More than 300 people attended a packed Beauly convention to demand a moratorium on new developments.
The respected political scientist also divulged why Nigel Farage is his most admired politician at the exclusive Highland News and Media event.
As LibDem far north candidate David Green says 'it utterly stinks’ beautiful places like Dunnet Beach ‘are being blighted’.
In the ‘modest’ reshuffle First Minister John Swinney hands her one of the toughest briefs in the Scottish Government.
The health board confirms it was ‘not a cyber attack, and that no patient records were compromised’.
But the health board say appointments are going ahead and ‘patient care is continuing safely across all our hospitals and services’.
He applauds bravery of Councillor Helen Crawford about ‘democratic failure’ amid her call to ‘unite’ ahead of Beauly convention.
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It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.
The aim of an annual menu update for the 18,000 lunches that are served everyday and reduce food waste.
The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.
Opposition councillors sought a more nuanced approach including a review but administration bosses out voted them down.
But staff still got £624k more than they should despite tough new measures.
Edward Mountain says original Transport Bill targeted high risk areas so people would comply with the new limits.
Officials insist ‘few people’ who actually support the scheme engage with consultation.
Development comes as audit finds £624,000 was wrongly paid to past and present staff.
MSP Douglas Ross who accused the SNP of failing to address concerns.
As it threatens to take one ex-employee to court despite cancelling a repayment meeting and not rescheduling.
In the last three years more than four under 18’s a week on average have been admitted to Highland A&E due to the effects of drugs or alcohol.
Proponents of the plan found it difficult to articulate the case for the proposal at the local level.