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Half day school closure plan "knocked on head" by Scottish National Party.

02 December 2015
Half day school closure plan "knocked on head" by Scottish National Party.

Half day school closure plan "knocked on head" by Scottish National Party.

02 December 2015

Proposals to shut Highland schools half day on a Friday appear to have been scuppered by the Scottish National Party.


Cash-strapped Highland councillors urged to protect vital services from cuts

02 December 2015
Cash-strapped Highland councillors urged to protect vital services from cuts

Cash-strapped Highland councillors urged to protect vital services from cuts

02 December 2015

HIGHLAND Council chiefs are being urged to protect services for vulnerable children and adults and save the roads from further ruin as it fears it faces…


You knits! Fury as Highland Council staff told to wear jumpers so the heating can be turned down to save cash

27 November 2015
You knits! Fury as Highland Council staff told to wear jumpers so the heating can be turned down to save cash

You knits! Fury as Highland Council staff told to wear jumpers so the heating can be turned down to save cash

27 November 2015

A "patronising" plan to make council workers wear jumpers to save on heating bills has been attacked by critics.


Call for Highland councillors to give up free lunches and curb expenses in stormy chamber debate

27 November 2015
Call for Highland councillors to give up free lunches and curb expenses in stormy chamber debate

Call for Highland councillors to give up free lunches and curb expenses in stormy chamber debate

27 November 2015

A call has gone out for Highland councillors to slash their expenses after embarrassing figures emerged this week which reveal few are putting their hands…


Cash injection to bring Merkinch Welfare hall back into community use

25 November 2015
Cash injection to bring Merkinch Welfare hall back into community use

Cash injection to bring Merkinch Welfare hall back into community use

25 November 2015

COMMUNITY activists behind a £1.2 million Inverness restoration project have been given a welcome boost after councillors today (November 25) awarded…


Schools could close half a day early on Fridays in Highlands to save £4.1 million

24 November 2015
Schools could close half a day early on Fridays in Highlands to save £4.1 million

Schools could close half a day early on Fridays in Highlands to save £4.1 million

24 November 2015

SCHOOLS and council buildings could close for half a day on Fridays under plans to save millions of pounds.


Taxpayers are still footing the bill for Highland councillors to enjoy a free lunch

24 November 2015
Taxpayers are still footing the bill for Highland councillors to enjoy a free lunch

Taxpayers are still footing the bill for Highland councillors to enjoy a free lunch

24 November 2015

Hopes are high that more Highland councillors will pay for their lunches after embarrassing figures published today reveal few are living…


Closure blow for Inverness tax office

12 November 2015
Closure blow for Inverness tax office

Closure blow for Inverness tax office

12 November 2015

Tax office workers in Inverness have been told that the office will shut in 2017-18 as part of a government project designed to cut hundreds of millions…


Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

12 November 2015
Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

Closure blow for Inverness tax office workers

12 November 2015

TAX office workers in Inverness have been told that the office will close in 2017 as part of a government project designed to cut hundreds…


Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

10 November 2015
Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

10 November 2015

Jacobite Cruises’ plans to extend its jetty at its new Dochgarroch base have been approved at a meeting of the south planning applications…


Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

10 November 2015
Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

Councillors reach decision on controversial jetty plan for Jacobite Cruises

10 November 2015

Jacobite Cruises’ plans to extend its jetty at its new Dochgarroch base have been approved at a meeting of the south planning applications committee…


Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm near Loch Ness

10 November 2015
Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm near Loch Ness

Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm near Loch Ness

10 November 2015

A decision on controversial plans for a 13-turbine wind farm proposed for moorland below the Corrieyairack Pass, south of Fort Augustus, have been…


Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm planned for Culachy Estate at Invergarry

10 November 2015
Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm planned for Culachy Estate at Invergarry

Councillors postpone decision on controversial windfarm planned for Culachy Estate at Invergarry

10 November 2015

A decision on controversial plans for a 13-turbine wind farm proposed for moorland below the Corrieyairack Pass, south of Fort Augustus, has been…


Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

10 November 2015
Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

10 November 2015

Plans have been approved to add a postal sorting office, post office counter, laundry and dry cleaner to a filling station in Beauly.


Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

10 November 2015
Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

Plans to extend Beauly filling station approved

10 November 2015

Plans have been approved to add a postal sorting office, post office counter, laundry and dry cleaner to a filling station in Beauly.


Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

06 November 2015
Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

Green Party campaigners suffer set back in battle against Highland incinerator plan

06 November 2015

Efforts by environmentalists to come up with greener alternatives to waste incineration have failed to impress Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson.


Calls for debate on 5% council tax rise ahead of Inverness meeting

28 October 2015
Calls for debate on 5% council tax rise ahead of Inverness meeting

Calls for debate on 5% council tax rise ahead of Inverness meeting

28 October 2015

COUNCIL tax bills could go up next year after the leader of the Liberal Democrat group called for a debate on a 5 per cent increase.


Highland Council is spending £30,000 per month on hire cars

27 October 2015
Highland Council is spending £30,000 per month on hire cars

Highland Council is spending £30,000 per month on hire cars

27 October 2015

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds were spent on hire cars by Highland Council last year, new figures reveal.


Cash-strapped council spends £2.5 million

24 October 2015
Cash-strapped council spends £2.5 million

Cash-strapped council spends £2.5 million

24 October 2015

MORE than £2.5 million was spent on agency staff by Highland Council last year as it attempted to plug gaps in its workforce.


Call for figures on arming of police officers to be released

23 October 2015
Call for figures on arming of police officers to be released

Call for figures on arming of police officers to be released

23 October 2015

The number of routine incidents that armed police responded to in the Highlands should be made public, local politicians believe.


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