Cost of Living

All school strikes planned by the union UNISON have been suspended for members to consider an improved pay offer for local government workers.

As more people struggle to afford private rent or rising mortgage payments, they are turning to the local authority, says our columnist.

A small club based in Inverness have been awarded a Dance Summit Bid to compete globally in Florida next year.

Some economists had been predicting the rate might drop to 6.5 per cent, but it has remained unchanged at 6.7 per cent amid rising petrol prices.

I was a little concerned that clients, out of gratitude to Christians Against Poverty might feel pressurised to explore the faith, says our columnist.

On average, around 650 'free' breakfasts and 930 'free' lunches were served each week.

An award winning student from UHI Inverness has talked about the day-to-day struggles of being a working student

Most Highland schools were shut on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday due to some non-teaching staff being on strike.

A key Scottish Government advisory group has taken soundings in the Inverness area from those at the sharp end of the struggle against fuel poverty.

A bike jumble sale and clothing swap will take place in Inverness over the next few weekends.

A vision of creating a publicly-owned energy company to tackle Highland fuel costs and poverty will be discussed in Inverness early next month.

People should be kept warm this winter, but when it comes to political heat, I’ll be applying this to the UK government, says our columnist.

A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.

A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.

A lack of properties available at affordable rents in Highlands and Islands is putting people at greater risk of homelessness.

A community-run cafe tackling food poverty and social isolation in Inverness is to open a second venture in the city tomorrow.

A team of researchers led by The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen is hunting for volunteers to help investigate what helps or hinders rural life.

THE cost-of-living crisis' impact on the lives of Highland women was explored when an MP invited residents to share their lived experiences of it.

He hosted another roundtable with local agencies to sound out possible solutions

Fuel poverty rates have doubled among pensioners in Scotland over the last two years according to new research from Age Scotland.