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Inverness funeral directors' plans for new city site win renewed permission

Inverness funeral directors' plans for new city site win renewed permission

Inverness funeral directors' plans for new city site win renewed permission

19 May 2023

LONG-gestating plans for a city funeral director to build an additional base in the Highland capital may soon go ahead.


Eastgate Shopping Centre owners concerned about plans for Academy Street in Inverness

Eastgate Shopping Centre owners concerned about plans for Academy Street in Inverness

Eastgate Shopping Centre owners concerned about plans for Academy Street in Inverness

18 May 2023

The owners of the Eastgate Shopping Centre are the latest business voice to raise concerns about plans to limit traffic access to Academy Street.


Jamie Halcro Johnston: The SNP’s betrayal of coastal communities over HPMAs will never be forgiven

Jamie Halcro Johnston: The SNP’s betrayal of coastal communities over HPMAs will never be forgiven

Jamie Halcro Johnston: The SNP’s betrayal of coastal communities over HPMAs will never be forgiven

18 May 2023

He says 'they prioritised their dodgy deal with the Scottish Greens over the interests of their own constituents.'


Inverness alert over pond algae

Inverness alert over pond algae

Inverness alert over pond algae

18 May 2023

Highland Council is urging the public to be cautious after environmental health detected blue-green algae in Castle Heather Park pond.


Shock as "insane" Highland Council ban on bouncy castles hits schools

Shock as "insane" Highland Council ban on bouncy castles hits schools

Shock as "insane" Highland Council ban on bouncy castles hits schools

18 May 2023

A family-run bouncy castle business buoyant for over a decade is facing sudden financial ruin after a mystery Highland Council ban.


Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

17 May 2023

The LibDem Westminster candidate says the National Care contract needs to rise from £830 per person per week to £1200 to be 'viable.'


Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

Angus MacDonald: The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis

17 May 2023

The LibDem Westminster candidate says the National Care contract needs to rise from £830 per person per week to £1200 to be 'viable.'


Repairs of vandalised gravestones at Inverness cemetery are being discussed

Repairs of vandalised gravestones at Inverness cemetery are being discussed

Repairs of vandalised gravestones at Inverness cemetery are being discussed

17 May 2023

It comes after several incidents of vandalism, specifically at Tomnahurich Cemetery.


Highland Council scraps voting rights for religious representatives and youth convener

Highland Council scraps voting rights for religious representatives and youth convener

Highland Council scraps voting rights for religious representatives and youth convener

17 May 2023

The move divided the council as some felt it was anti-religious and others discussed accountability


New Inverness business park that would create dozens of jobs approved 'in principle'

New Inverness business park that would create dozens of jobs approved 'in principle'

New Inverness business park that would create dozens of jobs approved 'in principle'

17 May 2023

PLANS for the new business park, which would be built just west of Milton of Leys' access to the A9, have been approved in principle.


New storytelling project based on Highland photographer's work set to be launched at Inverness event this week

New storytelling project based on Highland photographer's work set to be launched at Inverness event this week

New storytelling project based on Highland photographer's work set to be launched at Inverness event this week

17 May 2023

The launch of a new initiative raising awareness of the connections between humans and nature around the world will be held in Inverness this week.


Housing plans on former Inverness care home site rejected by Highland Council

Housing plans on former Inverness care home site rejected by Highland Council

Housing plans on former Inverness care home site rejected by Highland Council

17 May 2023

UNCERTAINTY over the future of a former care home site in Inverness looks set to continue after new plans to build housing on the site were rejected.


The equivalent of 112 days worth of adult social care went undelivered in one week

The equivalent of 112 days worth of adult social care went undelivered in one week

The equivalent of 112 days worth of adult social care went undelivered in one week

16 May 2023

The figures from January shed light on adult social care in the Highlands as it teeters on the brink of collapse.


'Emotional distress' caused by 'inexcusable' vandalism at Inverness cemetery is 'totally unacceptable'

'Emotional distress' caused by 'inexcusable' vandalism at Inverness cemetery is 'totally unacceptable'

'Emotional distress' caused by 'inexcusable' vandalism at Inverness cemetery is 'totally unacceptable'

16 May 2023

'The damage caused to headstones is particularly distressing for those visiting loved ones.'


Sports pitch at Inverness Campus may just be the beginning

Sports pitch at Inverness Campus may just be the beginning

Sports pitch at Inverness Campus may just be the beginning

16 May 2023

"We still have an aspiration for an Inverness East sports facility – something that’s important in a regional context too.”


Inverness city centre café site to be turned into flat

Inverness city centre café site to be turned into flat

Inverness city centre café site to be turned into flat

16 May 2023

A FORMER coffee shop and office in the heart of Inverness is set for a new life as a flat after plans for the change of use were approved.


What can you expect from the Black Isle Leisure Centre open day this weekend?

What can you expect from the Black Isle Leisure Centre open day this weekend?

What can you expect from the Black Isle Leisure Centre open day this weekend?

16 May 2023

Here's how to book activities in advance of the open day on Saturday at the Black Isle facility.


Highland Council releases child protection action plan after Care Inspectorate criticism

Highland Council releases child protection action plan after Care Inspectorate criticism

Highland Council releases child protection action plan after Care Inspectorate criticism

16 May 2023

It contains 26 measures designed to improve areas where it was thought the council fell short.


Highland Council indicates five long overdue new schools are at risk due to funding

Highland Council indicates five long overdue new schools are at risk due to funding

Highland Council indicates five long overdue new schools are at risk due to funding

15 May 2023

They include St Clement’s Special School and Beauly, Dunvegan, Park and Tornagrain primaries


Sports pitch at Inverness Campus moves a step closer

Sports pitch at Inverness Campus moves a step closer

Sports pitch at Inverness Campus moves a step closer

15 May 2023

It is phase one of the aspirations for sports facilities at the campus and aims to address a lack of facilities for sports in the east of the city.


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