Highland Council

The Highland Council has issued its support for a Scottish Government proposal to give local authorities the power to create a cruise ship levy.

Opposition councillors sought a more nuanced approach including a review but administration bosses out voted them down.

But staff still got £624k more than they should despite tough new measures.

Edward Mountain says original Transport Bill targeted high risk areas so people would comply with the new limits.

Almost one in four pavement parking fines have gone unpaid in the Highlands since the national ban was introduced.

Officials insist ‘few people’ who actually support the scheme engage with consultation.

Development comes as audit finds £624,000 was wrongly paid to past and present staff.

A grant fund stream that boosted the recently opened John O’Groats Mill refurbishment by £1.5 million has opened for a new round of applications.

MSP Douglas Ross who accused the SNP of failing to address concerns.

A campaigner has compiled a list of “10 tricks” allegedly being used by developers to push renewable energy projects through the planning system.

As it threatens to take one ex-employee to court despite cancelling a repayment meeting and not rescheduling.

Community councillors in Wick are eager to see works on the £2.1 million transformation of the town centre get under way.

The extent of problems in Highland Council’s vehicle fleet have been laid bare after investigations revealed a series of “urgent” problems.

In light of a 13 year-old boy’s letter to the Highland Council requesting for his support to be reinstated.

Proponents of the plan found it difficult to articulate the case for the proposal at the local level.

It means applying to be granted status for the City of Sanctuary Award.

Reliability on the Wick/Aberdeen air link was running at up to 90 per cent at the start of this year before dropping to 72 per cent in March.

Wick looks set to benefit from the biggest investment in years with more than £2 million awarded to transform the town centre.

A tourist tax in the Highlands is an "exceptionally frightening” prospect for the area’s hotel industry, according to a representative body.

Work on the controversial Strathy South wind farm has begun nearly two decades since the scheme was mooted, SSE has announced.