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Highland Council Visitor Levy stance is ‘digging its heels in – on shifting sands’

27 September 2025
Highland Council Visitor Levy stance is ‘digging its heels in – on shifting sands’

Highland Council Visitor Levy stance is ‘digging its heels in – on shifting sands’

27 September 2025

Labour and LibDem calls for a pause were rejected by the SNP-Highland Independent bosses.


Four Nairn paddleboarders swept out to sea prompt major emergency response

27 September 2025
Four Nairn paddleboarders swept out to sea prompt major emergency response

Four Nairn paddleboarders swept out to sea prompt major emergency response

27 September 2025

MIRO, HM Coastguard helicopter and Invergordon RNLI responded but they were rescued by fisherman at the scene.


Green freeport boss hails ‘historic’ day for people and prospects of the Highlands

26 September 2025
Green freeport boss hails ‘historic’ day for people and prospects of the Highlands

Green freeport boss hails ‘historic’ day for people and prospects of the Highlands

26 September 2025

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes sign deal inaugurating the enterprise.


Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander highlights local potential at Highland Business Awards

26 September 2025
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander highlights local potential at Highland Business Awards

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander highlights local potential at Highland Business Awards

26 September 2025

Earlier he attended an event inaugurating Inverness and Cromarty First Green Freeport.


Green freeport deal signing in Inverness with SNP’s Kate Forbes and Labour’s Douglas Alexander

26 September 2025
Green freeport deal signing in Inverness with SNP’s Kate Forbes and Labour’s Douglas Alexander

Green freeport deal signing in Inverness with SNP’s Kate Forbes and Labour’s Douglas Alexander

26 September 2025

Finalising the five year process unlocks £25 million in funding and opens the door to £6.5 billion in investment.


Gull Summit: Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie says NatureScot made some ‘completely ludicrous’ requests

24 September 2025
Gull Summit: Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie says NatureScot made some ‘completely ludicrous’ requests

Gull Summit: Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie says NatureScot made some ‘completely ludicrous’ requests

24 September 2025

But he insists the system works and he is the ‘ultimate arbiter’ of conflicted decisions on licences.


Inverness Campus plans for all-weather sports facility with floodlit 100x60 metre pitch

24 September 2025
Inverness Campus plans for all-weather sports facility with floodlit 100x60 metre pitch

Inverness Campus plans for all-weather sports facility with floodlit 100x60 metre pitch

24 September 2025

The planning application is due soon and also points to a masterplan that includes a tennis academy.


Care home operator ‘appalled’ by BBC footage showing residents in distress

23 September 2025
Care home operator ‘appalled’ by BBC footage showing residents in distress

Care home operator ‘appalled’ by BBC footage showing residents in distress

23 September 2025

Public outrage was sparked after BBC investigation into what families say was ‘cruelty’ and ‘neglect’ of vulnerable elderly people.


Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie defends guest list to gull summit saying space is ‘limited’

23 September 2025
Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie defends guest list to gull summit saying space is ‘limited’

Scottish Government minister Jim Fairlie defends guest list to gull summit saying space is ‘limited’

23 September 2025

He added MSPs concerns ‘will weigh heavily in the deliberations on how we find solutions’.


UK government risking Highland care sector over its national insurance and overseas staff policies

23 September 2025
UK government risking Highland care sector over its national insurance and overseas staff policies

UK government risking Highland care sector over its national insurance and overseas staff policies

23 September 2025

Leading care provider voices fear the sector faces a ‘catastrophic’ loss of ‘swathes’ of provision.


Scottish Government issues £100,000 to tackle disruptive urban gull populations before Inverness summit

23 September 2025
Scottish Government issues £100,000 to tackle disruptive urban gull populations before Inverness summit

Scottish Government issues £100,000 to tackle disruptive urban gull populations before Inverness summit

23 September 2025

Highland MSP Douglas Ross says it shows ‘how detached SNP ministers are from reality’.


Eilidh Munro in bid to succeed Kate Forbes on the SNP ticket in 2026

22 September 2025
Eilidh Munro in bid to succeed Kate Forbes on the SNP ticket in 2026

Eilidh Munro in bid to succeed Kate Forbes on the SNP ticket in 2026

22 September 2025

The musician is one of the final two candidates with party members set to start voting this weekend.


‘Seagull Summit’ secrecy - government ‘running scared’ by putting meeting in private

16 September 2025
‘Seagull Summit’ secrecy - government ‘running scared’ by putting meeting in private

‘Seagull Summit’ secrecy - government ‘running scared’ by putting meeting in private

16 September 2025

Highland MSPs, the public and media have not been invited to next week’s meeting prompted by concerns linked to gull attacks.


Highland councillors call for visitor levy ‘pause’ and introduction of charges for motorhomes

13 September 2025
Highland councillors call for visitor levy ‘pause’ and introduction of charges for motorhomes

Highland councillors call for visitor levy ‘pause’ and introduction of charges for motorhomes

13 September 2025

Amid ‘significant concerns remain over the form and method of implementation as currently proposed.’


Highland social care report exposes service crisis affecting vulnerable adults and children

12 September 2025
Highland social care report exposes service crisis affecting vulnerable adults and children

Highland social care report exposes service crisis affecting vulnerable adults and children

12 September 2025

Child social work teams have 44% vacancy rate and care at home has almost 3000 hours of unmet need triggering delayed discharge.


Hundreds of Highland private hire car drivers may be forced to take knowledge test before getting licensed

11 September 2025
Hundreds of Highland private hire car drivers may be forced to take knowledge test before getting licensed

Hundreds of Highland private hire car drivers may be forced to take knowledge test before getting licensed

11 September 2025

A public consultation saw 70 per cent of respondents support the plan.


Renewables comment forces respected councillor to quit planning committee

10 September 2025
Renewables comment forces respected councillor to quit planning committee

Renewables comment forces respected councillor to quit planning committee

10 September 2025

Matthew Reiss wants a pause on major projects causing ‘misery and waste’ until the grid has capacity.


Highlands sees 20 per cent decrease in alcohol specific deaths

10 September 2025
Highlands sees 20 per cent decrease in alcohol specific deaths

Highlands sees 20 per cent decrease in alcohol specific deaths

10 September 2025

Despite that the rate per 100,000 people remains above the national average with 52 fatalities.


Inverness-based dental hygienist fears UK government changes could leave Highlands short of dentists

09 September 2025
Inverness-based dental hygienist fears UK government changes could leave Highlands short of dentists

Inverness-based dental hygienist fears UK government changes could leave Highlands short of dentists

09 September 2025

The Home Office refused to comment on its changes to Skilled Worker Visas.


Conservative Helen Crawford vows to take pylon fight to Holyrood with 2026 election bid

09 September 2025
Conservative Helen Crawford vows to take pylon fight to Holyrood with 2026 election bid

Conservative Helen Crawford vows to take pylon fight to Holyrood with 2026 election bid

09 September 2025

The Aird and Loch Ness member confirms she will run for the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch seat in the 2026.


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