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Highland Council ‘totally committed’ to school building but needs to cut their funding

13 September 2023
Highland Council ‘totally committed’ to school building but needs to cut their funding

Highland Council ‘totally committed’ to school building but needs to cut their funding

13 September 2023

Leader Raymond Bremner says 'we will continue to progress these projects as far as the council can to ensure that the projects are deliverable'.


RHODA GRANT: 'I found this Programme for Government lacklustre and uninspiring'

12 September 2023
RHODA GRANT: 'I found this Programme for Government lacklustre and uninspiring'

RHODA GRANT: 'I found this Programme for Government lacklustre and uninspiring'

12 September 2023

The Labour MSP says without a commitment to dual the A96 there are 'gaps on how the few promises made will be delivered.'


Parents and councillors label school funding cuts 'a major embarrassment' and 'a shambles'

12 September 2023
Parents and councillors label school funding cuts 'a major embarrassment' and 'a shambles'

Parents and councillors label school funding cuts 'a major embarrassment' and 'a shambles'

12 September 2023

Jeni Sheerin says 'this has obviously come as a huge shock to us' before adding 'disappointed does not even come close.'


Highland Council slammed for ‘utter ineptitude’ over school investment cuts

12 September 2023
Highland Council slammed for ‘utter ineptitude’ over school investment cuts

Highland Council slammed for ‘utter ineptitude’ over school investment cuts

12 September 2023

Parents says the council ‘lacks any form of moral compass’ while former leader labels the move 'absolutely disgusting.'


£127m cuts plan for Highland Council projects

11 September 2023
£127m cuts plan for Highland Council projects

£127m cuts plan for Highland Council projects

11 September 2023

Charleston Academy and Culloden Academy are among the proposed victims as council bosses wield axe to make capital budget savings.


Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

11 September 2023
Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

Highlander calls for visitor vehicle levy to temper over-tourism on NC500

11 September 2023

An in-depth report by Robin Pettigrew warns mass tourism is damaging the environment as well as upsetting locals.


Traders say council's Academy Street traffic plans are 'delusional'

07 September 2023
Traders say council's Academy Street traffic plans are 'delusional'

Traders say council's Academy Street traffic plans are 'delusional'

07 September 2023

Primo owner Donald Maclean says 'many of my sales come from passing traffic'.


Charleston Academy Pupils slam 'disgusting, horrible, mouldy, depressing' school building

07 September 2023
Charleston Academy Pupils slam 'disgusting, horrible, mouldy, depressing' school building

Charleston Academy Pupils slam 'disgusting, horrible, mouldy, depressing' school building

07 September 2023

One pupil summed up the situation: 'There are mushrooms growing out of the ceiling in my science class. There is asbestos in my maths class.'


Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

07 September 2023
Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

Transport Scotland says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal A9 decisions

07 September 2023

MSP Fergus Ewing warns 'people will then surely ask what is it that the Scottish Government have got to hide?'


Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

07 September 2023
Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

Highland campaigner secures a committee inquiry into A9 dualling failures

07 September 2023

Laura Hansler says ‘those who have tragically lost their loved ones on the road are the reason why this is so exceptionally important.’


Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

07 September 2023
Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

Kincraig campaigner's A9 dualling petition upgraded to a formal committee inquiry

07 September 2023

Convener Jackson Carlaw says the move was prompted by the ‘hundreds of responses’ from concerned locals.


PICTURES: The deplorable state of Charleston Academy exposed

06 September 2023
PICTURES: The deplorable state of Charleston Academy exposed

PICTURES: The deplorable state of Charleston Academy exposed

06 September 2023

Images show missing ceiling tiles from water damage around lights with exposed wires and moss growing on windows.


A9 Tomatin to Moy dualling: No work before summer 2024 as costs rocket by £35m

05 September 2023
A9 Tomatin to Moy dualling: No work before summer 2024 as costs rocket by £35m

A9 Tomatin to Moy dualling: No work before summer 2024 as costs rocket by £35m

05 September 2023

Transport secretary Màiri McAllan says the 'announcement will be a welcome update for communities and businesses across the A9 corridor.'


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: 'If we can sometimes park party politics we will achieve so much more'

05 September 2023
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: 'If we can sometimes park party politics we will achieve so much more'

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: 'If we can sometimes park party politics we will achieve so much more'

05 September 2023

Highland MSP says Holyrood is too procedural and wastes time on the 'four minute read speech with no interventions'


WATCH what happens when Highland MSP challenges Humza Yousaf to deliver A9 dualling date

05 September 2023
WATCH what happens when Highland MSP challenges Humza Yousaf to deliver A9 dualling date

WATCH what happens when Highland MSP challenges Humza Yousaf to deliver A9 dualling date

05 September 2023

The First Minister did not take-up Douglas Ross's offer as critics slam the lack of detail in the Programme for Government.


First Minister confirms launch of contract tender for Tomatin-Moy section of the A9

05 September 2023
First Minister confirms launch of contract tender for Tomatin-Moy section of the A9

First Minister confirms launch of contract tender for Tomatin-Moy section of the A9

05 September 2023

But critics have turned into sceptics and say the 'lack of detail' in his Programme for Government 'beggars belief'.


PICTURES: £80k for Highland Hospice from Loch Ness bungee event

04 September 2023
PICTURES: £80k for Highland Hospice from Loch Ness bungee event

PICTURES: £80k for Highland Hospice from Loch Ness bungee event

04 September 2023

Some 120 people took part on Saturday but windy conditions meant the Sunday session was postponed.


Drummond School to benefit from thousands raised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

03 September 2023
Drummond School to benefit from thousands raised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

Drummond School to benefit from thousands raised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

03 September 2023

Amelia’s mother Kelly McRae says 'the generosity of people in the Highlands never ceases to amaze me.'


PICTURES: The young people recognised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

03 September 2023
PICTURES: The young people recognised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

PICTURES: The young people recognised at Amelia’s Young Highlander Awards

03 September 2023

The awards honoured more than a dozen young people for their bravery, caring and determination in the face of adversity.


Highland Hospice postpones today’s bungee and catapult launches due to high winds

03 September 2023
Highland Hospice postpones today’s bungee and catapult launches due to high winds

Highland Hospice postpones today’s bungee and catapult launches due to high winds

03 September 2023

Organisers say ‘the high wind speeds mean it would be unsafe to go ahead.’


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