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Scottish Government refuses to say if it backs Inverness asylum plan with Fergus Ewing seeking action

03 November 2025
Scottish Government refuses to say if it backs Inverness asylum plan with Fergus Ewing seeking action

Scottish Government refuses to say if it backs Inverness asylum plan with Fergus Ewing seeking action

03 November 2025

Home Office minister Alex Norris is due to meet social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Sommerville on Tuesday.


MSP Edward Mountain calls on UK government minister to visit Inverness over asylum seekers plan

31 October 2025
MSP Edward Mountain calls on UK government minister to visit Inverness over asylum seekers plan

MSP Edward Mountain calls on UK government minister to visit Inverness over asylum seekers plan

31 October 2025

He particularly urged the Home Office to come clean with the Scottish Government and Highland Council.


SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

31 October 2025
SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

SNP rejects referendum…. but only on the break-up of Highland Council

31 October 2025

An attempt was made to give the public the chance to say definitively if they want smaller councils or not.


Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

31 October 2025
Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

Highland Council £36.7 million black hole branded an ‘embarrassment’

31 October 2025

The overspend rises over three years with adult social care and class contact time for teachers two difficult areas.


UK government slammed as ‘high-handed, inhumane’ over Inverness asylum seeker plan

29 October 2025
UK government slammed as ‘high-handed, inhumane’ over Inverness asylum seeker plan

UK government slammed as ‘high-handed, inhumane’ over Inverness asylum seeker plan

29 October 2025

Highland Greens MSP Ariane Burgess says it is ‘deeply disrespectful to both the asylum seekers and Highland communities’.


Is politics or policy behind a UK government plan placing 300 asylum seekers in Inverness?

28 October 2025
Is politics or policy behind a UK government plan placing 300 asylum seekers in Inverness?

Is politics or policy behind a UK government plan placing 300 asylum seekers in Inverness?

28 October 2025

Downing Street is accused of ‘moving its problems to the Highlands’ with no answers and no consultation.


NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

28 October 2025
NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

NHS Highland lost 40,000 nurse and midwife staff days due to ‘mental health crisis’

28 October 2025

Highland Liberal Democrats warn nurses and midwives are ‘being pushed beyond reasonable limits’.


Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

27 October 2025
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes launches bid to maximise Highland renewables employment

27 October 2025

Up to £100 billion will pour into the north over the next 15 years for the generation and transmission of renewable energy.


Highland school abuse and violence rockets 500% in five years sparking bid for protections for teachers

27 October 2025
Highland school abuse and violence rockets 500% in five years sparking bid for protections for teachers

Highland school abuse and violence rockets 500% in five years sparking bid for protections for teachers

27 October 2025

But officials worry about pupils ‘marginalised as a result of their behaviour’ amid demand for council to recognise ‘serious problem’.


Bid to get Scottish Government to dual A9 from Tore to Dornoch Bridge set for Highland Council debate

25 October 2025
Bid to get Scottish Government to dual A9 from Tore to Dornoch Bridge set for Highland Council debate

Bid to get Scottish Government to dual A9 from Tore to Dornoch Bridge set for Highland Council debate

25 October 2025

But based on rough estimates of the current programme suggest it could cost more than £1.4 billion.


December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

24 October 2025
December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

December D-Day looming for Highland Council’s controversial visitor levy

24 October 2025

The ‘update’ comes amid mounting pressure from critics who say now is the right time to pause the scheme.


Highland Council Break-Up: Call for a referendum so public can decide

24 October 2025
Highland Council Break-Up: Call for a referendum so public can decide

Highland Council Break-Up: Call for a referendum so public can decide

24 October 2025

Amid questions over ‘the effectiveness, accountability and local responsiveness’ of the local authority.


SSEN Fanellan substation plan objections reach 1904 – and it gets just one in support

23 October 2025
SSEN Fanellan substation plan objections reach 1904 – and it gets just one in support

SSEN Fanellan substation plan objections reach 1904 – and it gets just one in support

23 October 2025

Earlier a debate was held in Westminster Hall by MPs on the impact of such developments.


Angus MacDonald and Kate Forbes are to host a cross-party conference on the Highland care crisis

20 October 2025
Angus MacDonald and Kate Forbes are to host a cross-party conference on the Highland care crisis

Angus MacDonald and Kate Forbes are to host a cross-party conference on the Highland care crisis

20 October 2025

The LibDem and Deputy First Minister join forces to find solutions to the sector’s major problems.


Highland Liberal Democrats want new law to strengthen rural areas and defend against centralisation

17 October 2025
Highland Liberal Democrats want new law to strengthen rural areas and defend against centralisation

Highland Liberal Democrats want new law to strengthen rural areas and defend against centralisation

17 October 2025

The move would see a mainland equivalent of the Islands Act which delivered more protections and better representation.


EXCLUSIVE: Ardersier owners Haventus plan to shed 17 jobs in shake-up

17 October 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Ardersier owners Haventus plan to shed 17 jobs in shake-up

EXCLUSIVE: Ardersier owners Haventus plan to shed 17 jobs in shake-up

17 October 2025

The company says operations at the energy transition facility will move to ‘active port operations’.


Flagship Highland Council anti-poverty measures “left in tatters” with no real funding before 2027

17 October 2025
Flagship Highland Council anti-poverty measures “left in tatters” with no real funding before 2027

Flagship Highland Council anti-poverty measures “left in tatters” with no real funding before 2027

17 October 2025

An estimated £70m in benefits are likely to go unclaimed leaving thousands of hard-pressed Highlanders out of pocket.


Leading Highland GP fears ‘fragmented’ care under First Minister’s walk-in GP clinics plan

17 October 2025
Leading Highland GP fears ‘fragmented’ care under First Minister’s walk-in GP clinics plan

Leading Highland GP fears ‘fragmented’ care under First Minister’s walk-in GP clinics plan

17 October 2025

Dr Chris Williams is concerned the 15 sites may ‘not necessarily reduce pressure on core GP services’.


SEPA investigate almost 200 salmon deaths during work to realign Dalmagarry Burn for A9 Tomatin-Moy dualling

15 October 2025
SEPA investigate almost 200 salmon deaths during work to realign Dalmagarry Burn for A9 Tomatin-Moy dualling

SEPA investigate almost 200 salmon deaths during work to realign Dalmagarry Burn for A9 Tomatin-Moy dualling

15 October 2025

They were removed by electrofishing but it is not thought that this killed as SEPA investigates.


Proposed £1.5bn Chinese investment in Ardersier is one of the largest in recent memory

14 October 2025
Proposed £1.5bn Chinese investment in Ardersier is one of the largest in recent memory

Proposed £1.5bn Chinese investment in Ardersier is one of the largest in recent memory

14 October 2025

But Ming Yang’s bid remains shrouded in secrecy after two years of UK and Scottish government talks.


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