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Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

18 March 2024
Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

18 March 2024

A Greens Highland councillor has called for more staff to tackle a huge backlog of unresolved planning enforcement cases across the region.


Hundreds of Highland planning breaches kept secret

22 February 2024
Hundreds of Highland planning breaches kept secret

Hundreds of Highland planning breaches kept secret

22 February 2024

Highland Council is investigating hundreds of land owners and developers for breaching planning rules, without sharing details online.


Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

27 September 2023
Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

Wild swimmers should be warned about polluted water in Thurso and other Highland beaches

27 September 2023

Calls for better signage were sparked after waters at popular Highland beaches were found to have broken pollution limits five times this summer.


How many of the most dangerous single-carriageway sections of the A9 are in Caithness?

20 September 2023
How many of the most dangerous single-carriageway sections of the A9 are in Caithness?

How many of the most dangerous single-carriageway sections of the A9 are in Caithness?

20 September 2023

Ten out of the 11 most dangerous single-carriageway sections of the A9 are north of Inverness, new figures have revealed.


Tax-payer funded charity with investment in Wick High School fails to pay out single grant in Highlands and Islands

07 September 2023
Tax-payer funded charity with investment in Wick High School fails to pay out single grant in Highlands and Islands

Tax-payer funded charity with investment in Wick High School fails to pay out single grant in Highlands and Islands

07 September 2023

A little known charity that raises cash from investments in tax-payer funded private finance projects has been criticised for ignoring Highlands


Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

15 August 2023
Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

15 August 2023

Highland Council has been warned a controversial licensing scheme for short-term lets may be “legally unsound”.


Walkers face ban during Highland spaceport rocket launches

02 August 2023
Walkers face ban during Highland spaceport rocket launches

Walkers face ban during Highland spaceport rocket launches

02 August 2023

People could be banned from an area covering more than 50 sq km when a rocket is launched from a new Highland spaceport.


RAIL MISERY: 1 in 3 Highland trains fail to arrive on time

16 July 2023
RAIL MISERY: 1 in 3 Highland trains fail to arrive on time

RAIL MISERY: 1 in 3 Highland trains fail to arrive on time

16 July 2023

Are people across the region being let down when it comes to transport needs?


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