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Council rejects plea to ask government for more money to fix potholes

13 March 2015
Council rejects plea to ask government for more money to fix potholes

Council rejects plea to ask government for more money to fix potholes

13 March 2015

A ROSS-SHIRE Independent councillor yesterday (Thursday) called upon Highland Council to approach the Scottish Government…


NHS Highland chiefs set for another public grilling amid spending probe

11 March 2015
NHS Highland chiefs set for another public grilling amid spending probe

NHS Highland chiefs set for another public grilling amid spending probe

11 March 2015

The public will be able to watch Highland health chiefs get grilled once again by senior politicians over the handling of a £2.5 million loan…


Scottish Conservative Party leader's message to Inverness food bank mum

10 March 2015
Scottish Conservative Party leader's message to Inverness food bank mum

Scottish Conservative Party leader's message to Inverness food bank mum

10 March 2015

Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson has revealed how she would sign up a mother struggling to feed her children, if they met at the…


Plan to ban development near Culloden Battlefield

28 February 2015
Plan to ban development near Culloden Battlefield

Plan to ban development near Culloden Battlefield

28 February 2015

PLANS have been drawn up to protect a huge area of land around Culloden Battlefield from development.


Fussy pupils snubbing free school meals

27 February 2015
Fussy pupils snubbing free school meals

Fussy pupils snubbing free school meals

27 February 2015

CHILDREN snubbing free school meals in one of the poorest parts of the Highlands has prompted calls for an investigation.


Remark sparks row over stifling local democracy

24 February 2015
Remark sparks row over stifling local democracy

Remark sparks row over stifling local democracy

24 February 2015

ACCUSATIONS of trying to “neuter the press” have been levelled at a senior councillor after he urged committee members not to raise concerns…


Red tape blamed for axeing of IT courses for unemployed

20 February 2015
Red tape blamed for axeing of IT courses for unemployed

Red tape blamed for axeing of IT courses for unemployed

20 February 2015

Bureaucratic red tape has been blamed for the loss of a key worker in the city’s most deprived area.


Fire ravaged hostel was "dangerous" for six months and Highland Council was unaware

13 February 2015
Fire ravaged hostel was "dangerous" for six months and Highland Council was unaware

Fire ravaged hostel was "dangerous" for six months and Highland Council was unaware

13 February 2015

A fire ravaged city centre hostel was certified as dangerous for pedestrians nearly six months ago - and Highland Council has only just found out.


Police Scotland look at new ways of cops routinely carrying guns

05 February 2015
Police Scotland look at new ways of cops routinely carrying guns

Police Scotland look at new ways of cops routinely carrying guns

05 February 2015

POLICE bosses are trying to find a way to send armed officers to routine incidents without another public outcry in the North.


Prove it! Demand for evidence on road gritting cuts claim

05 February 2015
Prove it! Demand for evidence on road gritting cuts claim

Prove it! Demand for evidence on road gritting cuts claim

05 February 2015

HIGHLAND Council is being asked to show the scientific evidence behind a controversial argument that salt does not melt ice on roads where fewer than…


Highland roads deteriorating faster than virtually every other council area

04 February 2015
Highland roads deteriorating faster than virtually every other council area

Highland roads deteriorating faster than virtually every other council area

04 February 2015

ROADS are deteriorating more rapidly in the Highlands than virtually any other council in Scotland, with more than a third needing urgent repair or further…


GP shortage puts strain on NHS out of hours cover

01 February 2015
GP shortage puts strain on NHS out of hours cover

GP shortage puts strain on NHS out of hours cover

01 February 2015

OUT of hours health services in the Highlands are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to GP shortages and unaffordable costs, officials admit.


New £7.4m golf course could 'boost tourism'

24 January 2015
New £7.4m golf course could 'boost tourism'

New £7.4m golf course could 'boost tourism'

24 January 2015

A New  £7.4 million golf course and club house are set to be built at Torvean, replacing existing facilities which will be destroyed by…


Highland Council leader Drew Hendry named as SNP challenger to MP Danny Alexander

20 January 2015
Highland Council leader Drew Hendry named as SNP challenger to MP Danny Alexander

Highland Council leader Drew Hendry named as SNP challenger to MP Danny Alexander

20 January 2015

DREW Hendry, the leader of Highland Council, has been selected by the SNP to fight MP Danny Alexander for his Westminster seat at May’s general…


Highland Council's SNP leader picked to challenge Danny Alexander at General Election

19 January 2015
Highland Council's SNP leader picked to challenge Danny Alexander at General Election

Highland Council's SNP leader picked to challenge Danny Alexander at General Election

19 January 2015

HIGHLAND Council leader Drew Hendry has been selected by the SNP to fight Government minister Danny Alexander for his Westminster seat…


Inverness hit by shortage of school nurses

15 January 2015
Inverness hit by shortage of school nurses

Inverness hit by shortage of school nurses

15 January 2015

HIGHLAND Council is failing to meet key performance targets relating to children in care due to a shortage of school nurses.


Teacher numbers drop but class sizes still increasing

04 January 2015
Teacher numbers drop but class sizes still increasing

Teacher numbers drop but class sizes still increasing

04 January 2015

TEACHER numbers in the Highlands are at their lowest level in seven years, new statistics show.


Gritters cash slashed in Highland Council budgets cuts

19 December 2014
Gritters cash slashed in Highland Council budgets cuts

Gritters cash slashed in Highland Council budgets cuts

19 December 2014

TWELVE gritting lorries are to axed from Highland Council’s winter gritting service, despite warnings that people could lose their lives on icy…


Councillors reject calls for 5% council tax hike in Highlands

18 December 2014
Councillors reject calls for 5% council tax hike in Highlands

Councillors reject calls for 5% council tax hike in Highlands

18 December 2014

HIGHLAND councillors voted against plans to hike up council tax by 5 per cent today.


Hundreds of jobs face axe in Highland Council budget cuts blueprint

12 December 2014
Hundreds of jobs face axe in Highland Council budget cuts blueprint

Hundreds of jobs face axe in Highland Council budget cuts blueprint

12 December 2014

HIGHLAND Council's administration has revealed its hit list as it seeks to make £17.9 million of savings from its budget.


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