The Liberal Democrats want to place an emphasis on attainment in schools amid flagging results for north youngsters.
Scotland reaches target for the first time as wellbeing minister and far north MSP Maree Todd hails ‘encouraging’ figures.
NHS Highland says it is routine to test for the Legionella bacteria in water contamination cases.
Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.
A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.
Highland Council says 3000 more people could claim pension credits and therefore get winter fuel payments.
The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.
Top councillors recognise ‘people are under severe financial pressure’ but say taxpayers will see their money’s worth
The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.
Highland Council education bosses’ narrative claims ‘journey of improvement’ underway.
Protections from illegal eviction, rent increases and maintenance to the fore.
Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.
The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.
The IRA’s last head permanent teacher Nigel Engstrand was drafted-in to lead the troubled Fortrose Academy.
The SNP MP says ‘people who can see excess energy being generated from their gardens should not be paying more to heat their homes’.
LibDem MP warns costs are fuelling the Highlands having the second highest fuel poverty rate in the UK.
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’.
The local authority vacated the iconic building in 2023 to save an estimated £370,000 annually but has struggled to find tenants.
So is the party about to shoot itself in the foot and make Inverness and Nairn competitive over the outspoken Highland MSP?
The administration argues the rise is needed to fund maintenance, repairs, and debt.