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REVEALED: Expenses claimed by Highland Councillors last year

REVEALED: Expenses claimed by Highland Councillors last year

Find out if your councillor makes the top 10 most expensive or least expensive.

Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

Almost 30 play areas have now been refurbished by Highland Council’s amenities team and they have been honoured for their efforts.

Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.

DFS building’s owner seeks food shop approval - but sofa firm says ‘business as usual’

DFS building’s owner seeks food shop approval - but sofa firm says ‘business as usual’

DFS building’s owner seeks food shop approval - but sofa firm says ‘business as usual’

New plans could see the existing Inverness branch of a national sofa retailer approved for food retail use.

New application marks latest step towards revival of mothballed riverside hotel

New application marks latest step towards revival of mothballed riverside hotel

New application marks latest step towards revival of mothballed riverside hotel

Efforts to bring a mothballed city centre hotel back into use continue to gather pace after another planning application was lodged.

Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

Highland Council’s Food in Schools project set to survey pupils, parents, teachers and staff

The aim of an annual menu update for the 18,000 lunches that are served everyday and reduce food waste.

Councillor Duncan Macpherson is booted from committee for branding it ‘toothless’ over Inverness short term let licence bid

Councillor Duncan Macpherson is booted from committee for branding it ‘toothless’ over Inverness short term let licence bid

Councillor Duncan Macpherson is booted from committee for branding it ‘toothless’ over Inverness short term let licence bid

But the committee bit back claiming he was not conducting himself in a ‘respectful and orderly manner’.

Nairn Games facing 'single biggest change in a century' as this year’s edition set to run without council's logistical support

Nairn Games facing 'single biggest change in a century' as this year’s edition set to run without council's logistical support

Nairn Games facing 'single biggest change in a century' as this year’s edition set to run without council's logistical support

The team behind a major Nairn event is facing its “single biggest change” in a century as organisers are left to their own devices by the council.

Democratic ‘failure’ sparks Beauly convention on impact of Highlands renewable energy projects

Democratic ‘failure’ sparks Beauly convention on impact of Highlands renewable energy projects

Democratic ‘failure’ sparks Beauly convention on impact of Highlands renewable energy projects

The public meeting on June 14 will be led by Councillor Helen Crawford and seven community councils.

Seaside holiday let set for big facelift?

Seaside holiday let set for big facelift?

Seaside holiday let set for big facelift?

A seafront holiday let looks set to be transformed into a larger building.

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.

Haulage firm’s new headquarters granted planning permission

Haulage firm’s new headquarters granted planning permission

Haulage firm’s new headquarters granted planning permission

MacRitchie Highland Distribution intends to build on a greenfield site to the south-west of the A9’s Milton of Leys interchange.

Coastal sauna plan lodged near Black Isle community

Coastal sauna plan lodged near Black Isle community

Coastal sauna plan lodged near Black Isle community

A new bookable sauna overlooking the Moray Firth could be built near a coastal path on the Black Isle.

Ikea Inverness plan given the green light

Ikea Inverness plan given the green light

Ikea Inverness plan given the green light

Fans of Swedish furniture giant Ikea will find it even easier to get their design fix after plans for a new facility in Inverness got the green light.

Food bank donation welcomed

Food bank donation welcomed

Food bank donation welcomed

A 3500 donation of food and essential items has been made by the company that is helping Highland Council roll-out its new wheelie bins.

PICTURES: Ribbon cutting at Whin Park hailed as ‘celebration of collaboration, vision and shared purpose’

PICTURES: Ribbon cutting at Whin Park hailed as ‘celebration of collaboration, vision and shared purpose’

PICTURES: Ribbon cutting at Whin Park hailed as ‘celebration of collaboration, vision and shared purpose’

Cllr Ian Brown addressed a crowd at the park today.

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

One Charleston Academy teacher hailed the group as ‘one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in a long time’.

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