Highland Council

Highland Council has declared it is ready for winter – and has been gritting council roads and pavements in line with its maintenance programme.

CHALLENGES faced by Highland Council when it sets its next budget make it vital that the public air their views, the local authority has said.

Details have been announced for improvement works in the Castle Wynd area of Inverness.

THERE was strong support for traders facing eviction from the Victorian Market in Inverness when they staged a protest on Saturday.

AN Inverness taxi rank will definitely close in the New Year as planned it has been confirmed.

Highland Council will be introducing changes at household waste recycling centres from February.

MOTORISTS across the Highlands have been warned about abandoning cars in public places.

A SHORTAGE of supply teachers could see the closure situation which hit Nairn Academy rear its head again at any time, according to a union.

NEIGHBOURS in a conservation area near Inverness city centre are angry after discovering they were being kept awake by an illegally-placed heat pump.

CHILDREN in a busy Inverness neighbourhood who were forced to make their own road safety signs have won their battle with Highland Council.

DEDICATED pupils at an Inverness secondary school found themselves on the right track after embarking on an ambitious engineering project.

COLLECTIONS of green bin and recycling containers are set to continue more or less as normal across the Highlands over the festive period.

A SICKNESS hit school will reopen to ALL pupils tomorrow, Highland Council has confirmed – contradicting earlier messages to parents

PUPILS at a Highland school have been sent home for a second day after 15 members of school staff phoned in sick.

Legislation will still have to pass Holyrood for it to take affect

PUPILS at a Nairn school have been sent home after an unprecedented number of teachers phoned in sick this morning.

ACTIVE travel supporters have branded Highland Council’s proposals for a bike hub inside the Rose Street multi-storey car park as "pathetic”.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward when councillors vote whether to further explore the idea and draw up ideas.

Highland Council is reminding householders and businesses to have a green Christmas by preventing unnecessary waste.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward next week when councillors vote on whether to further explore the idea.