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Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson to step down after 27 years as a councillor

16 March 2022
Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson to step down after 27 years as a councillor

Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson to step down after 27 years as a councillor

16 March 2022

The leader of Highland Council, Margaret Davidson, has decided to quit the local authority at the May elections.


Highland Council ranked worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7

15 March 2022
Highland Council ranked worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7

Highland Council ranked worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7

15 March 2022

Calls have been made for an overhaul of education at Highland Council after literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7 were ranked the worst in Scotland.


Backing for 'Highland Weekend of Action for Ukraine'

10 March 2022
Backing for 'Highland Weekend of Action for Ukraine'

Backing for 'Highland Weekend of Action for Ukraine'

10 March 2022

The north is set to stage a Highland Weekend of Action for Ukraine to fundraise for those affected by the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.


Councillors award Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Freedom of the Highlands

10 March 2022
Councillors award Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Freedom of the Highlands

Councillors award Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Freedom of the Highlands

10 March 2022

While Vladimir Putin is branded as 'a war criminal and mass murderer'


North MPs show solidarity against Boundary Commission plans to re-draw constituencies

04 March 2022
North MPs show solidarity against Boundary Commission plans to re-draw constituencies

North MPs show solidarity against Boundary Commission plans to re-draw constituencies

04 March 2022

Highland politicians of all colours have come together to call for plans to redraw the electoral map of the north to be scrapped.


Highland Council confirms 3% council tax rise and more cash for roads

03 March 2022
Highland Council confirms 3% council tax rise and more cash for roads

Highland Council confirms 3% council tax rise and more cash for roads

03 March 2022

The £642 million Highland Council budget has been approved by a majority despite a last minute intervention by the Conservative group.


Inverness Airport embroiled in Ukraine sanctions row

01 March 2022
Inverness Airport embroiled in Ukraine sanctions row

Inverness Airport embroiled in Ukraine sanctions row

01 March 2022

The airport denies wrongdoing after a private jet took off for Moscow despite Russian aviation ban


Exclusive: Surprise move as Inverness councillor Andrew Jarvie opts to stand in Caithness ward

25 February 2022
Exclusive: Surprise move as Inverness councillor Andrew Jarvie opts to stand in Caithness ward

Exclusive: Surprise move as Inverness councillor Andrew Jarvie opts to stand in Caithness ward

25 February 2022

An Inverness councillor says he is so fed up of the city getting the lion's share of cash that he will up-sticks and stand up for Caithness.


Council tax rise of 3% on cards in Highland Council proposed budget

23 February 2022
Council tax rise of 3% on cards in Highland Council proposed budget

Council tax rise of 3% on cards in Highland Council proposed budget

23 February 2022

Highland Council is set to hike council tax by three per cent and invest an extra £5.5 million in roads as it reveals its £642 million budget.


Sturgeon announces end to Covid legal restrictions from March 21

22 February 2022
Sturgeon announces end to Covid legal restrictions from March 21

Sturgeon announces end to Covid legal restrictions from March 21

22 February 2022

All Covid legal restrictions mandating such things as wearing face coverings and contact tracing will come to an end on March 21.


MP calls on Boundary Commission to scrap giant Highland North constituency proposal

16 February 2022
MP calls on Boundary Commission to scrap giant Highland North constituency proposal

MP calls on Boundary Commission to scrap giant Highland North constituency proposal

16 February 2022

SNP MP Drew Hendry has called for “farcical and insulting” Boundary Review proposals to change Highland constituencies to be scrapped.


Wick High School capacity issues seen as a mixed blessing

11 February 2022
Wick High School capacity issues seen as a mixed blessing

Wick High School capacity issues seen as a mixed blessing

11 February 2022

News that Wick High School could soon be over capacity has been seen as a mixed blessing.


Rural roads face further deterioration, according to report before Caithness committee

09 February 2022
Rural roads face further deterioration, according to report before Caithness committee

Rural roads face further deterioration, according to report before Caithness committee

09 February 2022

Deterioration of the road network will continue so long as investment across Highland falls short of requirements, a report states.


MSP Kate Forbes announces she is expecting a child with her husband Ali Maclennan

08 February 2022
MSP Kate Forbes announces she is expecting a child with her husband Ali Maclennan

MSP Kate Forbes announces she is expecting a child with her husband Ali Maclennan

08 February 2022

MSP Kate Forbes and her husband Ali Maclennan are expecting their first child in the summer.


Search for new £124k deputy chief executive at Highland Council

27 January 2022
Search for new £124k deputy chief executive at Highland Council

Search for new £124k deputy chief executive at Highland Council

27 January 2022

Highland Council has reignited its search for a new £123,612-a-year deputy chief executive despite a number of councillors strongly opposing the move.


Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

21 January 2022
Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

Caithness members hit out at 'central belt' councillor meddling

21 January 2022

MP Jamie Stone says 'people in the far north will not take kindly to being told what is best for them by a Glasgow SNP councillor'


Welcome relief for businesses – but it's not the end of the road

20 January 2022
Welcome relief for businesses – but it's not the end of the road

Welcome relief for businesses – but it's not the end of the road

20 January 2022

Businesses still have work to do despite relief that restrictions brought in due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will be lifted from Monday.


Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

19 January 2022
Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

Highland MP Jamie Stone is set to meet the UK government to discuss rising energy prices

19 January 2022

Mr Stone says 'we are watching the nation plummet further into a fuel poverty crisis'


Restrictions introduced to tackle the Omicron variant to be lifted from Monday

18 January 2022
Restrictions introduced to tackle the Omicron variant to be lifted from Monday

Restrictions introduced to tackle the Omicron variant to be lifted from Monday

18 January 2022

The First Minister confirms that Scotland has turned the corner on the Omicron wave'


Council tenants could face rent rise of one per cent

18 January 2022
Council tenants could face rent rise of one per cent

Council tenants could face rent rise of one per cent

18 January 2022

Councillors will be asked to agree to a one per cent increase in rents for social housing to help balance the books.


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