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Developer to appeal after council rejects plans for 93 homes in Drumnadrochit

06 December 2019
Developer to appeal after council rejects plans for 93 homes in Drumnadrochit

Developer to appeal after council rejects plans for 93 homes in Drumnadrochit

06 December 2019

Springfield Properties has said it will appeal a Highland Council decision to refused planning permission for 93 new homes in Drumnadrochit.


Plans for 93 new houses rejected by council

05 December 2019
Plans for 93 new houses rejected by council

Plans for 93 new houses rejected by council

05 December 2019

Springfield Properties have been resoundingly refused planning permission for a development of 93 homes in Drumnadrochit.


Candidates make their pitch for votes

04 December 2019
Candidates make their pitch for votes

Candidates make their pitch for votes

04 December 2019

With days until Britain goes to the polls in the general election, we asked the six local candidates to tell us why people should vote for them


Controversial Inverness hotel plans get go-ahead

04 December 2019
Controversial Inverness hotel plans get go-ahead

Controversial Inverness hotel plans get go-ahead

04 December 2019

Hotel plans were accepted as an improvement but not 'exceptionally pretty'


Loch Ness hydro scheme fails to win council approval

04 December 2019
Loch Ness hydro scheme fails to win council approval

Loch Ness hydro scheme fails to win council approval

04 December 2019

Highland Council has insisted that a massive hydro-electric scheme planned for the banks of Loch Ness must go to a public local inquiry.


Councillors put brakes on bid to hike taxi fares

03 December 2019
Councillors put brakes on bid to hike taxi fares

Councillors put brakes on bid to hike taxi fares

03 December 2019

One of Inverness’s taxi companies was pitted against all the others over a proposed increase in taxi fares at a heated debate earlier today.


BBC Scotland channel's flagship political show Debate Night returns to Inverness

03 December 2019
BBC Scotland channel's flagship political show Debate Night returns to Inverness

BBC Scotland channel's flagship political show Debate Night returns to Inverness

03 December 2019

BBC Scotland's Debate Night is to return to Inverness in the last episode before the UK goes to the polls for the general election.


Highland Council to consider Loch Ness hydro scheme again

29 November 2019
Highland Council to consider Loch Ness hydro scheme again

Highland Council to consider Loch Ness hydro scheme again

29 November 2019

Formerly 'worst ever' application comes back with more details


More parking spaces to open at Raigmore Hospital

27 November 2019
More parking spaces to open at Raigmore Hospital

More parking spaces to open at Raigmore Hospital

27 November 2019

NHS Highland has revealed that work to boost parking capacity at Raigmore Hospital will be available by the end of this week.


NHS Highland tells bullying victims they will have to go through legal channels to get compensation

26 November 2019
NHS Highland tells bullying victims they will have to go through legal channels to get compensation

NHS Highland tells bullying victims they will have to go through legal channels to get compensation

26 November 2019

NHS Highland has announced bullying victims seeking compensation will have to take the board to court or go through an employment tribunal.


Bullying victims call for resignations at NHS Highland board meeting

26 November 2019
Bullying victims call for resignations at NHS Highland board meeting

Bullying victims call for resignations at NHS Highland board meeting

26 November 2019

Victims of bullying have staged a demonstration at an NHS Highland board meeting this morning, calling for greater accountability on the issue.


Councillors give the nod to five projects to get Town Centre Funding

21 November 2019
Councillors give the nod to five projects to get Town Centre Funding

Councillors give the nod to five projects to get Town Centre Funding

21 November 2019

The agreement in follows a battle over which proposals should be considered a slice of £600,000 grant


Highland Council cuts annual funding for Royal National Mod

20 November 2019
Highland Council cuts annual funding for Royal National Mod

Highland Council cuts annual funding for Royal National Mod

20 November 2019

Councillors defend the move because it will see more cash invested over a longer period


NHS Highland demands an extra £11 million to support vulnerable adults

19 November 2019
NHS Highland demands an extra £11 million to support vulnerable adults

NHS Highland demands an extra £11 million to support vulnerable adults

19 November 2019

NHS Highland has been accused of putting management before care after it emerged the health board was demanding £11 million from Highland Council.


SNP's Emma Roddick wins ward by-election

15 November 2019
SNP's Emma Roddick wins ward by-election

SNP's Emma Roddick wins ward by-election

15 November 2019

THE SNP’s Emma Roddick has convincingly won the Inverness Central by-election with a tally of 1115 votes at the third stage.


General Election 2019: All Highland candidates declared

14 November 2019
General Election 2019: All Highland candidates declared

General Election 2019: All Highland candidates declared

14 November 2019

In total 18 candidates are seeking election for the three north constituencies.


First Minister challenged over 78-week surgery wait at Raigmore Hospital

14 November 2019
First Minister challenged over 78-week surgery wait at Raigmore Hospital

First Minister challenged over 78-week surgery wait at Raigmore Hospital

14 November 2019

Highland MSP wants to know what is being done about surgery waiting lists


Scottish Government accused of risking 'festive misery' over airport pay dispute

13 November 2019
Scottish Government accused of risking 'festive misery' over airport pay dispute

Scottish Government accused of risking 'festive misery' over airport pay dispute

13 November 2019

The Scottish Government has been accused of prolonging the stand-off in the current industrial dispute at Highland airports.


Row over who gets to spend £600,000 fund

13 November 2019
Row over who gets to spend £600,000 fund

Row over who gets to spend £600,000 fund

13 November 2019

Highland Council’s Inverness committee is to rank projects that will be put forward for Town Centre Regeneration cash after an acrimonious debate.


Council ‘too quick to axe PSA posts’

12 November 2019
Council ‘too quick to axe PSA posts’

Council ‘too quick to axe PSA posts’

12 November 2019

THERE was dismay today at the news that just six months after axing dozens of pupil support assistants Highland Council is hiring 14 new ones.


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