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POLL RESULTS: Majority of Inverness Courier readers do not back Rishi Sunak as PM

26 October 2022
POLL RESULTS: Majority of Inverness Courier readers do not back Rishi Sunak as PM

POLL RESULTS: Majority of Inverness Courier readers do not back Rishi Sunak as PM

26 October 2022

Most also want to have a snap general election


‘U-turn’ on council fees for early learning and childcare providers

25 October 2022
‘U-turn’ on council fees for early learning and childcare providers

‘U-turn’ on council fees for early learning and childcare providers

25 October 2022

But critics warn 'significantly' lower rates still lag behind neighbouring regions


Highland Council and NHS Highland warn of the 'potential collapse of the care home sector'

25 October 2022
Highland Council and NHS Highland warn of the 'potential collapse of the care home sector'

Highland Council and NHS Highland warn of the 'potential collapse of the care home sector'

25 October 2022

An emergency meeting will be held to discuss funding, staffing and accommodation problems


Highland Council 'U-turn' on early learning and childcare fees welcomed

24 October 2022
Highland Council 'U-turn' on early learning and childcare fees welcomed

Highland Council 'U-turn' on early learning and childcare fees welcomed

24 October 2022

But critics are still not jumping for joy over what they call 'significantly' lower rates


POLL: Do you have faith in Rishi Sunak as he is set to takeover from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?

24 October 2022
POLL: Do you have faith in Rishi Sunak as he is set to takeover from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?

POLL: Do you have faith in Rishi Sunak as he is set to takeover from Liz Truss as Prime Minister?

24 October 2022

He would be the third Prime Minister in less than two months so is it time for a general election?


Breaking: Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt drops out

24 October 2022
Breaking: Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt drops out

Breaking: Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt drops out

24 October 2022

Highlands MPs reaction ranges from calling Sunak 'uniquely well equipped' to saying 'Highlanders deserve better'


Council slammed over refusal to explore heat hubs idea

18 October 2022
Council slammed over refusal to explore heat hubs idea

Council slammed over refusal to explore heat hubs idea

18 October 2022

An opposition councillor has hit out at the council’s refusal to consider opening premises as “heat hubs” for those struggling afford fuel bills.


Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

17 October 2022
Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

Council slammed over rejection of heat hubs idea

17 October 2022

An opposition councillor has hit out at the council’s refusal to consider opening premises as “heat hubs” for those struggling afford fuel bills.


WATCH: Scottish Government minister praises Inverness strategies as vital to funding

17 October 2022
WATCH: Scottish Government minister praises Inverness strategies as vital to funding

WATCH: Scottish Government minister praises Inverness strategies as vital to funding

17 October 2022

Public finance minister Tom Arthur attend the meeting which Inverness MP Drew Hendry says was the 'launchpad' for the Inverness 2035 vision


Around £70 million of investment has poured into Inverness in the last four years

15 October 2022
Around £70 million of investment has poured into Inverness in the last four years

Around £70 million of investment has poured into Inverness in the last four years

15 October 2022

Business leaders say public-private cooperation could help chart a course through the cost crisis


More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022
More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

More than 700 appointments were cancelled by NHS Highland due to the public holiday on the Queen's funeral

14 October 2022

MSPs call on the health board to 'make good on their promise to reschedule these appointments as soon as possible'


Highland Council to get 12 new buses for school transport pilot

13 October 2022
Highland Council to get 12 new buses for school transport pilot

Highland Council to get 12 new buses for school transport pilot

13 October 2022

Speculation is mounting about whether the local authority is taking its first steps towards setting up its own bus company


Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022
Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

Almost half the young people in the Highlands plan to leave within five years

13 October 2022

Liberal Democrat Councillor Molly Nolan slams SNP and Greens over 'unforgivable' inaction warning of a 'demographic time bomb'


Highland Council launches £450,000 cost of living support fund offering grants of up to £10,000

10 October 2022
Highland Council launches £450,000 cost of living support fund offering grants of up to £10,000

Highland Council launches £450,000 cost of living support fund offering grants of up to £10,000

10 October 2022

Voluntary and community organisations can apply for cash to help people through the winter


NHS Scotland to get £600 million for 1000 extra staff from overseas to help it through the winter

09 October 2022
NHS Scotland to get £600 million for 1000 extra staff from overseas to help it through the winter

NHS Scotland to get £600 million for 1000 extra staff from overseas to help it through the winter

09 October 2022

But the Scottish Conservatives slam the plan as providing no answers leaving 'doctors and patients at their wits’ end'


Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

06 October 2022
Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

Two Scottish green freeport winners ‘decided’ but not yet revealed

06 October 2022

The losing bids are expected to be offered Investment Zone status though that is tricky


Culloden Academy woes continue amid concerns over delays and downsizing of the plans

06 October 2022
Culloden Academy woes continue amid concerns over delays and downsizing of the plans

Culloden Academy woes continue amid concerns over delays and downsizing of the plans

06 October 2022

Highland Council was accused of 'trying to build a school to suit a budget, rather than finding the budget to suit a school'


Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

04 October 2022
Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

Coup for Highland green freeport bid as Aberdeen-based company Zero-C Offshore joins Opportunity Cromarty Firth

04 October 2022

The company says it is 'perfectly aligned' with the bid as it aims to build the next generation heavy lift vessels


Pilot scheme aims to tackle rural depopulation

01 October 2022
Pilot scheme aims to tackle rural depopulation

Pilot scheme aims to tackle rural depopulation

01 October 2022

Earlier this week the Scottish Government tabled a Rural Visa Pilot proposal in a bid to stem the depopulation of places like the Highlands.


NHS Highland agrees to bid for £5 million from the Scottish Government for Raigmore maternity unit

01 October 2022
NHS Highland agrees to bid for £5 million from the Scottish Government for Raigmore maternity unit

NHS Highland agrees to bid for £5 million from the Scottish Government for Raigmore maternity unit

01 October 2022

The improvements will allow women from Moray to give birth in Inverness


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