving aid for Ukraine will be delivered in person by a Highland MP next month.

Michael Gregson says ‘the people are just not feeling the love, and this excessive pay rise to ourselves certainly won’t change that perception’.

Douglas Ross has confirmed he will not be a candidate at next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

The move follows recommendations by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.

Broken promises over the delivery of the Nairn Bypass are among the reasons why Fergus Ewing could stand as independent at the next Holyrood election.

Completion dates are all before 2030 as the local authority issues ‘earliest operational dates’.

She says Mr Ewing has been a ‘consistent and effective’ MSP while First Minister John Swinney praised him as ‘faithful servant of his constituents’.

Lib Dem Angus Macdonald says ‘for so many people across the Highlands, it feels like nothing works anymore’

The exercise even includes Highland Council and looks at how to deal with a new outbreak that claims 840,000 lives.