Politics

Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.

He will also call for the Nairn bypass with the A9 dualling to expedite both projects.

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing hits out, claiming the Transport Scotland report is ‘no more than a sham’.

Laura Hansler says ‘it’s just beyond disgusting’ before adding ‘this has given the public no assurances, no reassurances’.

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing also discusses the latest on the A9 dualling project, in his latest column.

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

But in what is a major positive the Scottish Government appears open to accelerating work on the deadliest sections.

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.

The family of Nairn’s Alistair Wilson, murdered in 2004, said they were “extremely grateful” to the First Minister after he met with them yesterday.

But goods vehicles could see the speed limit increase on single and dual carriageways by 10mph.

The First Minister has met the family of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after more than two decades.

The public has until February 25 to make their views known as critics slam the scheme as a waste of money.

The chairman of the North Coast 500 had to spend time sheltering in an air-raid shelter in Lviv during a mercy mission to war-torn Ukraine.

Scottish Government failures on social care are being blamed for landing the Highlands and Islands NHS with a £154 million bill over the last decade.

A prominent critic of reduced 20mph limits in Highland communities has urged people to make their voices heard when consultation is launched.

To re-think a flawed plan is not failure but the only way to avoid it becoming even worse, says veteran SNP MSP.

Who are the figures and what are the political issues to keep an eye on for the Highlands in 2025?

Plans to drive forward “significant new housing” in the Highlands will be unveiled early in 2025, a major housing society has vowed.

A multi-million pound rise in anti-diabetes medication spending at NHS Highland highlights the need tor better prevention measures, an MSP has argued.

A Highland MP said he was ‘shocked’ by the ‘opulence’ and emptiness of the UK government’s brand-new £150 million headquarters in Glasgow.