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Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

Report by Inverness MP Angus MacDonald exposes depths of Highland care sector crisis as he calls for £60m rescue package

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Work to develop Scotland’s first training and reuse village in Inverness has started.

Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

Inverness cafe owners announce ‘essential’ price rise on menu to meet increasing running costs

An Inverness cafe announced it will increase its prices in a bid to keep the business sustainable amid rising running costs.

‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

‘Welcome step’ in campaign for Highland energy bill rebate, says MP

Could an energy bill rebate for Highland residents be a step closer? That’s the hope of a local MP after a meeting with a UK government minister.

WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

WATCH: ‘Disability benefits do not mean out-of-work benefits’ says Highland MSP

A Highland MSP condemned the “dangerous” rhetoric around disability payments during a Holyrood debate on planned UK welfare cuts.

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Highland Council is set to invest £870,000 in bid to dig thousands out of poverty

Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

Highland Council set for 7% council tax hike and £21.5m for teaching, social care, public transport and renewables

The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

Graham Leadbitter targets a Highland energy rebate from the UK government

The SNP MP says ‘people who can see excess energy being generated from their gardens should not be paying more to heat their homes’.

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

Angus MacDonald: It costs four times as much to heat my Highland home than my MP flat in London

LibDem MP warns costs are fuelling the Highlands having the second highest fuel poverty rate in the UK.

Last gasp bid to lower council house rent rise sparks crunch meeting

Last gasp bid to lower council house rent rise sparks crunch meeting

Last gasp bid to lower council house rent rise sparks crunch meeting

The meeting will decide whether to cut council house rent rises from 8% to 6% at the expense of measures to save tenants money on heating bills.

Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

Highland Council agrees 8% rent hike amid tenants concerns about ‘affordability’

The ‘significant burden’ of loan charges consumes 43% of the budget while 31% goes on repairs and maintenance.

£116,000 Highland school meal debt write-off is hailed

£116,000 Highland school meal debt write-off is hailed

£116,000 Highland school meal debt write-off is hailed

Hard-up Highland families struggling to pay for their children’s school meals have had those debts written off.

Highland people could get thousands of pounds in benefits in 2025 – are you eligible?

Highland people could get thousands of pounds in benefits in 2025 – are you eligible?

Highland people could get thousands of pounds in benefits in 2025 – are you eligible?

Unpaid carers, disabled people and people on low incomes are being encouraged to see if they are entitled to thousands of pounds in benefits in 2025.

Pupils’ candle creation wins Christmas food and present bank competition

Pupils’ candle creation wins Christmas food and present bank competition

Pupils’ candle creation wins Christmas food and present bank competition

The creations of Inverness children are set to shine a light in the homes of those less fortunate across Scotland this Christmas.

Highland Council extends consultation over rent increases of up to 10%

Highland Council extends consultation over rent increases of up to 10%

Highland Council extends consultation over rent increases of up to 10%

Consultation has been extended over planned council rent increases of up to 10 per cent.

Highland Council poised for 35% tax raid on household budgets over 5 years

Highland Council poised for 35% tax raid on household budgets over 5 years

Highland Council poised for 35% tax raid on household budgets over 5 years

That is despite a large increase in Scottish Government funding announced in the draft budget.

Get help from the Highlands with cost of winter fuel bills

Get help from the Highlands with cost of winter fuel bills

Get help from the Highlands with cost of winter fuel bills

Expert advisers based in the Highlands say they are able to offer help to householders who are facing rising energy bills this winter.

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