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HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Chamber of secrets’ row over council response to marine protections consultation

04 May 2023
HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Chamber of secrets’ row over council response to marine protections consultation

HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Chamber of secrets’ row over council response to marine protections consultation

04 May 2023

Highland Council's response to the Scottish Government’s highly protected marine areas (HPMA) plan has sparked criticism.


HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Somebody somewhere needs to start listening’ – councillors concerned but won’t block Fort Augustus wind farm

03 May 2023
HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Somebody somewhere needs to start listening’ – councillors concerned but won’t block Fort Augustus wind farm

HIGHLAND COUNCIL: ‘Somebody somewhere needs to start listening’ – councillors concerned but won’t block Fort Augustus wind farm

03 May 2023

Highland Council’s south planning committee has agreed not to raise an objection to a proposed wind farm in Fort Augustus.


SSE seeks planning permission for a new wind farm in Fort Augustus

03 May 2023
SSE seeks planning permission for a new wind farm in Fort Augustus

SSE seeks planning permission for a new wind farm in Fort Augustus

03 May 2023

Cloiche wind farm would comprise 29 turbines with heights of up to 149.9 metres.


‘We could rent every vacant house six times over’ – Highland Council agrees new housing points system

27 April 2023
‘We could rent every vacant house six times over’ – Highland Council agrees new housing points system

‘We could rent every vacant house six times over’ – Highland Council agrees new housing points system

27 April 2023

Highland Council has agreed to give more housing ‘points’ to people at risk of homelessness, and those living in poor conditions.


Highland Council to change housing points system to help people most in need

26 April 2023
Highland Council to change housing points system to help people most in need

Highland Council to change housing points system to help people most in need

26 April 2023

One of the biggest changes is in the process for supporting applicants who could become homeless.


Highland Council scales back house-building plans, blaming lack of land and high costs in Inverness

25 April 2023
Highland Council scales back house-building plans, blaming lack of land and high costs in Inverness

Highland Council scales back house-building plans, blaming lack of land and high costs in Inverness

25 April 2023

A shortage of affordable land in Inverness coupled with dire market conditions have forced Highland Council to scale back its housing investments.


EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the changes to Highland bin collections

11 April 2023
EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the changes to Highland bin collections

EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about the changes to Highland bin collections

11 April 2023

New colours, new rules, and an extra bin – next spring will bring big changes to Highland household bin collections.


Find out the latest green way Highland Council will save money

05 April 2023
Find out the latest green way Highland Council will save money

Find out the latest green way Highland Council will save money

05 April 2023

Councillors hope going paperless for meetings will deliver a big saving, both for the budget and for the environment.


Claims made that child sexual abuse is as common as asthma in Highland communities

29 March 2023
Claims made that child sexual abuse is as common as asthma in Highland communities

Claims made that child sexual abuse is as common as asthma in Highland communities

29 March 2023

Highland Council under fire for having no services for sexually abused children.


Highland Council to explore 3-18 Gaelic campus for Inverness

28 March 2023
Highland Council to explore 3-18 Gaelic campus for Inverness

Highland Council to explore 3-18 Gaelic campus for Inverness

28 March 2023

The council’s Gaelic language plan has a vision to embed Gaelic into its education improvement planning.


NHS Highland reveals 274 patients stuck in hospital as care crisis deepens

28 March 2023
NHS Highland reveals 274 patients stuck in hospital as care crisis deepens

NHS Highland reveals 274 patients stuck in hospital as care crisis deepens

28 March 2023

Care home closures and chronic staff shortages are leaving hundreds of Highland patients without appropriate care.


The Ledge and Whin Park among projects vying for Inverness funding

22 March 2023
The Ledge and Whin Park among projects vying for Inverness funding

The Ledge and Whin Park among projects vying for Inverness funding

22 March 2023

Inverness councillors will hold a special meeting tomorrow to decide how to allocate more than half a million pounds of community funding.


130 new homes planned for city development site

21 March 2023
130 new homes planned for city development site

130 new homes planned for city development site

21 March 2023

Tulloch Homes has submitted a planning notice calling the additional homes a ‘logical and sustainable extension’ to an existing development.


Opposition councillors fail to stop price hike for Highland electric vehicle chargers

09 March 2023
Opposition councillors fail to stop price hike for Highland electric vehicle chargers

Opposition councillors fail to stop price hike for Highland electric vehicle chargers

09 March 2023

Highland Council will press ahead with plans to increase the price of electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 130 per cent.


Council welcomes Inverness and Cromarty freeport – with some trepidation

09 March 2023
Council welcomes Inverness and Cromarty freeport – with some trepidation

Council welcomes Inverness and Cromarty freeport – with some trepidation

09 March 2023

Highland councillors celebrated the successful green freeport bid at today’s meeting of the full council, though not everyone was convinced.


How will Cromarty Firth green freeport benefit local communities?

08 March 2023
How will Cromarty Firth green freeport benefit local communities?

How will Cromarty Firth green freeport benefit local communities?

08 March 2023

Partners hope the Cromarty Firth area will become a major global hub for green energy.


Will council U-turn on controversial price hike for electric vehicle chargers?

07 March 2023
Will council U-turn on controversial price hike for electric vehicle chargers?

Will council U-turn on controversial price hike for electric vehicle chargers?

07 March 2023

Highland Council will vote this week on whether to cancel plans to increase the cost of electric vehicle chargers by 130 per cent.


Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

22 February 2023
Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

Council refuses to push Scottish Government on schools funding

22 February 2023

Councils were meant to find out the results of their Learning Estate Investment Programme fund bids by the end of 2022, but are still waiting.


Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

19 February 2023
Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

Education bosses report improvements at Highland primary schools

19 February 2023

Members of Highland Council’s education committee offered thanks to primary schools across the region.


Roads and schools hang in the balance as council sets out full risk to capital programme

19 February 2023
Roads and schools hang in the balance as council sets out full risk to capital programme

Roads and schools hang in the balance as council sets out full risk to capital programme

19 February 2023

A report into Highland Council’s capital programme shows the full extent of its investment worries.


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