Ross, Skye and Lochaber MP Ian Blackford has revealed he will not return as leader of the SNP group Westminster.
Council leader pays tribute to her “many successful outcomes and achievements”
She is expected to take over at Devon County Council, an official announcement is expected later today
At the same time a review of school transport is to go ahead
The unanimous judgement states that Holyrood lacks the legislative power
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