Highland Council

A ‘unique opportunity’ to snap up a traditional Highland railway station property on the NC500 is being flagged up at a knock-down price.

A Caithness school has been hailed by Scotland’s education authority for improvements made since a previous inspection.

Footways on Willowbank and Broadhaven Road in Wick are due to be improved with works getting under way next week.

More than 300 people attended a packed Beauly convention to demand a moratorium on new developments.

Invited guests watched as Lord Thurso unveiled the North Coast Visitor Centre’s latest acquisition, a Pictish stone that had undergone restoration.

Highland Council hopes the move with retain customers and attract more.

Wick High School has come down hard on the use of mobile phones in the classroom by prohibiting their use by pupils in the school and on its grounds.

Some drivers around Watten were perplexed over road signs showing a strange mix of English and Gaelic.

He applauds bravery of Councillor Helen Crawford about ‘democratic failure’ amid her call to ‘unite’ ahead of Beauly convention.

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It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.

Highland Council says it has completed 150km of white-lining works across Caithness, Sutherland and Skye, with work ongoing elsewhere in the Highlands

Highland Council’s resurfacing programme in the Wick area “will make a great difference”, according to Iain Gregory from Caithness Roads Recovery.

The aim of an annual menu update for the 18,000 lunches that are served everyday and reduce food waste.

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Investment of more than £2 million in the Wick Street Design project has been hailed as “a real feather in the cap” for the town by Raymond Bremner.

Event organisers across the Highlands an tap into funds of up to £10,000 to help put on public events over the quieter season.

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.

A £300 million deal will help more than double the number of EV charge points in the Highlands before the end of 2027.

Geoff Simpson’s message to Eastern Airways is: “If you’re not going to do a decent job, just get out of the road and let somebody come in that will.”