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The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

02 May 2024
The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

02 May 2024

In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.


What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

02 May 2024
What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

02 May 2024

Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?


BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

02 May 2024
BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

02 May 2024

She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.


Inverness Central Councillor Bet McAllister to retire in June after 17 years

02 May 2024
Inverness Central Councillor Bet McAllister to retire in June after 17 years

Inverness Central Councillor Bet McAllister to retire in June after 17 years

02 May 2024

Colleagues paid tribute to her saying ‘ thank you Bet, thank you for all you have done’.


John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

02 May 2024
John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

John Swinney offers Kate Forbes a top government job as bids to become First Minister

02 May 2024

Now Ms Forbes is set for her own announcement this afternoon about whether she will run for the top job.


Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

30 April 2024
Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

Highland Council appoints three familiar faces to top jobs in management shake-up

30 April 2024

Malcolm MacLeod, Kate Lackie and Allan Gunn are made assistant chief executives at the local authority.


Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

30 April 2024
Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

Kate Forbes says she is ‘considering’ standing to replace Humza Yousaf as First Minister

30 April 2024

The Highland MSP says she is conscious of a ‘groundswell of support’ but she is still ‘weighing everything up’.


Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

30 April 2024
Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

Highland Council announces £2 BILLION schools and roads investment programme

30 April 2024

The plans are aimed at dealing with at least 12 school and spending millions more on much needed road repairs.


London-based renewables company planning large battery energy storage system

29 April 2024
London-based renewables company planning large battery energy storage system

London-based renewables company planning large battery energy storage system

29 April 2024

The seven hectare site next to SSEN Transmission’s substation at Essich is earmarked to store 200MW.


SNP MSPs pay tribute to Humza Yousaf’s ‘dignified and emotional’ resignation as First Minister

29 April 2024
SNP MSPs pay tribute to Humza Yousaf’s ‘dignified and emotional’ resignation as First Minister

SNP MSPs pay tribute to Humza Yousaf’s ‘dignified and emotional’ resignation as First Minister

29 April 2024

While Kate Forbes is described as ‘by far and away the best person who can lead Scotland.’


Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

29 April 2024
Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

Humza in the Highlands: a year of the First Minister courting north voters

29 April 2024

The First Minister made frequent visits to the north to rebuild connections with the government after a period of inactivity.


BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

29 April 2024
BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf resigns as First Minister after 13 months

29 April 2024

Mr Yousaf was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.


Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024
Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024

Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.


Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024
Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024

Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.


Humza Yousaf and the Highlands: if he goes what will be the impact?

27 April 2024
Humza Yousaf and the Highlands: if he goes what will be the impact?

Humza Yousaf and the Highlands: if he goes what will be the impact?

27 April 2024

The First Minister made numerous visits to the region to reach out to locals after the Sturgeon years.


Douglas Ross says that Humza Yousaf ‘knows he’s finished’

26 April 2024
Douglas Ross says that Humza Yousaf ‘knows he’s finished’

Douglas Ross says that Humza Yousaf ‘knows he’s finished’

26 April 2024

The Conservative and Labour leaders are spearheading efforts to topple the First Minister who vowed to ‘fight on’.


Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

26 April 2024
Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

Academy Street revamp is ‘poor’ value for money and city centre could take ‘decades’ to recover

26 April 2024

Calls are being made for Highland Council to scrap the plan after the results of the economic impact assessment.


Highland MSP launches vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf as SNP-Greens coalition implodes

25 April 2024
Highland MSP launches vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf as SNP-Greens coalition implodes

Highland MSP launches vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf as SNP-Greens coalition implodes

25 April 2024

Pressure was mounting on the First Minister to ditch his coalition partners from backbench MSPs like Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes.


Jamie Halcro Johnston: Wood stove ban will ‘exacerbate cases of fuel poverty’

22 April 2024
Jamie Halcro Johnston: Wood stove ban will ‘exacerbate cases of fuel poverty’

Jamie Halcro Johnston: Wood stove ban will ‘exacerbate cases of fuel poverty’

22 April 2024

He says ‘ministers like the Greens’ Patrick Harvie completely overlook the practical need of many in rural areas.’


Inverness Caley Thistle chairman says club is facing ‘significant pressure on our cash flow’

22 April 2024
Inverness Caley Thistle chairman says club is facing ‘significant pressure on our cash flow’

Inverness Caley Thistle chairman says club is facing ‘significant pressure on our cash flow’

22 April 2024

Ross Morrison wants to secure cash from sponsors early as the club appeals against the council’s refusal of a £3.4 million project.


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