Highland Council

A spoon playing Highland councillor and civic leader has seen his music video go viral with over 10,000 views.

Councillors in Wick and Thurso have condemned the "sizeable increase" in bags of dog mess left lying around popular walking areas in both towns.

With the uncertain times of the coronavirus epidemic and lockdown a new Caithness map should make sourcing the help of community groups a bit easier.

Highland Council is now accepting applications for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2021/22.

Highland Council is preparing for a budget gap of over £80 million within the current financial year due to the impact of coronavirus.

Highland Council's garden waste collection service is to start up again from May 11, having been halted in March because of the coronavirus crisis.

The directors of a Caithness fund have released £30,000 from its reserves towards the purchase of personal protection equipment for local use.

Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson has praised the efforts of local authority staff in responding to the Covid-19 emergency.

Drivers failing to observe "give way" signs are causing a problem for a farmer who has had to keep rebuilding a wall at a controversial A9 junction.

Highland Council's Covid-19 small business and self-catering grant scheme has now paid out £26.89 million to 2341 businesses across the region.

Highland Council will have to abandon the budget it agreed two months ago and rewrite it from top to bottom due to the impact of Covid-19.

Highland Council is continuing to provide free school meals through e-vouchers to families across the region while schools are closed.

Highland Council says it is ramping up the team responsible for processing small business grants to respond more quickly to applicants.

Highland Council is seeing a high demand for its Covid-19 business grant scheme.

Communities across the Highland Council area have been thanked for taking a responsible attitude to household waste during the lockdown.

Coastal car parks around Caithness that would normally have been filled over the Easter weekend were empty as most people heeded lockdown advice.

Highland Council is closing car parks at beauty spots – including five in Caithness – in a bid to tighten the lockdown against potential visitors.

A new fund has been set up to provide grants for community resilience groups that are supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Businesses across the Highland Council area are starting to receive support from the Covid-19 Business Grant Scheme.

During the uncertainty and isolation of the Covid-19 outbreak Highland Council is giving advice for individuals offering their time to help others.