A PROPOSAL for a new hydro scheme above Loch Ness has been rejected by Highland Council as “the worst planning application” it has encountered.
A SUICIDE prevention pilot project that has already helped 400 adults in the Inverness area is to be extended to 17 and 18-year-olds.
A HIGHLAND MSP has hit out at the Scottish Government after it emerged NHS Highland patients can wait up to a year for a knee replacement.
A NOTORIOUS traffic bottleneck cannot handle more cars and plans for new housing that rely on it for access must be blocked, a community has warned.
A PROBE has been launched into whether ticket machines are over-charging rail travellers by directing them to more expensive fares.
THE Highland head of Stagecoach admitted the company “has not got it right” as passengers lined up to criticise its service at a public meeting.
CASH-STRAPPED Highland Council has already spent more than £100,000 on controversial artwork plans for the River Ness.
CONSTRUCTION of more than 200 new parking bays at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is under way.
NHS Highland’s attempts to stamp out bullying have been dealt a series of blows.
Highland politicians have been reacting to news that having been elected Tory party leader, Boris Johnson will become the UK’s next Prime Minister.
Highland Council aims to strip off the layers of public opinion and launch a formal consultation on lap dancing bars.
NHS Highland’s vice-chairwoman Melanie Newdick has resigned less than two months after taking up its whistle-blowing champion role.
MILLIONS of pounds are being spent on keeping Inverness’s overcrowded and crumbling prison running.
Inverness Civic Trust has launched an informal consultation on its Facebook page as to whether the controversial My Ness artworks should go ahead.
COUNCIL tax arrears across the Highlands currently stand at £42 million, despite the local authority’s successful 96 per cent collection rate.
Highland Council will urgently call on the Scottish Government to introduce a blanket 20mph speed limit in residential areas.
STAGECOACH bosses are to come face-to-face with disgruntled customers at a special “surgery” organised for next week.
A SPECIAL meeting to formally debate a controversial city artwork could be delayed until after the summer, it has emerged.
Highland Council has released details of its annual accounts which paint a mixed picture.
MP Drew Hendry is pressing on the UK government to repay Highland Council cash after the region was used as the guinea pig for Universal Credit.
