Highland Council

A planning proposal has been put forward to the council for a sculpted tree to be placed in Thurso to help grieving parents.

Highland Council today (September 22) issued an update on its glass recycling service and made an apology for its contractor's failures.

The review has allocated £11.5m for the new bridge project.

A prominent Scottish business leader has called for passenger services from Wick airport to be guaranteed for at least 10 years.

It was revealed last night that some north schools will close for three days next week.

People in Thurso are being warned to keep pets and themselves away from the river after an oil leak contaminated the water.

Council leader Raymond Bremner warns cuts aimed at closing the budget gap would 'yet again be unprecedented.'

A flood prevention scheme in Thurso is among dozens of projects across the Highlands that have been ditched as the council can no longer afford them.

A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.

SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.

Dozens of projects could be scrapped to make savings of £132 million

Investigation works into a leak of heating oil at Thurso High School are expected to take up to two weeks, Highland Council has said.

A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.

Works on temporary classrooms at Thurso High School are expected to be delayed after an oil leak at the school was discovered at the site.

A Thurso community advocate asks why more has not been done to safeguard the town after a special report was undertaken in 2019.

An in-house school counselling service is working to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across Caithness.

Highland Council has launched a grant fund to help unemployed residents, who require longer-term, more intensive support, get into work.

A Lybster resident at a supported housing complex claims his home is "not fit for purpose" and is exacerbating his health conditions.

Council staff praised for getting signs back in place

Derek Brown aims to make a difference to outcomes in the region.