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Highland MP warns of 'bleak Boris Johnson Brexit Britain'

23 July 2019
Highland MP warns of 'bleak Boris Johnson Brexit Britain'

Highland MP warns of 'bleak Boris Johnson Brexit Britain'

23 July 2019

Highland politicians have been reacting to news that having been elected Tory party leader, Boris Johnson will become the UK’s next Prime Minister.


Highland strip bars consultation planned

18 July 2019
Highland strip bars consultation planned

Highland strip bars consultation planned

18 July 2019

Highland Council aims to strip off the layers of public opinion and launch a formal consultation on lap dancing bars.


Shock resignation rocks NHS Highland

17 July 2019
Shock resignation rocks NHS Highland

Shock resignation rocks NHS Highland

17 July 2019

NHS Highland’s vice-chairwoman Melanie Newdick has resigned less than two months after taking up its whistle-blowing champion role.


What a waste

16 July 2019
What a waste

What a waste

16 July 2019

MILLIONS of pounds are being spent on keeping Inverness’s overcrowded and crumbling prison running.


Civic Trust seeks views on river art

16 July 2019
Civic Trust seeks views on river art

Civic Trust seeks views on river art

16 July 2019

Inverness Civic Trust has launched an informal consultation on its Facebook page as to whether the controversial My Ness artworks should go ahead.


Taxpayers owe millions to council

16 July 2019
Taxpayers owe millions to council

Taxpayers owe millions to council

16 July 2019

COUNCIL tax arrears across the Highlands currently stand at £42 million, despite the local authority’s successful 96 per cent collection rate.


Twenty is plenty for councillors

11 July 2019
Twenty is plenty for councillors

Twenty is plenty for councillors

11 July 2019

Highland Council will urgently call on the Scottish Government to introduce a blanket 20mph speed limit in residential areas.


Public to have say on buses

10 July 2019
Public to have say on buses

Public to have say on buses

10 July 2019

STAGECOACH bosses are to come face-to-face with disgruntled customers at a special “surgery” organised for next week.


Talks delayed on River Ness artwork plans

03 July 2019
Talks delayed on River Ness artwork plans

Talks delayed on River Ness artwork plans

03 July 2019

A SPECIAL meeting to formally debate a controversial city artwork could be delayed until after the summer, it has emerged.


Budget is still not easy

03 July 2019
Budget is still not easy

Budget is still not easy

03 July 2019

Highland Council has released details of its annual accounts which paint a mixed picture.


MP keeps pressure on Westminster to settle Universal Credit bill

01 July 2019
MP keeps pressure on Westminster to settle Universal Credit bill

MP keeps pressure on Westminster to settle Universal Credit bill

01 July 2019

MP Drew Hendry is pressing on the UK government to repay Highland Council cash after the region was used as the guinea pig for Universal Credit.


Support staff hit back at ‘brutal cuts’

28 June 2019
Support staff hit back at ‘brutal cuts’

Support staff hit back at ‘brutal cuts’

28 June 2019

THREATENED education workers have broken their silence over proposed Highland Council cuts – accusing the local authority of keeping them in the dark.


Air traffic controllers reject Hial pay offer

28 June 2019
Air traffic controllers reject Hial pay offer

Air traffic controllers reject Hial pay offer

28 June 2019

The Prospect Union has confirmed that a pay offer by Highlands and Islands Airports has been overwhelmingly rejected by air traffic controllers.


Council 'achieves' massive savings

26 June 2019
Council 'achieves' massive savings

Council 'achieves' massive savings

26 June 2019

Highland Council has revealed that it has made the majority of its intended annual savings less than five months after the budget was agreed.


Shortfall to hit school upgrades

26 June 2019
Shortfall to hit school upgrades

Shortfall to hit school upgrades

26 June 2019

DILAPIDATED and overcrowded schools could miss out on vital upgrade cash after a £25m shortfall in expected funding from the Scottish Government.


Rebel councillors make a stand over river art plan

21 June 2019
Rebel councillors make a stand over river art plan

Rebel councillors make a stand over river art plan

21 June 2019

A REBEL group of councillors look likely to force the highly contentious River Ness art project to be debated formally in public for the first time.


Health secretary says dealing with NHS Highland's bullying problems will take time

21 June 2019
Health secretary says dealing with NHS Highland's bullying problems will take time

Health secretary says dealing with NHS Highland's bullying problems will take time

21 June 2019

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted that “it will take time” to deal with NHS Highland’s bullying problem.


First Minister slams NHS Highland over HIV data breach

20 June 2019
 First Minister slams NHS Highland over HIV data breach

First Minister slams NHS Highland over HIV data breach

20 June 2019

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted to “failings” at NHS Highland after a privacy breach of HIV patients.


Waste facility could have saved millions

16 June 2019
Waste facility could have saved millions

Waste facility could have saved millions

16 June 2019

The long-awaited materials recovery facility in Inverness will arrives “a day late and a dollar short,” according to some.


Pressure grows to deliver top speeds

16 June 2019
Pressure grows to deliver top speeds

Pressure grows to deliver top speeds

16 June 2019

The Scottish Government has been lambasted by the Labour party over the latest set of delays to the delivery of nationwide superfast broadband.


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