Highland Council

A public spending watchdog says Highland Council faces “challenges” in delivering ambitious infrastructure improvements in the next 20 years.

The Highland Council has appointed Bernadette Scott as chief officer education for primary and early years.

Bower could regain its community voice by merging with a neighbouring area.

A Sutherland councillor has been suspended for two months for behaving “disrespectfully” towards the chairman and committee of a community group.

A suggestion that some flights to and from Orkney could stop off in Wick deserves to be taken seriously, according to far north MP Jamie Stone.

Assistant chief-exec Kate Lackie says the local authority had continued to fund the service ‘without fail’ and would have continued to do so.

Highland Council’s in-house bus team will begin delivering the 918 Wick to Berriedale service from next Monday.

The eastern end of High Street in Wick has been dug up for gas diversion works ahead of the installation of rising bollards next month.

An approach has been made to Loganair asking whether flights to and from Orkney can stop off at Wick, to boost connectivity for Caithness.

The National Autistic Society Scotland says its Highland Information Service will be forced to close due to lack of funding.

A police report for February shows alcohol related violence and domestic violence were the main local issues being tackled by officers.

There are concerns that flights to and from Wick John O’Groats Airport are “treated as an afterthought” by Eastern Airways, despite public funding.

About 4000 “very mixed” responses were received during the public consultation on the possible introduction of a visitor levy for the Highlands.

A forest being felled to fuel the Wick District Heating Scheme will be restored to peat bog to improve its biodiversity and carbon credentials.

But the stats draw a blank on assaults of teachers or pupils and drugs or weapons.

Changes resulting in the loss of morning flights between Wick and Aberdeen were brought in “to ensure the continued sustainability of the route”.

A multi-billion pound investment in the Highlands and Islands will be discussed by key players in the region’s economy at a summit tomorrow (Friday).

Raymond Bremner says the £100m investment aimed at creating a community facility based around a new Thurso High School will benefit the whole county.

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.

A veteran councillor has resigned with immediate effect citing “serious hate incidents” and social media trolling amongst her reasons.