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Family reunited after intervention of MP

21 March 2019
Family reunited after intervention of MP

Family reunited after intervention of MP

21 March 2019

A BRITISH soldier and his family are celebrating tonight after the arrival of his daughter following a four-month battle to secure her a visa.


Critical report led to serious council reforms

18 March 2019
Critical report led to serious council reforms

Critical report led to serious council reforms

18 March 2019

ONE of Highland Council’s top officials has exclusively explained how the local authority has responded to a critical report.


The SNP release a list of 67 ways the Highland economy could be hurt by Brexit

14 March 2019
The SNP release a list of 67 ways the Highland economy could be hurt by Brexit

The SNP release a list of 67 ways the Highland economy could be hurt by Brexit

14 March 2019

The list contains points about EU funding, workers and how sectors like tourism could be hit


North MP backs work of disabled equality charity

13 March 2019
North MP backs work of disabled equality charity

North MP backs work of disabled equality charity

13 March 2019

Local MP Drew Hendry has showed his support for disabled people at a drop-in event at parliament organised by disability equality charity Scope.


Time for answers on new prison

13 March 2019
Time for answers on new prison

Time for answers on new prison

13 March 2019

FEARS are growing that plans for Inverness’s new multimillion-pound jail have been delayed indefinitely.


High Life Highland boss retires

08 March 2019
High Life Highland boss retires

High Life Highland boss retires

08 March 2019

The chief executive of High Life Highland (HLH), the biggest leisure services provider in the region, has announced his intention to retire from the top…


NHS Highland's management 'failure' hurt trust says MP

05 March 2019
NHS Highland's management 'failure' hurt trust says MP

NHS Highland's management 'failure' hurt trust says MP

05 March 2019

A SENIOR Highland politician has said the shock resignation of former NHS Highland chairman David Alston last week will give the health board a chance…


Funding blow to Highland food banks charity

22 February 2019
Funding blow to Highland food banks charity

Funding blow to Highland food banks charity

22 February 2019

North-based charity Blythswood Care has issued a public appeal for more donations after it lost an annual £75,000 recycling grant from Highland…


Inverness MP slams Whitehall 'shambles' in case of soldier's visa plea

22 February 2019
Inverness MP slams Whitehall 'shambles' in case of soldier's visa plea

Inverness MP slams Whitehall 'shambles' in case of soldier's visa plea

22 February 2019

The Home Office has been labelled “incompetent” over its handling of a review into why a serving British soldier’s daughter was refused…


Home Office 'loses' Inverness-based soldier's immigration appeal

20 February 2019
Home Office 'loses' Inverness-based soldier's immigration appeal

Home Office 'loses' Inverness-based soldier's immigration appeal

20 February 2019

MP Drew Hendry has alleged in parliament that the Home Office has lost the file on a serving British soldier seeking to bring his daughter to live with…


Council budget to mark the start of reform

19 February 2019
Council budget to mark the start of reform

Council budget to mark the start of reform

19 February 2019

Highland Council has agreed sweeping changes to this year’s annual budget of around £570 million with the aim of not just balancing the books…


Scottish budget is a 'challenge' for Highland Council

05 February 2019
Scottish budget is a 'challenge' for Highland Council

Scottish budget is a 'challenge' for Highland Council

05 February 2019

The improved budget deal agreed between the Scottish Government and the Green party has failed to bridge the funding gap and Highland Council remains…


Highland air traffic controllers to be balloted over strike action

01 February 2019
Highland air traffic controllers to be balloted over strike action

Highland air traffic controllers to be balloted over strike action

01 February 2019

The Prospect Union has already notified Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) that it will be asking air traffic controllers to cast a vote regarding…


Tourist tax powers among concessions in Scottish budget

31 January 2019
Tourist tax powers among concessions in Scottish budget

Tourist tax powers among concessions in Scottish budget

31 January 2019

Finance Minister Derek Mackay claimed that it signalled a huge “empowerment” of local authorities while the Greens claimed it covered over…


NHS Highland board welcomes 'progress'

31 January 2019
NHS Highland board welcomes 'progress'

NHS Highland board welcomes 'progress'

31 January 2019

Despite that “cloud”, chairman David Alston maintained that the meeting had been a success, saying that a number of “weighty”…


Highland MPs scathing after Prime Minister vows to reopen Brexit backstop negotiations

30 January 2019
Highland MPs scathing after Prime Minister vows to reopen Brexit backstop negotiations

Highland MPs scathing after Prime Minister vows to reopen Brexit backstop negotiations

30 January 2019

The 317-301 vote victory came after Speaker John Bercow selected seven amendments that variously sought to extend the date of departure, make a ‘no-deal’…


Site for Inverness homes 'not acceptable'

29 January 2019
Site for Inverness homes 'not acceptable'

Site for Inverness homes 'not acceptable'

29 January 2019

Councillor Ken Gowans hit out at the application by agent Bracewell-Stirling for DMPM Services.


Petition launched in battle to bring soldier's daughter to Inverness

25 January 2019
Petition launched in battle to bring soldier's daughter to Inverness

Petition launched in battle to bring soldier's daughter to Inverness

25 January 2019

A petition has been launched aiming to persuade the Home Office to reconsider a decision to to allow a serving British solider's daughter to join him…


Inverness soldier's plea for daughter to be allowed to live in UK

24 January 2019
Inverness soldier's plea for daughter to be allowed to live in UK

Inverness soldier's plea for daughter to be allowed to live in UK

24 January 2019

A DEDICATED British soldier is being denied the chance to be reunited with his daughter despite a decade in uniform serving across the world including…


Hope that Inverness special needs project can be saved

18 January 2019
Hope that Inverness special needs project can be saved

Hope that Inverness special needs project can be saved

18 January 2019

Highland Council’s refusal to fund the Special Needs Action Project (SNAP) in Inverness has triggered outrage across party lines with councillors…


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