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She says she accepts the sanction adding 'being a councillor in these conditions is extremely trying and stressful.'
He says 'decisions by SNP and Green ministers in Edinburgh that will have a real impact on life here in the Highlands.'
MSP Edward Mountain said it was 'beyond belief' and that the responsible parties should help pay the money back.
Highland Council has received advance notice of a full planning application.
Labour and Tory MSPs slam First Minister for avoiding responsibility for Scottish Government decisions and again blaming Westminster.
By extending its repayment on three Public Private Partnerships it would get a £68 million windfall but increase debt by £146 million.
He says the stop 'places in great jeopardy the refurbishment of Raigmore’s maternity unit and projects in Caithness and Lochaber.'
A government spokesman says Westminster's failure to 'inflation-proof its capital budget' resulted in a 'nearly a 10 per cent real-terms cut.'
The cash will go to non-essential maintenance but there are concerns about the 'potential affordability impacts.'
Bosses continue to play down evidence, want to deal with complaints 'informally' offer victims and alleged perpetrators 'similar support'.
Japanese giant Sumitomo Electric Industries will produce trans-national subsea cables for the renewables sector.
She says 'I’m reminded dozens of times a day of the cost of being in the union.'
Easter Ross's Maxine Smith is in hot water over a spat with a fellow councillor while Caithness's Andrew Jarvie is up for 'feeling misled'.
He had a distinguished career and was a renowned gastro-intestinal surgeon.
Caithness, Sutherland and Wester Ross are expected to get most of the snow with yellow weather warnings in place.
The works are due to start at the end of the month and last for three days.
Councillor Helen Crawford called for a 'school estate emergency' declaration to tackle the issue but SNP-Independent councillors voted it down.
The north has the worst school buildings in Scotland but the council delayed the debate by more than three weeks.
She says 'Eco-anxiety, the distress caused by these emergencies, is increasingly recognised,' asking 'how can we cope with these feelings?'
Answers are still needed to address maternity care in Caithness despite the latest move forward to enhance services at the region’s main hospital.
