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Roads campaigner says there is 'little doubt' Caithness would be the worst area for road condition

03 May 2023
Roads campaigner says there is 'little doubt' Caithness would be the worst area for road condition

Roads campaigner says there is 'little doubt' Caithness would be the worst area for road condition

03 May 2023

Caithness Roads Recovery's Iain Gregory says 'I have little doubt that we would have been at the very bottom of the list across Scotland'


Highland Council proposes massive hike in developer contributions to pay for schools

02 May 2023
Highland Council proposes massive hike in developer contributions to pay for schools

Highland Council proposes massive hike in developer contributions to pay for schools

02 May 2023

Councillor Ken Gowans says 'it’s vital that the council ensures that it is securing appropriate and proportionate costs.'


Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

01 May 2023
Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

01 May 2023

The council says 'our results over the last 11 years show a significant deterioration' which is a 'long term trend'


Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

27 April 2023
Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

27 April 2023

But mystery surrounds where exactly Sumitomo Electric Industries' plant will be located in the region


Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

26 April 2023
Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

26 April 2023

The UK's biggest landowner was fined £100 and got three penalty points


High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

25 April 2023
High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

25 April 2023

Parts of the school summer programme could be saved through external funding.


Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

22 April 2023
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

22 April 2023

She called on other MSPs to join her as around 94,000 staff in Scotland are employed in insecure work


Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

20 April 2023
Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

20 April 2023

The Conservatives hit out at the SNP's 'shocking indifference' saying it is 'unforgivable'


First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

30 March 2023
First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

30 March 2023

None of the top jobs even mention housing, transport or local government


What happens after the SNP elects a new leader?

27 March 2023
What happens after the SNP elects a new leader?

What happens after the SNP elects a new leader?

27 March 2023

The process to install Scotland’s sixth First Minister


Kate Forbes: It's significant someone from the Highlands is running to be First Minister

24 March 2023
Kate Forbes: It's significant someone from the Highlands is running to be First Minister

Kate Forbes: It's significant someone from the Highlands is running to be First Minister

24 March 2023

She says 'finally, perhaps, the Highlands feel like they're being represented on the the national stage'


WATCH: Ash Regan recognises that people in the Highlands feel 'left out'

18 March 2023
WATCH: Ash Regan recognises that people in the Highlands feel 'left out'

WATCH: Ash Regan recognises that people in the Highlands feel 'left out'

18 March 2023

She says she wants to distance herself from the current 'messaging from SNP-Green government'


WATCH: Kate Forbes says she wants to govern for all of Scotland

18 March 2023
WATCH: Kate Forbes says she wants to govern for all of Scotland

WATCH: Kate Forbes says she wants to govern for all of Scotland

18 March 2023

She says the Highlands is often not treated as favourably as some parts of the Central Belt


WATCH: Check out the post-debate views of SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf

18 March 2023
WATCH: Check out the post-debate views of SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf

WATCH: Check out the post-debate views of SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf

18 March 2023

He gave his view on the SNP HQ crisis, ring-fencing and thanked The Inverness Courier for the debate


WATCH: SNP candidates refuse to commit to decentralising Police Scotland

18 March 2023
WATCH: SNP candidates refuse to commit to decentralising Police Scotland

WATCH: SNP candidates refuse to commit to decentralising Police Scotland

18 March 2023

That is despite one questioner watching his wife die as he waited for an ambulance


Did The Inverness Courier debate witness a major shift in the SNP leadership race?

18 March 2023
Did The Inverness Courier debate witness a major shift in the SNP leadership race?

Did The Inverness Courier debate witness a major shift in the SNP leadership race?

18 March 2023

We sought to place the Highlands and Moray firmly on the political agenda after years of neglect


BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

17 March 2023
BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

17 March 2023

They say the losses are down to trust, gender reform and the independence debate


SNP leadership candidates in Highlands to debate issues tonight

17 March 2023
SNP leadership candidates in Highlands to debate issues tonight

SNP leadership candidates in Highlands to debate issues tonight

17 March 2023

The three MSPs vying to become the next First Minister will be in the Highlands tonight for a debate hosted by the publisher of the Groat.


Councillors call for 'urgent review' of Police Scotland's allocation of resources

08 March 2023
Councillors call for 'urgent review' of Police Scotland's allocation of resources

Councillors call for 'urgent review' of Police Scotland's allocation of resources

08 March 2023

It comes as two members warn that officer numbers are at their lowest level since 2017


Humza Yousaf: All government policies must be ‘rural-proofed’

07 March 2023
Humza Yousaf: All government policies must be ‘rural-proofed’

Humza Yousaf: All government policies must be ‘rural-proofed’

07 March 2023

He added some Caithness communities feel as remote as the islands due to transport links


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