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Scottish Government steps in to give NHS Highland 'tailored financial support'

26 July 2023

The board is battling an estimated £55.7 million budget gap.

NHS Highland's acute services continue to struggle to meet national targets

25 July 2023

Demand is up and mental health services are struggling to keep up while like elsewhere the treatment time guarantee is not being met.

Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

25 July 2023

Desktop survey says parts of Raigmore, Caithness General and Lawson Memorial hospitals are potentially problematic.

NHS Highland fears it is already facing a massive £55.7 million overspend this year

25 July 2023

That includes cost cutting measures and extra government cash but despite that the health board has overspent by more than £20.6 million.

First Minister Humza Yousaf visits SNAP and Loch Ness as part of summer tour

24 July 2023

On the visit to SNAP he described the work with ASN kids as 'astonishing' and 'really heart-warming.'

First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

24 July 2023

He says 'there are no ifs or buts about it, we cannot go another year, two years, three years without there being progress on the A9.'

DREW HENDRY: A9 dualling – 2025 deadline was clearly a mistake

24 July 2023

"We understand the immensity of the programme, but what matters is that we don’t have a safe road yet and we were promised one," says the SNP MP.

WATCH: Politicians speak at Highland Pride

23 July 2023

Emma Roddick MSP and Councillor Sarah Fanet were the guest speakers at the event in Inverness – here's what they had to say to the crowd.

Muirburn 'must be part of the toolkit to tackle Highland wildfires', land managers argue

22 July 2023

Scottish Land and Estates made the call following a wildfire summit in Beauly.

A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

21 July 2023

Retired engineer George Rennie says 'to see progress we should be requiring that a program management office is established in Inverness'

Inverness BID ‘ecstatic’ as Alasdair Christie set to join board as a director

21 July 2023

He will serve as a private citizen despite being the opposition leader at Highland Council

Transport secretary says she also feels 'a mixture of grief, frustration, impatience'

20 July 2023

Màiri McAllan admits the current situation is 'not fit for purpose' but refuses to give any hint of a new dualling deadline.

A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

20 July 2023

We want to immediate safety improvements and dualling delivery dates

WATCH: Officials put under pressure at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

20 July 2023

The broken A9 dualling promise was put back in the spotlight as part of The Inverness Courier's ongoing campaign. Watch the full event here.

Minister warns that rural economy is facing a hit from Tory trade agreements

20 July 2023

Scotland’s rural economy is set to be severely hit by Free Trade Agreements negotiated between the UK and non-EU trading partners, the SNP has warned.

'My community is sick and fed up of seeing body bags being taken off the A9'

20 July 2023

Highland Council convener delivers blunt message to transport secretary Màiri McAllan

'Highland wildfires are likely to get more intense, longer and more frequent unless action is taken'

19 July 2023

That was the stark warning following a summit in Kiltarlity today.

Wildfire summit meeting in Highlands

19 July 2023

Highland wildfire summit hears stark warning that more blazes like Cannich will happen unless action taken.

NICKY MARR: A9 Crisis Summit – They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories from Highlanders

19 July 2023

I felt a weight of responsibility to represent the audience's concerns and not to let ministers and civil servants off the hook

WATCH: 'I doubt I'll see A9 dualled in my lifetime' say attendees at Inverness Courier crisis summit

19 July 2023

People from across the region attended The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit, yesterday.

Politics

Scottish Government steps in to give NHS Highland 'tailored financial support'

Scottish Government steps in to give NHS Highland 'tailored financial support'

NHS Highland's acute services continue to struggle to meet national targets

NHS Highland's acute services continue to struggle to meet national targets

Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

Fears parts of Highland hospitals containing faulty concrete at risk of collapse

NHS Highland fears it is already facing a massive £55.7 million overspend this year

NHS Highland fears it is already facing a massive £55.7 million overspend this year

First Minister Humza Yousaf visits SNAP and Loch Ness as part of summer tour

First Minister Humza Yousaf visits SNAP and Loch Ness as part of summer tour

First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

First Minister: No progress on A9 dualling 'would be unforgivable'

DREW HENDRY: A9 dualling – 2025 deadline was clearly a mistake

DREW HENDRY: A9 dualling – 2025 deadline was clearly a mistake

WATCH: Politicians speak at Highland Pride

WATCH: Politicians speak at Highland Pride

Muirburn 'must be part of the toolkit to tackle Highland wildfires', land managers argue

Muirburn 'must be part of the toolkit to tackle Highland wildfires', land managers argue

A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

A9 Crisis Summit audience say ‘we will be dead before the A9 dualling is done’

Inverness BID ‘ecstatic’ as Alasdair Christie set to join board as a director

Inverness BID ‘ecstatic’ as Alasdair Christie set to join board as a director

Transport secretary says she also feels 'a mixture of grief, frustration, impatience'

Transport secretary says she also feels 'a mixture of grief, frustration, impatience'

A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

A9 DUALLING: We are demanding action from the Scottish Government on nine points

WATCH: Officials put under pressure at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

WATCH: Officials put under pressure at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

Minister warns that rural economy is facing a hit from Tory trade agreements

Minister warns that rural economy is facing a hit from Tory trade agreements

'My community is sick and fed up of seeing body bags being taken off the A9'

'My community is sick and fed up of seeing body bags being taken off the A9'

'Highland wildfires are likely to get more intense, longer and more frequent unless action is taken'

'Highland wildfires are likely to get more intense, longer and more frequent unless action is taken'

Wildfire summit meeting in Highlands

Wildfire summit meeting in Highlands

NICKY MARR: A9 Crisis Summit – They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories from Highlanders

NICKY MARR: A9 Crisis Summit – They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories from Highlanders

WATCH: 'I doubt I'll see A9 dualled in my lifetime' say attendees at Inverness Courier crisis summit

WATCH: 'I doubt I'll see A9 dualled in my lifetime' say attendees at Inverness Courier crisis summit

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