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A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

A further 556 were seriously injured as political pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to deal with this ‘life and death’ issue.


‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

A campaign blasting back at local and national government for blaming short-term let owners for Scotland’s housing crisis today hit the Highlands.


Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

A crucial campaigning body for elderly Highlanders is facing a threat to its existence after NHS Highland axed most of its funding.


Pylons and battery storage systems are sure to be a hot topic at summer surgery tour

Pylons and battery storage systems are sure to be a hot topic at summer surgery tour

Pylons and battery storage systems are sure to be a hot topic at summer surgery tour

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain


£100 million Thurso masterplan could launch biggest changes in more than a generation

£100 million Thurso masterplan could launch biggest changes in more than a generation

£100 million Thurso masterplan could launch biggest changes in more than a generation

The ambitious plans involve schools, businesses and the most important local agencies like NHS, police, coast guard and Dounreay.


Scottish Parliament called to recognise Highland community council convention on renewables project

Scottish Parliament called to recognise Highland community council convention on renewables project

Scottish Parliament called to recognise Highland community council convention on renewables project

It reiterates the demands for a pause on develops and applauds how it ‘amplified’ concerns with the ‘industrialisation of natural landscapes’.


Crime surge sparks demand for Highland Council to call on John Swinney to deliver more police and better funding

Crime surge sparks demand for Highland Council to call on John Swinney to deliver more police and better funding

Crime surge sparks demand for Highland Council to call on John Swinney to deliver more police and better funding

Two councillors say the ‘Scottish Government must show greater support for the police service’.


Highland Council to debate twin moves for region-wide controls on short term lets

Highland Council to debate twin moves for region-wide controls on short term lets

Highland Council to debate twin moves for region-wide controls on short term lets

Serious concerns about lack of control spark twin moves for action by Labour, Highland Alliance, and Greens.


Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

YOUR VIEWS: Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the latest issues affecting the far north


Fresh call for the Scottish Government to drop its block on new nuclear power

Fresh call for the Scottish Government to drop its block on new nuclear power

Fresh call for the Scottish Government to drop its block on new nuclear power

Liberal Democrats want the far north in contention after the UK government pledged to invest £2.5 billion in small reactors.


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