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Alex Salmond and Caithness Councillor Karl Rosie launch Alba Party’s bid for Highland support

26 March 2024
Alex Salmond and Caithness Councillor Karl Rosie launch Alba Party’s bid for Highland support

Alex Salmond and Caithness Councillor Karl Rosie launch Alba Party’s bid for Highland support

26 March 2024

Mr Salmond told those gathered that he would have ‘definitely finished the A9 by 2025’ as First Minister.


Fears NHS Highland’s £112 million deficit could see vascular surgery cut

25 March 2024
Fears NHS Highland’s £112 million deficit could see vascular surgery cut

Fears NHS Highland’s £112 million deficit could see vascular surgery cut

25 March 2024

MSP Fergus Ewing worries that could ‘threaten the availability of safe provision of other acute services such as trauma.’


ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

22 March 2024
ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

ARIANE BURGESS: Scotland's hills, mountains, and coastlines are 'seriously depleted of life'

22 March 2024

The Greens MSP says 'centuries of land management practices have taken their toll, leading to a decline in wildlife and natural habitats.'


Highland Council’s £105,487-a-year education boss Nicky Grant is on ‘approved leave’

21 March 2024
Highland Council’s £105,487-a-year education boss Nicky Grant is on ‘approved leave’

Highland Council’s £105,487-a-year education boss Nicky Grant is on ‘approved leave’

21 March 2024

The council refuses to say what 'approve leave' is or why the top official does not appear to have been at work since at least February 21.


Could a Highland-specific manifesto help win over the north to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party?

20 March 2024
Could a Highland-specific manifesto help win over the north to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party?

Could a Highland-specific manifesto help win over the north to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party?

20 March 2024

Highland Councillor Karl Rosie is to draft what Alex Salmond says is a 'call to arms' as they highlight significant regional issues.


Alex Salmond set to host a public meeting on the ‘future of the Highlands’ including the A9

20 March 2024
Alex Salmond set to host a public meeting on the ‘future of the Highlands’ including the A9

Alex Salmond set to host a public meeting on the ‘future of the Highlands’ including the A9

20 March 2024

Councillor Karl Rosie will join him as the Alba Party plans a ‘Highland Manifesto’ amid allegations the SNP are 'asleep at the wheel.'


Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

15 March 2024
Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

Highland Council returns bins for new collection service because they were rubbish

15 March 2024

3380 bins for its for the revamped waste and recycling collections had ‘minor problems' but service is not affected.


Missing budget details, a major delivery plan released – what is Highland Council up to?

13 March 2024
Missing budget details, a major delivery plan released – what is Highland Council up to?

Missing budget details, a major delivery plan released – what is Highland Council up to?

13 March 2024

The new delivery plan is to 'underpins' the budget but critics are at a loss to say what the 'murky' budget accounts for.


Disadvantaged kids set to lose vital help as Highland Council looks to cut funding

11 March 2024
Disadvantaged kids set to lose vital help as Highland Council looks to cut funding

Disadvantaged kids set to lose vital help as Highland Council looks to cut funding

11 March 2024

MCR Pathways' Mike Evans says 'that one sense of stability' will be 'literally ripped away' from hundreds of vulnerable young people.


RHODA GRANT: rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

05 March 2024
RHODA GRANT: rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

RHODA GRANT: rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

05 March 2024

The Labour MSP says 'local benefit from these developments has not improved and communities are losing out.'


Teaching unions separately demand action as they slam Highland Council's approach to staff

04 March 2024
Teaching unions separately demand action as they slam Highland Council's approach to staff

Teaching unions separately demand action as they slam Highland Council's approach to staff

04 March 2024

Unison has 'grave concerns' about violence in schools and the EIS has lashed out at proposals to cut 70 principal teachers.


Details behind Highland Council's agreed 'outline' budget will only be known in two weeks

29 February 2024
Details behind Highland Council's agreed 'outline' budget will only be known in two weeks

Details behind Highland Council's agreed 'outline' budget will only be known in two weeks

29 February 2024

The agreed proposals are branded 'nebulous, vague, hazy, obscure, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, murky, blurred, formless and featureless.'


Highland Council leadership passes budget unchanged despite serious challenges

29 February 2024
Highland Council leadership passes budget unchanged despite serious challenges

Highland Council leadership passes budget unchanged despite serious challenges

29 February 2024

Council leader Raymond Bremner says it 'allows for significant investment to take place and protect jobs across our communities.'


Highland Council budget day: LibDems demand £50m more for roads and one new school

29 February 2024
Highland Council budget day: LibDems demand £50m more for roads and one new school

Highland Council budget day: LibDems demand £50m more for roads and one new school

29 February 2024

The group wants £30 million for roads over three years and £20 million to end the decades-long wait for a new St Clements special school.


Opposition groups say Highland Council budget 'does nothing to improve life'

28 February 2024
Opposition groups say Highland Council budget 'does nothing to improve life'

Opposition groups say Highland Council budget 'does nothing to improve life'

28 February 2024

They say the budget has 'no real substance' and question if it 'will in fact cover the financial gap.'


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

27 February 2024
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

27 February 2024

The MSP warns that 'it is practically impossible' for Highland homes to meet proposed energy performance standard.


Highland teachers suffer 'physical violence' and abuse on a 'daily' basis, says union

27 February 2024
Highland teachers suffer 'physical violence' and abuse on a 'daily' basis, says union

Highland teachers suffer 'physical violence' and abuse on a 'daily' basis, says union

27 February 2024

The EIS found staff 'have sustained physical injuries' while many considered leaving the profession altogether.


Highland Council Budget: How it affects you and what to expect in a crunch week for the north

26 February 2024
Highland Council Budget: How it affects you and what to expect in a crunch week for the north

Highland Council Budget: How it affects you and what to expect in a crunch week for the north

26 February 2024

From taxes to roads to fees, we take you through some of the main points of the £602 million budget.


Highland Council leader reveals up to £60 million could be found for roads and infrastructure

22 February 2024
Highland Council leader reveals up to £60 million could be found for roads and infrastructure

Highland Council leader reveals up to £60 million could be found for roads and infrastructure

22 February 2024

Raymond Bremner says an extra £60 million would go ‘some way towards us being able to invest in important capital projects.’


Highland Council rejects bid to protect teachers from 'pressure' to award good marks

21 February 2024
Highland Council rejects bid to protect teachers from 'pressure' to award good marks

Highland Council rejects bid to protect teachers from 'pressure' to award good marks

21 February 2024

Focus on attainment was lost as councillors defend officials over a 'judgmental' education report critical of primary school staff.


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