Tony Blair’s former top advisor is set to deliver the keynote speech at the Highland Business Dinner with a positive message.
Scotland’s highest court found the local authority’s arguments were the review is #incompetent’ and ‘premature’ to be ‘unfounded’.
Asked if he would go as far as Humza Yousaf in putting pen to paper, the First Minister said ‘yes, of course’.
Audit Scotland warns ‘it's getting harder for councils to do more with less’ but local authorities could be more transparent.
The First Minister says it is ‘literally a phenomenal investment in the future of the Highlands’.
First Minister John Swinney says the loan of Scottish and UK public money ‘demonstrates the huge confidence in this new facility.’
Alex Salmond is set to give evidence to the A9 dualling inquiry at Holyrood tomorrow.
John Swinney has been crowned the new leader of the SNP after winning the support of potential contender, Highland MSP Kate Forbes.
In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.
Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?
She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.
Colleagues paid tribute to her saying ‘ thank you Bet, thank you for all you have done’.
Now Ms Forbes is set for her own announcement this afternoon about whether she will run for the top job.
Malcolm MacLeod, Kate Lackie and Allan Gunn are made assistant chief executives at the local authority.
The Highland MSP says she is conscious of a ‘groundswell of support’ but she is still ‘weighing everything up’.
The plans are aimed at dealing with at least 12 school and spending millions more on much needed road repairs.
The seven hectare site next to SSEN Transmission’s substation at Essich is earmarked to store 200MW.
While Kate Forbes is described as ‘by far and away the best person who can lead Scotland.’
The First Minister made frequent visits to the north to rebuild connections with the government after a period of inactivity.
Mr Yousaf was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.