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Voting area overhaul leaves the Highlands struggling with the three biggest Westminster constituencies

28 June 2023
Voting area overhaul leaves the Highlands struggling with the three biggest Westminster constituencies

Voting area overhaul leaves the Highlands struggling with the three biggest Westminster constituencies

28 June 2023

The final Boundary Commission report will also see Scotland lose two MPs


Watch: Transport secretary raises doubts about a new A9 dualling deadline by the autumn

28 June 2023
Watch: Transport secretary raises doubts about a new A9 dualling deadline by the autumn

Watch: Transport secretary raises doubts about a new A9 dualling deadline by the autumn

28 June 2023

Mairi MacAllan only confirmed the long-awaited Autumn update would contain 'next steps'


Team Hamish plans for Nairn Links gets the green light from Highland Council

27 June 2023
Team Hamish plans for Nairn Links gets the green light from Highland Council

Team Hamish plans for Nairn Links gets the green light from Highland Council

27 June 2023

The proposals include the creation of new footpaths and a bespoke seating area near Marine Road.


Council gives reluctant approval for 'unsatisfactory' plans for 24 new Drakies homes

27 June 2023
Council gives reluctant approval for 'unsatisfactory' plans for 24 new Drakies homes

Council gives reluctant approval for 'unsatisfactory' plans for 24 new Drakies homes

27 June 2023

Councillor Isabelle Mackenzie says 'This is a very sad tale of something that should not have been allowed to continue.'


Proposals for around 150 new homes on the former Torvean Golf Course move ahead

27 June 2023
Proposals for around 150 new homes on the former Torvean Golf Course move ahead

Proposals for around 150 new homes on the former Torvean Golf Course move ahead

27 June 2023

The plans were submitted by Highland Council and members were asked to raise 'material issues'


Bid for a new Home Bargains store in Inverness moves to the next planning stage

27 June 2023
Bid for a new Home Bargains store in Inverness moves to the next planning stage

Bid for a new Home Bargains store in Inverness moves to the next planning stage

27 June 2023

Highland councillors were asked if they had any comments on the initial planning but none did


Rise in A9 deaths is ‘inevitable’ as government is told 'it is within your power' to resolve

26 June 2023
Rise in A9 deaths is ‘inevitable’ as government is told 'it is within your power' to resolve

Rise in A9 deaths is ‘inevitable’ as government is told 'it is within your power' to resolve

26 June 2023

Campaigner Laura Hansler fears the First Minister's 'cast iron commitment is in danger of rusting away.'


Police Scotland budget cuts leave the north at 'significant risk'

26 June 2023
Police Scotland budget cuts leave the north at 'significant risk'

Police Scotland budget cuts leave the north at 'significant risk'

26 June 2023

Lib Dems at Highland Council are demanding action for communities 'particularly in remote and rural locations.'


Memorial service for Winnie Ewing to be held in Inverness next month

26 June 2023
Memorial service for Winnie Ewing to be held in Inverness next month

Memorial service for Winnie Ewing to be held in Inverness next month

26 June 2023

'All are welcome' at the service in the cathedral while a private funeral will take place this week


Hopes of additional waste collection around the NC500 to be heard at council next week

24 June 2023
Hopes of additional waste collection around the NC500 to be heard at council next week

Hopes of additional waste collection around the NC500 to be heard at council next week

24 June 2023

A financial assessment claims it would cost between £110,000 and £150,000 depending on options


NHS Highland confirms cancer patients set to restart treatment after staffing crisis

23 June 2023
NHS Highland confirms cancer patients set to restart treatment after staffing crisis

NHS Highland confirms cancer patients set to restart treatment after staffing crisis

23 June 2023

It is planned the treatment will start in July but some patients will have to travel to other boards outside the region


Bid to slash charges for groups renting council properties to be decided

23 June 2023
Bid to slash charges for groups renting council properties to be decided

Bid to slash charges for groups renting council properties to be decided

23 June 2023

The issue will appear returns to Highland Council but the finance bosses said it would cost £128,000 to £192,000.


Obituary: Independence icon and Highland politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

22 June 2023
Obituary: Independence icon and Highland politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

Obituary: Independence icon and Highland politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

22 June 2023

Her family confirmed that she died yesterday


NHS Highland chairwoman says sorry to cancer patients losing access to chemo

22 June 2023
NHS Highland chairwoman says sorry to cancer patients losing access to chemo

NHS Highland chairwoman says sorry to cancer patients losing access to chemo

22 June 2023

Sarah Compton-Bishop says 'I am absolutely really sorry that this has happened. It's not what anybody would wish for.'


First Minister Humza Yousaf leads tributes to Winnie Ewing as 'a pioneer and a patriot'

22 June 2023
First Minister Humza Yousaf leads tributes to Winnie Ewing as 'a pioneer and a patriot'

First Minister Humza Yousaf leads tributes to Winnie Ewing as 'a pioneer and a patriot'

22 June 2023

He says 'From the bottom of my heart, I say thank you, Madame Écosse, for your service to our party, our movement and our country.'


Former Highlands and Islands MSP and MEP Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

22 June 2023
Former Highlands and Islands MSP and MEP Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

Former Highlands and Islands MSP and MEP Winnie Ewing dies aged 92

22 June 2023

Ms Ewing was an SNP icon and the mother of Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing.


Could disciplining Fergus Ewing torpedo the SNP government’s credibility in the Highlands?

21 June 2023
Could disciplining Fergus Ewing torpedo the SNP government’s credibility in the Highlands?

Could disciplining Fergus Ewing torpedo the SNP government’s credibility in the Highlands?

21 June 2023

The Inverness and Nairn MSP rebelled yet again over a vote of no confidence in Lorna Slater


Highland Council halts the use of contractors for non-essential housing repairs

21 June 2023
Highland Council halts the use of contractors for non-essential housing repairs

Highland Council halts the use of contractors for non-essential housing repairs

21 June 2023

A letter to contractors states the council will put on 'hold non-essential repairs and scale back on the use of contractors.'


Highlanders need a new A9 deadline and costings at the 'very earliest opportunity'

19 June 2023
Highlanders need a new A9 deadline and costings at the 'very earliest opportunity'

Highlanders need a new A9 deadline and costings at the 'very earliest opportunity'

19 June 2023

MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston argues many are unconvinced by the Scottish Government's commitment.


Kate Forbes warns the A9 is not just a 'Highland problem; it is of national importance'

19 June 2023
Kate Forbes warns the A9 is not just a 'Highland problem; it is of national importance'

Kate Forbes warns the A9 is not just a 'Highland problem; it is of national importance'

19 June 2023

The MSP added that the 'number of fatalities should be a cause for national grief.'


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