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Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

05 March 2025
Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

Highland Council’s £818m budget challenged with 13 opposition amendments ahead of crunch meeting

05 March 2025

The Liberal Democrats want to place an emphasis on attainment in schools amid flagging results for north youngsters.


NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

04 March 2025
NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

NHS Highland falls behind national child and adolescent mental health treatment times

04 March 2025

Scotland reaches target for the first time as wellbeing minister and far north MSP Maree Todd hails ‘encouraging’ figures.


Could Legionnaires be behind Raigmore contamination alert?

04 March 2025
Could Legionnaires be behind Raigmore contamination alert?

Could Legionnaires be behind Raigmore contamination alert?

04 March 2025

NHS Highland says it is routine to test for the Legionella bacteria in water contamination cases.


Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

04 March 2025
Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

04 March 2025

Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.


Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

03 March 2025
Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

Plans to expand Highland Council-owned bus service with £6m after D&E Coaches buyout

03 March 2025

A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.


Unclaimed benefits of £70 million sparks creation of Highland poverty and equality commission

28 February 2025
Unclaimed benefits of £70 million sparks creation of Highland poverty and equality commission

Unclaimed benefits of £70 million sparks creation of Highland poverty and equality commission

28 February 2025

Highland Council says 3000 more people could claim pension credits and therefore get winter fuel payments.


Inverness super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

28 February 2025
Inverness super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

Inverness super school plan: LibDems want Highland Council to consider new Inverness facility

28 February 2025

The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.


How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

27 February 2025
How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

How will 7% rise in Highland Council Tax hit your pocket? We look at the figures

27 February 2025

Top councillors recognise ‘people are under severe financial pressure’ but say taxpayers will see their money’s worth


Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

27 February 2025
Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

27 February 2025

The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.


8% less Highland school leavers reach higher education than national average

26 February 2025
8% less Highland school leavers reach higher education than national average

8% less Highland school leavers reach higher education than national average

26 February 2025

Highland Council education bosses’ narrative claims ‘journey of improvement’ underway.


Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

25 February 2025
Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

Housing minister Paul McLennan launches Highland tenants’ rights campaign

25 February 2025

Protections from illegal eviction, rent increases and maintenance to the fore.


Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025
Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

Highland Council claims exam results will match the Scottish average by 2027, critics say that’s ‘unconvincingly positive’

25 February 2025

Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.


Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025
Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

Highland Council teacher absences exceeded 8400 working days last session - a level branded ‘disturbing’

21 February 2025

The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.


New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

20 February 2025
New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

New Inverness Royal Academy head teacher confirmed as Ian Adamson who currently leads Kingussie High

20 February 2025

The IRA’s last head permanent teacher Nigel Engstrand was drafted-in to lead the troubled Fortrose Academy.


Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

20 February 2025
Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

20 February 2025

The SNP MP says ‘people who can see excess energy being generated from their gardens should not be paying more to heat their homes’.


Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

20 February 2025
Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

20 February 2025

LibDem MP warns costs are fuelling the Highlands having the second highest fuel poverty rate in the UK.


UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025
UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

UK government ‘promises’ Highland communities a share of the billions from renewable energy investments

19 February 2025

MP Angus MacDonald hails ‘very positive step’ as Labour energy minister Michael Shanks says region is ‘doing a favour for the rest of the country’.


Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

18 February 2025
Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

Highland Council appoints Savills for Town House commercial feasibility study

18 February 2025

The local authority vacated the iconic building in 2023 to save an estimated £370,000 annually but has struggled to find tenants.


Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025
Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

Shock SNP move could bar Fergus Ewing from running for the party in 2026

17 February 2025

So is the party about to shoot itself in the foot and make Inverness and Nairn competitive over the outspoken Highland MSP?


Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025
Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

Bid to cut Highland Council rent hike by 2% fails despite fears it will cause ‘hardship’ for tenants

13 February 2025

The administration argues the rise is needed to fund maintenance, repairs, and debt.


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