The move will affect more than 30,000 pupils across the region
The aim is to boost recycling and cut landfill but there are fears of a 'backlash'
A spate of more than 20 attacks on public toilets leaves Highland Councillors seeing red as repairs bills soar
Highland Council agreed to 'press' for trunk road improvements across the Highlands
Transport Scotland has invited Highland Council to take part in a pilot scheme with 130 sites in communities across the region involved
He says his own battle with cancer showed him that NHS teams are overstretched and under-resourced
Highland Council denies silencing critics or losing the trust of the nursery sector
Highland Council has been accused of caving in to pressure and U-turning on early learning and childcare just a month after deciding to freeze rates.
Rishi Sunak is set to become the third Prime Minister in less than 50 days after he was elected leader of the Conservative party.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Molly Nolan slams SNP and Greens over 'unforgivable' inaction warning of a 'demographic time bomb'
With a £40 million blackhole projected, council leader Raymond Bremner warns 'we will be faced with tough decisions'
Cllr Andrew Jarvie asks if the council can’t work within private sector budgets 'how on earth does it expect our partners to be able to?'
Councillor Helen Crawford warns some nurseries may 'no longer be viable'
The measures include a one-off £145 payment to the worst off households and an extension of free school meals
Providers say they are already short-changed to the tune of 24 per cent while the local authority says it simply cannot up the hourly rate
Three Highland councillors with Caithness connections have travelled to London to pay their respects to the Queen over the coming days.
The health board confirmed only 'the most time-critical or high risk' will continue while 'many planned appointments will be cancelled'
Convener Bill Lobban urged people to 'come together' as that 'may help us come to terms with such a loss'
It comes as Highland Council postpones major events and committees after the death of the Queen
Chief executive Donna Manson says 'this is a period of mourning' and 'it is important that we get that right'
