Politics

The newly elected SNP MP said his office has opened 1,000 pieces of casework on behalf of constituents since he took on the role in July.

A call to divert cash from A9 dualling has been slammed as “simply unacceptable”.

A nurse working in NHS Highland with over 30 years of experience, raised two patient safety concerns.

She says ‘one of Labour’s very first decisions’ was to scrap winter fuel payments leaving over 800,000 pensioners with less money to heat their homes.

A fiery meeting saw broad support to provide a live map of proposals, support community councils and clarity on local impacts.

The SNP MSP also assures Courier readers that he buys his own clothes and has never had a free ticket to a Taylor Swift concert.

Labour’s Michael Gregson is the newest Highland councillor in Inverness after he won a by-election for a city centre ward this morning.

Over the years he has acquired experience and knowledge which should not go entirely to waste, says our columnist.

MSP Edward Mountain warns cancer ‘just worries the hell out of you constantly’ and delays can impact survival.

The Wilson family described Jo Farrell as ‘callous’ leading Douglas Ross to use his last FMQs as Tory leader to challenge John Swinney.

He says ‘despite five SNP MSPs from the region taking hefty ministerial salaries, the Highlands keeps missing out’.

Stalled progress on a vital new passing loop which would dramatically improve train reliability has been criticised by rail campaigners.

Lib Dems warn this could be ‘sign of things to come’ under Labour as Aberdeen gets the HQ, Glasgow and Edinburgh get a site each.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar made a surprise appearance in Inverness ahead of the party's UK national conference in Liverpool.

Does it matter that the UK’s national debt could soon reach 100 per cent of its GDP?

Highland Council has acted swiftly to set a new date to resume its full council meeting after public anger greeted Thursday evening’s adjournment.

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says ‘I have never seen a capitulation like that’.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes also put pen to paper with more sections of the road to be developed in 12 months than were completed since 2007.

John Swinney says ‘I was criticised in 2007 for wanting to divert money from the Edinburgh tram project to the A9… parliament stopped me’.

Just 6772 now qualify which is a drop of 88 per cent in the part of the UK with some of the harshest weather and highest fuel poverty.