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PICTURES: A close-up look at MeyGen turbines

13 September 2020
PICTURES: A close-up look at MeyGen turbines

PICTURES: A close-up look at MeyGen turbines

13 September 2020

Caithness councillors visited the assembly yard at Nigg to get an insight into the next phase of the MeyGen tidal power generation scheme.


Highland Council to reject boundary changes that would see far north hit worst

08 September 2020
Highland Council to reject boundary changes that would see far north hit worst

Highland Council to reject boundary changes that would see far north hit worst

08 September 2020

Highland Council looks set to reject a controversial shake-up of wards that drew almost universal condemnation for undermining local democracy.


Highlands denied superfast broadband over Scottish Government 'failure'

28 August 2020
Highlands denied superfast broadband over Scottish Government 'failure'

Highlands denied superfast broadband over Scottish Government 'failure'

28 August 2020

The Scottish Government’s stopgap voucher scheme to provide broadband in rural areas to provide has been labelled “an expensive mistake”.


Council under fire for forcing parents to pay for childcare

26 August 2020
Council under fire for forcing parents to pay for childcare

Council under fire for forcing parents to pay for childcare

26 August 2020

Highland Council is under fire for forcing parents to pay for childcare, despite being given a £30 million pot to provide the services free.


Council bosses forced to halt recruitment for new deputy chief executive

21 August 2020
Council bosses forced to halt recruitment for new deputy chief executive

Council bosses forced to halt recruitment for new deputy chief executive

21 August 2020

The recruitment of a new £122,812 deputy chief executive for Highland Council has been paused after uproar at a finance committee.


New controversy over highly paid Highland Council posts

18 August 2020
New controversy over highly paid Highland Council posts

New controversy over highly paid Highland Council posts

18 August 2020

Fresh controversy over highly paid jobs at cash-strapped Highland Council has been sparked by adverts for two roles worth a combined £216,744 a year.


First Minister sounds alarm over 'considerable risk' presented by house parties

13 August 2020
First Minister sounds alarm over 'considerable risk' presented by house parties

First Minister sounds alarm over 'considerable risk' presented by house parties

13 August 2020

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that the rate of Covid-19 reproduction – the R-number – could be rising amid a spate of virus clusters, including Orkney.


Highland Council education chief is a no-show at committee meeting

07 August 2020
Highland Council education chief is a no-show at committee meeting

Highland Council education chief is a no-show at committee meeting

07 August 2020

Highland Council’s controversial education chief failed to appear at an education committee meeting amid ongoing acrimony over his £936-a-day wage.


Third week in a row with no new confirmed or suspected Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

05 August 2020
Third week in a row with no new confirmed or suspected Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

Third week in a row with no new confirmed or suspected Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

05 August 2020

There have been no new deaths from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the last seven days in the NHS Highland area.


Calls for probe as Highland Council education chief prepares to go

05 August 2020
Calls for probe as Highland Council education chief prepares to go

Calls for probe as Highland Council education chief prepares to go

05 August 2020

The departure of Highland Council’s education chief Paul Senior has led to calls for a probe into the whole affair by leading councillors.


Highland Council investigates adding protective screens to school buses

05 August 2020
Highland Council investigates adding protective screens to school buses

Highland Council investigates adding protective screens to school buses

05 August 2020

Highland Council is in the process of renegotiating some school transport contracts, less than a week before schools reopen.


Second week in a row with no new coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area

29 July 2020
Second week in a row with no new coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area

Second week in a row with no new coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area

29 July 2020

There have been no new deaths from confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the NHS Highland area for the second week in a row, weekly figures show.


It would be ludicrous to close an airport then open a spaceport, Stone tells Gove

28 July 2020
It would be ludicrous to close an airport then open a spaceport, Stone tells Gove

It would be ludicrous to close an airport then open a spaceport, Stone tells Gove

28 July 2020

UK government minister Michael Gove has been told by north MP Jamie Stone that it would be “ludicrous” to close an airport then open a spaceport.


Tourism sector in spotlight as Michael Gove visits Highlands

28 July 2020
Tourism sector in spotlight as Michael Gove visits Highlands

Tourism sector in spotlight as Michael Gove visits Highlands

28 July 2020

UK government minister Michael Gove has been given a first-hand account of the huge challenges faced by the region's tourism and hospitality sector.


Motorhome website advertising Caithness cemetery as a good place to park removes listing

24 July 2020
Motorhome website advertising Caithness cemetery as a good place to park removes listing

Motorhome website advertising Caithness cemetery as a good place to park removes listing

24 July 2020

A website and app listing pitches mostly for motorhomes sparked disgust after some users highlighted inappropriate options for an overnight stop.


Maree Todd sets out her aims in bid to succeed Gail Ross as constituency MSP

22 July 2020
Maree Todd sets out her aims in bid to succeed Gail Ross as constituency MSP

Maree Todd sets out her aims in bid to succeed Gail Ross as constituency MSP

22 July 2020

Highland MSP Maree Todd has restarted her campaign to succeed Gail Ross in the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross seat in the Scottish Parliament.


No new suspected or confirmed Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

22 July 2020
No new suspected or confirmed Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

No new suspected or confirmed Covid-19 deaths in NHS Highland area

22 July 2020

There have been no new deaths from confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the last seven days in the NHS Highland area.


Highland councillors 'horrified' at cost of £936-a-day education chief

21 July 2020
Highland councillors 'horrified' at cost of £936-a-day education chief

Highland councillors 'horrified' at cost of £936-a-day education chief

21 July 2020

The SNP group has hit back after Highland Council claimed the appointment process for the £936-a-day interim education chief was approved in advance.


Proposed boundary changes 'show complete disregard for far north communities'

20 July 2020
Proposed boundary changes 'show complete disregard for far north communities'

Proposed boundary changes 'show complete disregard for far north communities'

20 July 2020

Plans to shake up the number of councillors have been slammed as out of touch amid concern about the “death knell” of proper representation.


Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

17 July 2020
Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

17 July 2020

There has been an angry reaction after it emerged that cash-strapped Highland Council agreed to pay its interim education chief £244,296 a year.


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