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Scott Maclennan


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Scott MacLennan is the political reporter for all the Highland titles at Highland News and Media. The Scottish Press Awards named him Weekly Journalist of the Year in 2024 for his coverage of the A9 dualling, 999 failings and pupil safety at a north school. He joined the company in 2019. Scott went to university in Glasgow and Moscow and reports on the Highland Council, NHS Highland and the Scottish Parliament

Scott Maclennan

Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025
Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

Highland Council rejects Scottish Government plans to cut speed limit for cars but backs increasing it for HGVs

10 February 2025

The response cites ‘significant length of national speed limit road network and remoteness’ of the area.


Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

10 February 2025
Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

Highland Council gives Lord Lovat planning permission for Balblair Quarry battery energy storage system

10 February 2025

Locals were against the scheme including the community council over noise and the ‘cumulative impact’ of the plan.


Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

06 February 2025
Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

Inverness gull management is set for take-off after the arrival of a falcon to control breeding

06 February 2025

The falcon named Angel will control breeding by making gulls ‘uncomfortable’ to restrict nesting and breeding.


Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

06 February 2025
Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

Scottish Parliament told Highland Council ‘botched’ a child protection probe at north school

06 February 2025

A petitions committee hearing accepted calls for an inquiry into how public bodies ‘mishandle’ such concerns.


Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

06 February 2025
Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

Lord Lovat bids for a battery energy storage system near Balblair Quarry

06 February 2025

He had previously strongly objected to another such scheme nearby before suggesting the current site.


Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

05 February 2025
Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

Inverness councillor questions whether parking management companies like Britannia can issue ‘fines’

05 February 2025

So what should you do if you receive a parking charge notice from a private operator?


Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

05 February 2025
Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

Inverness BID, Highland Council and Nature Scot seek ‘long-term approach to gull management in Inverness’

05 February 2025

By forming new body to look at how to tackle the problem after dispute over egg and nest removal nearly scuppered this year’s plans


Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

04 February 2025
Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

Highland Council completes multimillion pound purchase of D&E Coaches marking a new era for public transport in the region

04 February 2025

The deal will retain all staff and aims to save millions on school contracts with the company being run as a going concern.


Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

04 February 2025
Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

Auditors warning over Highland Council in-house bus service

04 February 2025

Officials miss deadline to show it will ‘deliver the intended performance and outcomes’.


Scottish Household Survey returns profoundly mixed results on Highland Council

03 February 2025
Scottish Household Survey returns profoundly mixed results on Highland Council

Scottish Household Survey returns profoundly mixed results on Highland Council

03 February 2025

Improving marks still fail to top 50% of people approving of the local authority’s job performance.


Highland Council caves in over gull management as it’s understood partners threatened to walk away

03 February 2025
Highland Council caves in over gull management as it’s understood partners threatened to walk away

Highland Council caves in over gull management as it’s understood partners threatened to walk away

03 February 2025

The move saw the local authority totally reverse its position on funding in the space of a lunch hour.


Councillor says ‘we are at the mercy of NatureScot’ over gull management

03 February 2025
Councillor says ‘we are at the mercy of NatureScot’ over gull management

Councillor says ‘we are at the mercy of NatureScot’ over gull management

03 February 2025

Councillor Michael Gregson says as they ‘have been a menace’ and while it is ‘essential that an effective action plan is put in place’.


New Inverness music festival plans at the Northern Meeting Park tabled

03 February 2025
New Inverness music festival plans at the Northern Meeting Park tabled

New Inverness music festival plans at the Northern Meeting Park tabled

03 February 2025

The move for ‘an exciting opportunity for something new in the Highlands’ is subject to funding.


WATCH: Culloden vandalism sparks appeal after wooden footbridge torched and trees chopped down

02 February 2025
WATCH: Culloden vandalism sparks appeal after wooden footbridge torched and trees chopped down

WATCH: Culloden vandalism sparks appeal after wooden footbridge torched and trees chopped down

02 February 2025

Culloden Community Council says Cullwoods ‘has been suffering with repeated vandalism which is hampering the owners efforts to try and restore it’


SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

02 February 2025
SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

SSE’s Great Glen ‘hydro cascade’ continues with Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro scheme

02 February 2025

The project aims to build two dams to hold 40 million cubic litres of water with a move forward on planning application.


Highland Council issues Whin Park reopening date after £500k upgrade work finally begins

02 February 2025
Highland Council issues Whin Park reopening date after £500k upgrade work finally begins

Highland Council issues Whin Park reopening date after £500k upgrade work finally begins

02 February 2025

Highland Council is targeting a completion date of Easter after issuing artist’s impressions of the new equipment.


Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

02 February 2025
Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

Police launch appeal to trace 55-year-old Dawn Robinson reported missing in Inverness

02 February 2025

She was last seen around 8.25am on Saturday February 1 in the Academy Street area of the city.


Major Longman landfill site, Foyers power station and Invergarry worker accommodation developments in the pipeline

02 February 2025
Major Longman landfill site, Foyers power station and Invergarry worker accommodation developments in the pipeline

Major Longman landfill site, Foyers power station and Invergarry worker accommodation developments in the pipeline

02 February 2025

Formal launch of the planning permission process for a trio of Great Glen developments.


Road users report 10+ minute delays on A9 at Moy roadworks with more works at Carrbridge

02 February 2025
Road users report 10+ minute delays on A9 at Moy roadworks with more works at Carrbridge

Road users report 10+ minute delays on A9 at Moy roadworks with more works at Carrbridge

02 February 2025

Lanes at those locations are ‘restricted in both directions due to continuous essential roadworks’.


Alness company Pat Munro Ltd plans quarry for Farr just south of Inverness

02 February 2025
Alness company Pat Munro Ltd plans quarry for Farr just south of Inverness

Alness company Pat Munro Ltd plans quarry for Farr just south of Inverness

02 February 2025

The business hopes to extract 50,000 tonnes of sand and gravel a year over a 15 year period.


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