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Work on A9 near Tore sparks BEAR Scotland warning of significant disruption with north and south lane closures

11 January 2025
Work on A9 near Tore sparks BEAR Scotland warning of significant disruption with north and south lane closures

Work on A9 near Tore sparks BEAR Scotland warning of significant disruption with north and south lane closures

11 January 2025

The agency also issued a warning that starting early next month there will be further disruption south of Drumochter.


Highlands became the coldest place in the UK with temperatures hitting -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

11 January 2025
Highlands became the coldest place in the UK with temperatures hitting -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

Highlands became the coldest place in the UK with temperatures hitting -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

11 January 2025

Altnaharra, Loch Glascarnoch, Lairg and Aviemore all saw the mercury plunging to negative double digits.


Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

10 January 2025
Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

10 January 2025

He says an effort was made to ‘to deny the delays were because of failures by anyone in government or that uber-quango Transport Scotland’.


Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

10 January 2025
Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

10 January 2025

But in what is a major positive the Scottish Government appears open to accelerating work on the deadliest sections.


Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness will reopen today after Highland Council ordered it closed

10 January 2025
Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness will reopen today after Highland Council ordered it closed

Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness will reopen today after Highland Council ordered it closed

10 January 2025

Bosses thanked efficient officials saying ‘we are 100 per cent open and good to go’ after it closed pending an entertainment license.


Inverness BID’s ‘Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney’ at work in the city

10 January 2025
Inverness BID’s ‘Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney’ at work in the city

Inverness BID’s ‘Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney’ at work in the city

10 January 2025

BID developed its own on-demand clean-up service for cleaning and it evolved into an on-demand gritting service too.


Inverness and Ullapool to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

09 January 2025
Inverness and Ullapool to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

Inverness and Ullapool to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

09 January 2025

But goods vehicles could see the speed limit increase on single and dual carriageways by 10mph.


Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness gets 3am license

07 January 2025
Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness gets 3am license

Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness gets 3am license

07 January 2025

As one councillors assures the public ‘you will not get someone suddenly coming out with an axe and go screaming down Academy Street at 3am’.


Highland Council orders Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness to close until a license is granted

07 January 2025
Highland Council orders Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness to close until a license is granted

Highland Council orders Infinity Trampoline Park in Inverness to close until a license is granted

07 January 2025

The business says that it will close in the meantime but hopes to reopen in time for the weekend.


Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

06 January 2025
Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

Highland Council launches a five-week region-wide 20mph zone consultation

06 January 2025

The public has until February 25 to make their views known as critics slam the scheme as a waste of money.


Ones to watch 2025: Politics

02 January 2025
Ones to watch 2025: Politics

Ones to watch 2025: Politics

02 January 2025

Who are the figures and what are the political issues to keep an eye on for the Highlands in 2025?


Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness seeks 3am license

21 December 2024
Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness seeks 3am license

Playback Bar hosting axe-throwing and activities in Inverness seeks 3am license

21 December 2024

The owners say they want to host ‘a mix of DJ's and bands along with dancing’.


Are council bosses trying to ‘stymie’ oversight by banning public budget debates until March?

19 December 2024
Are council bosses trying to ‘stymie’ oversight by banning public budget debates until March?

Are council bosses trying to ‘stymie’ oversight by banning public budget debates until March?

19 December 2024

Allegations of secrecy emerged during what critics fear is the last financial update until ‘10 days before the budget is set’.


Bid for National Insurance exemption for struggling north care homes

18 December 2024
Bid for National Insurance exemption for struggling north care homes

Bid for National Insurance exemption for struggling north care homes

18 December 2024

Highland Council unanimously backs the move after region lost 218 beds in two years.


Critic slams ‘sad attempt’ to gloss over Highland Council’s education failings

18 December 2024
Critic slams ‘sad attempt’ to gloss over Highland Council’s education failings

Critic slams ‘sad attempt’ to gloss over Highland Council’s education failings

18 December 2024

Councillor Helen Crawford says ‘people are starting to say that the education committee is dysfunctional’.


Education debate degenerates into mudslinging at Highland Council

17 December 2024
Education debate degenerates into mudslinging at Highland Council

Education debate degenerates into mudslinging at Highland Council

17 December 2024

A bid to improve information triggered a furious reaction from administration councillors.


No apology from council leader over the loss of £713,000 in taxpayers’ cash

16 December 2024
No apology from council leader over the loss of £713,000 in taxpayers’ cash

No apology from council leader over the loss of £713,000 in taxpayers’ cash

16 December 2024

The request was made at a full council meeting over the ‘unwanted, unneeded and unwelcome Academy Street fiasco’.


National Insurance bill for Highland Council expected to top £9 million, after UK government hike

15 December 2024
National Insurance bill for Highland Council expected to top £9 million, after UK government hike

National Insurance bill for Highland Council expected to top £9 million, after UK government hike

15 December 2024

Finance bosses fear that any Westminster boost may fall far short of making up the loss they imposed adding a significant budget pressure.


No guarantee Highland Council will not overpay staff again despite £1.2m bill

14 December 2024
No guarantee Highland Council will not overpay staff again despite £1.2m bill

No guarantee Highland Council will not overpay staff again despite £1.2m bill

14 December 2024

Most of the cash was recovered but bosses say due to the ‘complexities’ of paying a workforce of 10,000 it could happen again.


Highland Council slammed for food, breaks and welfare area while local school kids eat in car parks

14 December 2024
Highland Council slammed for food, breaks and welfare area while local school kids eat in car parks

Highland Council slammed for food, breaks and welfare area while local school kids eat in car parks

14 December 2024

The plan emerged from the redesign board tasked with ‘professionalising’ and reforming council services.


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