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.
Violence in recent months has been sparked by “an internal power struggle between drug dealers” in the north, according to a leading police officer.
Transport secretary Mairi McAllan is currently delivering a statement on the renewed programme.
Finance secretary Shona Robison promised a budget that would ‘reaffirm Scotland’s social contract.’
Kate Forbes hails ‘good news’ as finance secretary Shona Robison says Highland economy 'needs' the A9 dualling.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
Civil servants warned the transport secretary in 2018 that '2025 deadline would not be met' if it was privately financed.
