Politics

The Highland MP says 'VAT-free streets is not just about economic revival but also about ensuring fairness.'

Unison has 'grave concerns' about violence in schools and the EIS has lashed out at proposals to cut 70 principal teachers.

Drew Hendry said: “It’s unfair that people in the Highlands and Islands continue to pay more for energy."

Club chairman Ross Morrison said: "I feel we must enlighten our fans regarding just what has been going on in relation to this most crucial matter."

Safety concerns have been raised in a Black Isle community amid fears that the narrow road and increasing traffic are an accident waiting to happen.

Local Lib Dems have announced their candidate for the upcoming general election for the newly-formed Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency.

The agreed proposals are branded 'nebulous, vague, hazy, obscure, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, murky, blurred, formless and featureless.'

A hard-hitting contest is shaping up for the Inverness constituency in the upcoming General Election

Council leader Raymond Bremner says it 'allows for significant investment to take place and protect jobs across our communities.'

Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands hit the picket line this morning amid ongoing strike action over pay and job losses.

It also calls for a letter to the First Minister telling him his government made the council's 'severe financial plight of the council' worse.

Communities in Nairn and surrounding areas will have the chance to have their say on future development with a series of drop-in events.

They say the budget has 'no real substance' and question if it 'will in fact cover the financial gap.'

The MSP warns that 'it is practically impossible' for Highland homes to meet proposed energy performance standard.

Fergus Ewing has branded the SNP an “authoritarian party” after losing an appeal against a week-long suspension.

Highland MSP Emma Roddick visited the Inverness Justice Centre recently to hear about the introduction of “virtual courts” there.

The EIS found staff 'have sustained physical injuries' while many considered leaving the profession altogether.

Last week, during the hullabaloo in Westminster, in Holyrood we debated the NHS and lack of NHS dentistry.

But there is little detail of what cost reduction, income generation, redesign and efficiency means for services.

It comes as the notice of election is published after the resignation of LibDem councillor Colin Aitken.