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Scott Maclennan


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Scott MacLennan is the political reporter for the Highland titles at Highland News and Media. He joined the company in 2019. Scott went to university in Glasgow and Moscow and reports on the Highland Council, NHS Highland and the Scottish Parliament.

Highland Hospice stages ‘the ultimate bucket list experience’ with a Loch Ness bungee jump to raise vital funds

01 June 2024
Highland Hospice stages ‘the ultimate bucket list experience’ with a Loch Ness bungee jump to raise vital funds

Highland Hospice stages ‘the ultimate bucket list experience’ with a Loch Ness bungee jump to raise vital funds

01 June 2024

There were plenty of hardy fundraisers for one of the north’s most deserving charities willing to brave the 160ft elasticated drop.


WATCH: Alex Salmond says the SNP has failed to make the north a ‘priority’ as he hits the campaign trail

01 June 2024
WATCH: Alex Salmond says the SNP has failed to make the north a ‘priority’ as he hits the campaign trail

WATCH: Alex Salmond says the SNP has failed to make the north a ‘priority’ as he hits the campaign trail

01 June 2024

The former First Minister was staking his party’s claim with Alba’s Highland manifesto targeting housing, jobs, and independence.


The Gathering festival dubbed ‘amazing’ as the sun shone down on the Highland music festival

01 June 2024
The Gathering festival dubbed ‘amazing’ as the sun shone down on the Highland music festival

The Gathering festival dubbed ‘amazing’ as the sun shone down on the Highland music festival

01 June 2024

Organiser Dougie Brown says it is more than about the music but ‘a celebration of all that is great about Scotland and the Highlands.’


Highland Council reminds locals that parts of the Southern Distributor Road will be closed tomorrow

01 June 2024
Highland Council reminds locals that parts of the Southern Distributor Road will be closed tomorrow

Highland Council reminds locals that parts of the Southern Distributor Road will be closed tomorrow

01 June 2024

From 7am to 1pm Cancer Research UK will be staging the 5k Inverness Race For Life.


WATCH: Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop says ‘nothing is off the table’ when discussing finishing Nairn bypass by 2030

31 May 2024
WATCH: Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop says ‘nothing is off the table’ when discussing finishing Nairn bypass by 2030

WATCH: Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop says ‘nothing is off the table’ when discussing finishing Nairn bypass by 2030

31 May 2024

She was asked if the Scottish Government can complete at least the Nairn Bypass by the original A96 dualling deadline.


‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn’ – Fergus Ewing unafraid of SNP whip as he is ready to fight for Nairn Bypass

31 May 2024
‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn’ – Fergus Ewing unafraid of SNP whip as he is ready to fight for Nairn Bypass

‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn’ – Fergus Ewing unafraid of SNP whip as he is ready to fight for Nairn Bypass

31 May 2024

He warns the Scottish Government to deliver a timeline for the work by the end of the year saying ‘I know what I have got to do’.


Alba set to launch its general election campaign in the north with a Highland manifesto in Easter Ross

31 May 2024
Alba set to launch its general election campaign in the north with a Highland manifesto in Easter Ross

Alba set to launch its general election campaign in the north with a Highland manifesto in Easter Ross

31 May 2024

Alex Salmond alongside Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross candidate Steve Chisholm aim win the party’s first seat at an election win.


WATCH: Transport secretary says major progress expected within ‘weeks’ on East Link from Inshes to Smithton

31 May 2024
WATCH: Transport secretary says major progress expected within ‘weeks’ on East Link from Inshes to Smithton

WATCH: Transport secretary says major progress expected within ‘weeks’ on East Link from Inshes to Smithton

31 May 2024

Fiona Hyslop says the latest development ‘underlines our commitment to making improvements along the A96’.


Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

31 May 2024
Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

31 May 2024

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed the development before The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass event in Nairn this evening.


Inverness Chamber of Commerce to hold hustings for the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency

30 May 2024
Inverness Chamber of Commerce to hold hustings for the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency

Inverness Chamber of Commerce to hold hustings for the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency

30 May 2024

CEO Colin Marr says ‘we’ll be concentrating on what the candidates can do to help businesses in our region flourish’.


A9 campaigner Laura Hansler slams Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘lame excuses’ for dualling delays

29 May 2024
A9 campaigner Laura Hansler slams Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘lame excuses’ for dualling delays

A9 campaigner Laura Hansler slams Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘lame excuses’ for dualling delays

29 May 2024

Speaking about the former First Minister, Ms Hansler says ‘she doesn’t care – she simply doesn’t care. They have got blood on their hands’.


WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon blames ‘austerity, Brexit, the pandemic’ for A9 dualling delays’

29 May 2024
WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon blames ‘austerity, Brexit, the pandemic’ for A9 dualling delays’

WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon blames ‘austerity, Brexit, the pandemic’ for A9 dualling delays’

29 May 2024

Fergus Ewing asked her: ‘surely, many people are right to say the A9 just wasn’t the top priority for the Scottish Government’.


Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

28 May 2024
Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

Scottish Government set to U-turn on wood burning stoves ban in new build homes

28 May 2024

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says she is “delighted that the energy minister has committed to adapting the regulations’.


ICT chairman says ‘I get that people are p****d off’

28 May 2024
ICT chairman says ‘I get that people are p****d off’

ICT chairman says ‘I get that people are p****d off’

28 May 2024

Ross Morrison says ‘if we don’t get the season ticket money then we cannot pay the wages… then the club goes bust.’


EXCLUSIVE: Caley Thistle chairman says ‘I would stand down tomorrow’ if it helped the club

28 May 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Caley Thistle chairman says ‘I would stand down tomorrow’ if it helped the club

EXCLUSIVE: Caley Thistle chairman says ‘I would stand down tomorrow’ if it helped the club

28 May 2024

Ross Morrison says ‘I can understand the fans feelings’ as he speaks out for the first time since a fans revolt over moving training to Fife.


Town House gets a new logo at a cost of £950 paid out of the Inverness Common Good Fund

28 May 2024
Town House gets a new logo at a cost of £950 paid out of the Inverness Common Good Fund

Town House gets a new logo at a cost of £950 paid out of the Inverness Common Good Fund

28 May 2024

The loss of Highland Council as a tenant costs the fund in excess of £310,000 a year.


Labour selects Michael Perera as the party’s Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire candidate

27 May 2024
Labour selects Michael Perera as the party’s Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire candidate

Labour selects Michael Perera as the party’s Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire candidate

27 May 2024

Despite being ‘stunned by Matheson’s brass neck and lies’ Mr Perera says ‘Matheson’s failings in his health brief that are even more egregious’.


Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to face a grilling over her role in the A9 dualling failure

27 May 2024
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to face a grilling over her role in the A9 dualling failure

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to face a grilling over her role in the A9 dualling failure

27 May 2024

The timing is uncomfortable for the SNP as it highlights one of its biggest broken promises in the middle of the general election campaign.


WATCH: Kate Forbes says SNP can be trusted despite First Minister backing shamed ex-minister

24 May 2024
WATCH: Kate Forbes says SNP can be trusted despite First Minister backing shamed ex-minister

WATCH: Kate Forbes says SNP can be trusted despite First Minister backing shamed ex-minister

24 May 2024

John Swinney backed Michael Matheson over a 27 day recommended suspension – on the day of the SNP general election campaign launch.


Sunak says SNP ‘have let down Scottish school children for years and years’ amid anger over election timing

23 May 2024
Sunak says SNP ‘have let down Scottish school children for years and years’ amid anger over election timing

Sunak says SNP ‘have let down Scottish school children for years and years’ amid anger over election timing

23 May 2024

He was responding during a campaign stop in Nigg after John Swinney accused him of being ‘disrespectful’ over the timing.


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