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Highland Council accused of throwing good money after bad over Academy Street appeal

31 August 2024
Highland Council accused of throwing good money after bad over Academy Street appeal

Highland Council accused of throwing good money after bad over Academy Street appeal

31 August 2024

Businessman Scott Murray says ‘they are going to lose the public purse £4 million when we are going to have pensioners struggling to heat their homes’


Scottish Tory leadership candidate wants A9 dualling accelerated

30 August 2024
Scottish Tory leadership candidate wants A9 dualling accelerated

Scottish Tory leadership candidate wants A9 dualling accelerated

30 August 2024

He says work must accelerate ‘otherwise, we will continue to see more lives being needlessly lost’.


Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald want to meet culture minister Angus Robertson over tourist information centre closures

30 August 2024
Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald want to meet culture minister Angus Robertson over tourist information centre closures

Lib Dem MP Angus MacDonald want to meet culture minister Angus Robertson over tourist information centre closures

30 August 2024

He wants VisitScotland to reverse its decision to close tourist information centres due to its ‘digital first’ strategy.


Highland Council announced series of major promotions to the newly created role of chief officer

30 August 2024
Highland Council announced series of major promotions to the newly created role of chief officer

Highland Council announced series of major promotions to the newly created role of chief officer

30 August 2024

The five new bosses will work in areas like education, care, housing, property and health and social care.


Highland Council has the highest education vacancy rate in Scotland amid concerns about temporary contracts

30 August 2024
Highland Council has the highest education vacancy rate in Scotland amid concerns about temporary contracts

Highland Council has the highest education vacancy rate in Scotland amid concerns about temporary contracts

30 August 2024

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says: “The question must be asked: What damage or impact is it having on our children’s education?”


Highland Council appeals against ‘unlawful’ Academy Street revamp consultation ruling

29 August 2024
Highland Council appeals against ‘unlawful’ Academy Street revamp consultation ruling

Highland Council appeals against ‘unlawful’ Academy Street revamp consultation ruling

29 August 2024

The council will seek to overturn Lord Sandison’s verdict that the plan was ‘predicated on’ an ‘unlawful consultation’


Inverness South Councillor Andrew Sinclair is set to leave Tories to join the Highland Alliance

29 August 2024
Inverness South Councillor Andrew Sinclair is set to leave Tories to join the Highland Alliance

Inverness South Councillor Andrew Sinclair is set to leave Tories to join the Highland Alliance

29 August 2024

He is the third member to leave the Conservative group at Highland Council since the 2022 election.


Nairn campsite calls on Highland Council to ‘to support local businesses rather than work against us’

28 August 2024
Nairn campsite calls on Highland Council to ‘to support local businesses rather than work against us’

Nairn campsite calls on Highland Council to ‘to support local businesses rather than work against us’

28 August 2024

Barrow Campsite’s Ewan McConachie warns that the council’s campervan scheme will ‘have a direct detrimental effect on my future business’.


Net-zero audit reveals Highland Council’s worst performing buildings for carbon emissions

28 August 2024
Net-zero audit reveals Highland Council’s worst performing buildings for carbon emissions

Net-zero audit reveals Highland Council’s worst performing buildings for carbon emissions

28 August 2024

So far 342 facilities have been screened producing a shortlist of the 40 worst performing buildings for carbon emissions.


New Lib Dem MP assembled massive £104k campaign war chest to defeat SNP incumbent

27 August 2024
New Lib Dem MP assembled massive £104k campaign war chest to defeat SNP incumbent

New Lib Dem MP assembled massive £104k campaign war chest to defeat SNP incumbent

27 August 2024

Angus MacDonald overcame Drew Hendry in July’s general election increasing his party’s vote share by more than 22 per cent.


MSP says Highland Council sold ‘less than 40’ campervan and motorhome scheme passes

27 August 2024
MSP says Highland Council sold ‘less than 40’ campervan and motorhome scheme passes

MSP says Highland Council sold ‘less than 40’ campervan and motorhome scheme passes

27 August 2024

Edward Mountain says ‘Going into competition with these businesses is madness’.


Red Hot Highland Fling cancellation ‘disappointing’ but hospitality bosses say alternatives are in place

23 August 2024
Red Hot Highland Fling cancellation ‘disappointing’ but hospitality bosses say alternatives are in place

Red Hot Highland Fling cancellation ‘disappointing’ but hospitality bosses say alternatives are in place

23 August 2024

Options include the Kingsmills Hotel and a proposed street party but it is likely some revenue will go elsewhere in the Highlands.


EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

23 August 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

23 August 2024

Highland Council upheld complaints concerning two other members of staff, one of whom was described as ‘hostile’ to the teenager.


Money woes behind cancellation of Red Hot Highland Fling amid ‘increased costings for infrastructure’

22 August 2024
Money woes behind cancellation of Red Hot Highland Fling amid ‘increased costings for infrastructure’

Money woes behind cancellation of Red Hot Highland Fling amid ‘increased costings for infrastructure’

22 August 2024

Critics of the event say it is now time to reassess it and possibly even cancel it permanently.


Indication that Highland Council is unlikely to pursue an appeal after losing Academy Street court case

22 August 2024
Indication that Highland Council is unlikely to pursue an appeal after losing Academy Street court case

Indication that Highland Council is unlikely to pursue an appeal after losing Academy Street court case

22 August 2024

While ‘there are several significant shortcomings’ in the council’s economic analysis that are ‘largely directly traceable’ to the local authority.


Highland Council’s economic analysis of Academy Street revamp dubbed ‘a work of fiction’ with ‘very little justification’

21 August 2024
Highland Council’s economic analysis of Academy Street revamp dubbed ‘a work of fiction’ with ‘very little justification’

Highland Council’s economic analysis of Academy Street revamp dubbed ‘a work of fiction’ with ‘very little justification’

21 August 2024

A review of the available evidence found that it failed to include potential downsides and consulate businesses properly.


Highland Council remains silent on Academy Street as its economic impact assessment slammed as ‘fundamentally flawed’

20 August 2024
Highland Council remains silent on Academy Street as its economic impact assessment slammed as ‘fundamentally flawed’

Highland Council remains silent on Academy Street as its economic impact assessment slammed as ‘fundamentally flawed’

20 August 2024

A new assessment shows there were ‘weaknesses in the overall approach’ like ‘only assessing one option’.


Contractor apologises for delays in emptying bottle banks but insists waits are not related to the Deposit Return Scheme

16 August 2024
Contractor apologises for delays in emptying bottle banks but insists waits are not related to the Deposit Return Scheme

Contractor apologises for delays in emptying bottle banks but insists waits are not related to the Deposit Return Scheme

16 August 2024

Biffa says it is working to ‘address the missed collections’ and ensure ‘the service isn’t impacted in the future’.


EXCLUSIVE: Ketan Makwana still determined to get a majority stake in Inverness Caledonian Thistle

15 August 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Ketan Makwana still determined to get a majority stake in Inverness Caledonian Thistle

EXCLUSIVE: Ketan Makwana still determined to get a majority stake in Inverness Caledonian Thistle

15 August 2024

The club suspended negotiations after the arrival of Orion Group chairman Alan Savage.


A9 dualling investment is safe – for now but transport secretary warns Labour’s ‘austerity’ spending will cause pressures

15 August 2024
A9 dualling investment is safe – for now but transport secretary warns Labour’s ‘austerity’ spending will cause pressures

A9 dualling investment is safe – for now but transport secretary warns Labour’s ‘austerity’ spending will cause pressures

15 August 2024

Fiona Hyslop was speaking after the Scottish Government put in place ‘emergency controls’ on spending.


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