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Scott Maclennan


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Scott MacLennan is the political reporter for the Highland titles at Highland News and Media. 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.

Inverness Chamber of Commerce issues manifesto calling on the next UK government to invest in the Highlands

15 June 2024
Inverness Chamber of Commerce issues manifesto calling on the next UK government to invest in the Highlands

Inverness Chamber of Commerce issues manifesto calling on the next UK government to invest in the Highlands

15 June 2024

The Chamber wants the next occupant of No 10 ‘to fully embrace the Highlands’ position at the centre’ of the just transition.


Have the Conservatives mounted the worst general election campaign in decades?

14 June 2024
Have the Conservatives mounted the worst general election campaign in decades?

Have the Conservatives mounted the worst general election campaign in decades?

14 June 2024

From surprising his own MPs with a snap election to ditching candidates and the resignation of Douglas Ross – can anything go right for Rishi Sunak?


Polls paint a mixed picture for Highland seats – can we trust them?

14 June 2024
Polls paint a mixed picture for Highland seats – can we trust them?

Polls paint a mixed picture for Highland seats – can we trust them?

14 June 2024

They are currently predicting wins for Liberal Democrats and the SNP


Inverness BID launches a survey assessing the impact of gulls on those in the city centre

13 June 2024
Inverness BID launches a survey assessing the impact of gulls on those in the city centre

Inverness BID launches a survey assessing the impact of gulls on those in the city centre

13 June 2024

The organisation ‘BID are collecting information on gull disturbance incidents in the city centre during the summer of 2024’.


Public responds to potential gull population rise: ‘Great!! Even more ‘rats with wings’ mugging anyone with a sausage roll’

12 June 2024
Public responds to potential gull population rise: ‘Great!! Even more ‘rats with wings’ mugging anyone with a sausage roll’

Public responds to potential gull population rise: ‘Great!! Even more ‘rats with wings’ mugging anyone with a sausage roll’

12 June 2024

Just 175 eggs were removed in Inverness city centre compared to 1950 last year after New NatureScot guidance led to delays.


Highland Council ‘marks a major milestone’ as it endorses Green Freeport final business case

11 June 2024
Highland Council ‘marks a major milestone’ as it endorses Green Freeport final business case

Highland Council ‘marks a major milestone’ as it endorses Green Freeport final business case

11 June 2024

Freeport chief executive Calum MacPherson says the ‘the public and private sectors coming together for the long-term benefit of the Highlands’.


Inverness gull population set for take-off as NatureScot guidance cripples efforts to control their numbers

10 June 2024
Inverness gull population set for take-off as NatureScot guidance cripples efforts to control their numbers

Inverness gull population set for take-off as NatureScot guidance cripples efforts to control their numbers

10 June 2024

New guidance and delays in licensing egg removal mean that just 175 eggs were this year removed compared to 1950 last year.


Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says Douglas Ross is showing ‘his disdain for the Scottish Parliament’

10 June 2024
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says Douglas Ross is showing ‘his disdain for the Scottish Parliament’

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes says Douglas Ross is showing ‘his disdain for the Scottish Parliament’

10 June 2024

While her Labour shadow Jackie Baillie said ‘I wish Douglas Ross the best of luck in the future’.


Caley Thistle lost out on between £4.8 million and £5.1 million in potential revenue in three months

06 June 2024
Caley Thistle lost out on between £4.8 million and £5.1 million in potential revenue in three months

Caley Thistle lost out on between £4.8 million and £5.1 million in potential revenue in three months

06 June 2024

The battery storage farm was a particularly bitter pill as Graeme Bennett says it ‘sucked the lifeblood out of the club’.


Election gamble could see Douglas Ross representing 51% of the landmass of Scotland and 10% of the total population

06 June 2024
Election gamble could see Douglas Ross representing 51% of the landmass of Scotland and 10% of the total population

Election gamble could see Douglas Ross representing 51% of the landmass of Scotland and 10% of the total population

06 June 2024

So has he bitten off more than he can possibly chew as an MP and MSP for more than 500,000 people and 40,000 sq km?


ICTFC director Graeme Bennett says sorry to fans and staff over Kelty proposals that sparked fury

06 June 2024
ICTFC director Graeme Bennett says sorry to fans and staff over Kelty proposals that sparked fury

ICTFC director Graeme Bennett says sorry to fans and staff over Kelty proposals that sparked fury

06 June 2024

But he adds to protesting fans: ‘You got your wish, the change of the hierarchy is there, we are not going to Kelty so let’s see your commitments’.


Exclusive: Caley Thistle’s Graeme Bennett says if the club does not find a buyer or investors ‘then we are going to go under’

06 June 2024
Exclusive: Caley Thistle’s Graeme Bennett says if the club does not find a buyer or investors ‘then we are going to go under’

Exclusive: Caley Thistle’s Graeme Bennett says if the club does not find a buyer or investors ‘then we are going to go under’

06 June 2024

But he insists that despite the ‘cry for help’ that ‘Inverness is a good brand. There are a few buyers or investors interested’.


BREAKING: Scot Gardiner resigns from Caley Thistle but remains with the club for now

06 June 2024
BREAKING: Scot Gardiner resigns from Caley Thistle but remains with the club for now

BREAKING: Scot Gardiner resigns from Caley Thistle but remains with the club for now

06 June 2024

Board member Graeme Bennett confirmed news saying the chief executive is ‘doing everything he can for Caley Thistle’.


What is going on at Inverness Caley Thistle amid an information blackout?

05 June 2024
What is going on at Inverness Caley Thistle amid an information blackout?

What is going on at Inverness Caley Thistle amid an information blackout?

05 June 2024

There has been no statement from club officials for 12 days except a confirmation of Premier Sports cup fixtures.


Official register shows Caley Thistle chairman Ross Morrison resigned last week

05 June 2024
Official register shows Caley Thistle chairman Ross Morrison resigned last week

Official register shows Caley Thistle chairman Ross Morrison resigned last week

05 June 2024

Notification on Companies House, a UK government agency, makes his departure on May 30 official.


Emergency board meeting at Caley Thistle amid reports Kelty training plan could be scrapped

03 June 2024
Emergency board meeting at Caley Thistle amid reports Kelty training plan could be scrapped

Emergency board meeting at Caley Thistle amid reports Kelty training plan could be scrapped

03 June 2024

Meeting called tonight after Ross Morrison resigns as chairman.


EXCLUSIVE: Ross Morrison resigns as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

03 June 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Ross Morrison resigns as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

EXCLUSIVE: Ross Morrison resigns as chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

03 June 2024

He asks fans to ‘rally round the club’ saying ‘administration is a desperate thing to happen to a club and must, at all cost, not happen to ICTFC’.


Caley Thistle insider slams ‘bombshell’ as Norwegian renewables giant walks away from deal with the club

03 June 2024
Caley Thistle insider slams ‘bombshell’ as Norwegian renewables giant walks away from deal with the club

Caley Thistle insider slams ‘bombshell’ as Norwegian renewables giant walks away from deal with the club

03 June 2024

Statkraft does not want to pursue a deal worth between £1.4 million and £1.7 million over five years.


Part of Highland Council’s Inverness headquarters to be demolished after asbestos found

03 June 2024
Part of Highland Council’s Inverness headquarters to be demolished after asbestos found

Part of Highland Council’s Inverness headquarters to be demolished after asbestos found

03 June 2024

Staff will move out of one block to the rear of the main sandstone building by the end of the year.


‘The Gathering Festival 2024, well that was a blast’ - organisers delighted with the one days festival in Inverness.

02 June 2024
‘The Gathering Festival 2024, well that was a blast’ - organisers delighted with the one days festival in Inverness.

‘The Gathering Festival 2024, well that was a blast’ - organisers delighted with the one days festival in Inverness.

02 June 2024

Organiser Dougie Brown says ‘we have got exceptionally lucky with the weather, everyone is in great form, lots of families’.


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