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SNP in power struggle as Liberal Democrat group to quit Highland Council coalition

28 May 2015
SNP in power struggle as Liberal Democrat group to quit Highland Council coalition

SNP in power struggle as Liberal Democrat group to quit Highland Council coalition

28 May 2015

THE Liberal Democrat group at Highland Council are in talks with other groups with a view to forming a new administration to run the council.


Planners give go-ahead for Arnold Palmer golf course at Castle Stuart near Inverness

25 May 2015
Planners give go-ahead for Arnold Palmer golf course at Castle Stuart near Inverness

Planners give go-ahead for Arnold Palmer golf course at Castle Stuart near Inverness

25 May 2015

PLANS for a second 18-hole championship golf course at Castle Stuart Golf Links near Inverness have been approved in principle by Highland Council.


Full time school janitors could make a come back

22 May 2015
Full time school janitors could make a come back

Full time school janitors could make a come back

22 May 2015

Schools could once again have full time jannie cover under proposals being explored by Highland Council.


Head teachers crisis as Highland schools face cuts

21 May 2015
Head teachers crisis as Highland schools face cuts

Head teachers crisis as Highland schools face cuts

21 May 2015

HEAD teachers in the Highlands say they spend most of their time acting as school caretakers, doing menial tasks like ordering light bulbs.


More budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

21 May 2015
More budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

More budget cuts could make things worse for head teachers

21 May 2015

Head teachers say they spend most of their time acting as school caretakers, doing menial tasks like ordering light bulbs.


All 25 Highland stranger danger alerts were false alarms

21 May 2015
All 25 Highland stranger danger alerts were false alarms

All 25 Highland stranger danger alerts were false alarms

21 May 2015

POLICE in the Highlands received 25 reports of strangers approaching school pupils last year – but all of them turned out to be "false alarms with…


Families to be investigated by police if teens picked up drunk

18 May 2015
Families to be investigated by police if teens picked up drunk

Families to be investigated by police if teens picked up drunk

18 May 2015

POLICE will investigate families if their drunk teens are picked up off the streets under a new action plan to tackle child sex abuse.


Sound advice taken by upmarket Nairn hotel after noise warning

14 May 2015
Sound advice taken by upmarket Nairn hotel after noise warning

Sound advice taken by upmarket Nairn hotel after noise warning

14 May 2015

A HIGH-FLYING Highland hotel has been given a rocket for causing a racket.


Highland Council set for first female leader

12 May 2015
Highland Council set for first female leader

Highland Council set for first female leader

12 May 2015

HIGHLAND Council is set to have its first woman leader after the SNP last night selected Maxine Smith to succeed Westminster-bound Drew Hendry.


"A new dawn" as Danny Alexander is defeated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

08 May 2015
"A new dawn" as Danny Alexander is defeated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

"A new dawn" as Danny Alexander is defeated as MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

08 May 2015

COALITION cabinet minister Danny Alexander became one of the highest profile casualties at the General Election when he lost his Inverness constituency…


Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy ousted from Highland seats as Lib Dems crushed in SNP landslide

08 May 2015
Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy ousted from Highland seats as Lib Dems crushed in SNP landslide

Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy ousted from Highland seats as Lib Dems crushed in SNP landslide

08 May 2015

COALITION cabinet minister Danny Alexander became one of the highest profile casualties at the General Election when he lost his Inverness constituency…


Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

08 May 2015
Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

08 May 2015

Lord John Thurso believes voters have elected a new MP to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.


Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

08 May 2015
Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

Lord John Thurso admits it looks like game over for him in the north

08 May 2015

Lord John Thurso believes voters have elected a new MP to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.


Highland Council chief to be paid £9,000 extra to oversee election

07 May 2015
Highland Council chief to be paid £9,000 extra to oversee election

Highland Council chief to be paid £9,000 extra to oversee election

07 May 2015

HIGHLAND Council chief executive Steve Barron will be paid an extra £9,000 for overseeing the General Election in the area as returning officer.


Sturgeon is a crowd-puller as poll campaign turns sour

05 May 2015
Sturgeon is a crowd-puller as poll campaign turns sour

Sturgeon is a crowd-puller as poll campaign turns sour

05 May 2015

A man  has been charged with assaulting a Conservative candidate’s son while first minister Nicola Sturgeon was posing for “selfies”…


Backlash as Highland Council blocks school's trip to hustings

01 May 2015
Backlash as Highland Council blocks school's trip to hustings

Backlash as Highland Council blocks school's trip to hustings

01 May 2015

Election candidates have unanimously condemned a decision to block a school trip to a political hustings event.


North Coast 500 businesses warned to "up their game" ahead of launch of Scotland's 'Route 66'

26 April 2015
North Coast 500 businesses warned to "up their game" ahead of launch of Scotland's 'Route 66'

North Coast 500 businesses warned to "up their game" ahead of launch of Scotland's 'Route 66'

26 April 2015

SOME hotel and tourism firms may need to "up their game" to get a mention in marketing brochures for a new coastal touring route out of Inverness that…


Ex Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy in Crowdfunding appeal to plug £5000 shortfall in campaign budget

27 March 2015
Ex Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy in Crowdfunding appeal to plug £5000 shortfall in campaign budget

Ex Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy in Crowdfunding appeal to plug £5000 shortfall in campaign budget

27 March 2015

FORMER Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has taken to the internet with an urgent appeal for his supporters to plug a £5000 shortfall in his…


Multimillion pound sports plan for Bught

13 March 2015
Multimillion pound sports plan for Bught

Multimillion pound sports plan for Bught

13 March 2015

A MULTIMILLION-pound sports hub being planned for Inverness could lead to the loss of green space in Bught Park.


Highland Council to visit site of Beinn Mhor wind farm

13 March 2015
Highland Council to visit site of Beinn Mhor wind farm

Highland Council to visit site of Beinn Mhor wind farm

13 March 2015

Councillors are to carry out a visit to the proposed site of a controversial wind farm in Tomich.


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