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Council leader tells staff ‘we have your backs’ amid fears of 500 job losses

08 December 2022
Council leader tells staff ‘we have your backs’ amid fears of 500 job losses

Council leader tells staff ‘we have your backs’ amid fears of 500 job losses

08 December 2022

Councillor Raymond Bremner sought to reassure Highland Council’s 10,000 employees that they would do everything possible to avoid redundancies.


Knocknagael allotment row dominates council debate on development plan

29 November 2022
Knocknagael allotment row dominates council debate on development plan

Knocknagael allotment row dominates council debate on development plan

29 November 2022

Inverness councillor Alasdair Christie launched a strong bid to save the Knocknagael allotment land from development, but lost by two votes.


Taxi fares hiked up 20% – but some Inverness operators say they don’t want it

29 November 2022
Taxi fares hiked up 20% – but some Inverness operators say they don’t want it

Taxi fares hiked up 20% – but some Inverness operators say they don’t want it

29 November 2022

Highland licensing committee has agreed to increase taxi fares by 20 per cent – effective from February 13, 2023.


Highland school attainment on the up – but councillors press for more

29 November 2022
Highland school attainment on the up – but councillors press for more

Highland school attainment on the up – but councillors press for more

29 November 2022

Highland Council’s education officers have reported a strong improvement in attainment across the board.


Councillors call for improved fire service cover

24 November 2022
Councillors call for improved fire service cover

Councillors call for improved fire service cover

24 November 2022

Highland Council's Inverness committee has heard worries over fire service availability.


Councillors vote down a plan for early learning board

23 November 2022
Councillors vote down a plan for early learning board

Councillors vote down a plan for early learning board

23 November 2022

Education committee members agreed to “step back” and allow officers to continue to negotiate payment rates for the sector.


Park rescue package moves a step closer

23 November 2022
Park rescue package moves a step closer

Park rescue package moves a step closer

23 November 2022

A council committee will vote tomorrow on whether to invest £10,000 in a feasibility study for the city’s flagship Whin Park.


Councillors to consider new active travel investments in city

22 November 2022
Councillors to consider new active travel investments in city

Councillors to consider new active travel investments in city

22 November 2022

They will consider measures for Riverside Way and the Raigmore interchange in Inverness.


Councillors denounce Boundary Commission proposals

19 November 2022
Councillors denounce Boundary Commission proposals

Councillors denounce Boundary Commission proposals

19 November 2022

The Boundary Commission is tasked with reviewing the UK’s parliament constituencies and is gathering views on its draft plans.


Opening of new Inverness primary school delayed ­— again

17 November 2022
Opening of new Inverness primary school delayed ­— again

Opening of new Inverness primary school delayed ­— again

17 November 2022

Pupils will not get into the new Ness Castle Primary School until the end of February.


Council rent arrears soar past £3m

16 November 2022
Council rent arrears soar past £3m

Council rent arrears soar past £3m

16 November 2022

A Highland Council report provides some early insight into the huge impact of the cost-of-living crisis on social housing tenants.


Highland Council report lays care home crisis bare

03 November 2022
Highland Council report lays care home crisis bare

Highland Council report lays care home crisis bare

03 November 2022

There are only 25 care home beds available across the Highlands according to a new report.


Members refuse to back council's electric vehicle charging plan

03 November 2022
Members refuse to back council's electric vehicle charging plan

Members refuse to back council's electric vehicle charging plan

03 November 2022

The council had proposed significant price rises for use of its electrical vehicle (EV) charging points, in a bid to offset maintenance costs.


Highland Council to seek legal advice over ‘aggressive’ Inshes homes move

02 November 2022
Highland Council to seek legal advice over ‘aggressive’ Inshes homes move

Highland Council to seek legal advice over ‘aggressive’ Inshes homes move

02 November 2022

Councillors slammed a Scottish Government decision to support up to 130 more homes at Inshes in Inverness.


Go-ahead for Drakies housing proposal in Inverness

01 November 2022
Go-ahead for Drakies housing proposal in Inverness

Go-ahead for Drakies housing proposal in Inverness

01 November 2022

Members of Highland Council’s south planning committee have given their approval to 12 new homes at Drakies in Inverness.


Turf war for new schools as Highland councillors admit capital plan is not affordable

28 October 2022
Turf war for new schools as Highland councillors admit capital plan is not affordable

Turf war for new schools as Highland councillors admit capital plan is not affordable

28 October 2022

Some Highland councillors representing Inverness said children are having to eat their lunch outside.


Developers drop controversial Drakies footpath ahead of crunch planning meeting

26 October 2022
Developers drop controversial Drakies footpath ahead of crunch planning meeting

Developers drop controversial Drakies footpath ahead of crunch planning meeting

26 October 2022

Springfield Properties has abandoned plans for a footpath linking Inverness’s Drakies housing development with Culcabock Avenue.


Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

20 October 2022
Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

Bleak Highland Council report shows 121 per cent cost increase of new capital builds

20 October 2022

A detailed report for next week’s full council meeting lays out the full extent of its budget problems.


NHS and council bosses discussed urgent response to ‘turbulence’ within adult social care

09 October 2022
NHS and council bosses discussed urgent response to ‘turbulence’ within adult social care

NHS and council bosses discussed urgent response to ‘turbulence’ within adult social care

09 October 2022

One of the discussion points was how much to do locally, and to what extent the Highlands should wait for more details of the National Care Service.


Council exploring if SpaceX Starlink satellite system could help connect communities in major emergency

07 October 2022
Council exploring if SpaceX Starlink satellite system could help connect communities in major emergency

Council exploring if SpaceX Starlink satellite system could help connect communities in major emergency

07 October 2022

Councillors attended a recent briefing on resilience –how the council plans to respond to significant emergency events.


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