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REVEALED: Highland Council overpaid past and present staff by £1.2 million

Most of that has been recovered but £396,000 is yet to be returned.

Pioneering end-of-life care treatment initiative ‘must continue’, urges hospice head amid funding concerns

Funding for a pioneering Highland scheme, which is helping people receive end-of-life care at home while freeing up A&E beds, only runs until spring.

Council rejects Beauly battery storage scheme after dozens of objections including from Lord Lovat

Local Councillors David Fraser and Chris Ballance called for it to be rejected planning over inappropriate siting.

Highland Council: Is it time to look at breaking it up?

YOUR VIEWS: Would the Highlands be better served by council reorganisation?

‘I want to bring back local democracy to Nairn, it is long overdue,’ Nairn Provost backs Highland Council break-up

Nairn’s Provost wants to see the break-up of Highland Council in a bid to “bring back local democracy to Nairn”.

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.

75% jump in homeless Highland children sparks condemnation of ‘cruel austerity policies’

A “stark jump” in the number of homeless Highland children is a direct result of “cruel austerity policies”, an MSP has said after demanding action.

‘More people believe in the tooth fairy than are persuaded Scottish Government is committed to fully dual A96’

Statement on A96 did not fail to disappoint all except the Greens, says SNP MSP Fergus Ewing.

A9 dualling milestone for 15-mile stretch south of Slochd

The longest stretch of road set to be dualled on the A9 in the Highlands has passed a key logistical hurdle.

Leading councillors call for ‘break-up of Highland Council’ - so is it still fit for purpose?

The move to ‘better serve’ the north follows Kate Forbes’ call to dismantle the local authority.

Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton called on First Minister John Swinney for action.

WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

John Swinney was asked to meet them ‘in the hope that the killer of their husband and father will finally be brought to justice’.

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

A political campaign has been launched calling for the full dualling of a trunk road.

‘Betrayal’ - MPs back changes to farming inheritance tax

A vote on inheritance tax for farmers took place at Westminster yesterday.

Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

People across the Highlands are being invited to take part in the next round of budget engagement in light of the financial forecast for 2025-26.

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

A political campaign has been launched calling for the full dualling of a trunk road.

Highland mobile and broadband woes spark Holyrood petition

A petition demanding "better digital connectivity" for the Highlands and Islands has been launched by a political campaigner in the region.

Politics

REVEALED: Highland Council overpaid past and present staff by £1.2 million

Pioneering end-of-life care treatment initiative ‘must continue’, urges hospice head amid funding concerns

Pioneering end-of-life care treatment initiative ‘must continue’, urges hospice head amid funding concerns

Council rejects Beauly battery storage scheme after dozens of objections including from Lord Lovat

Council rejects Beauly battery storage scheme after dozens of objections including from Lord Lovat

Highland Council: Is it time to look at breaking it up?

Highland Council: Is it time to look at breaking it up?

‘I want to bring back local democracy to Nairn, it is long overdue,’ Nairn Provost backs Highland Council break-up

‘I want to bring back local democracy to Nairn, it is long overdue,’ Nairn Provost backs Highland Council break-up

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

75% jump in homeless Highland children sparks condemnation of ‘cruel austerity policies’

75% jump in homeless Highland children sparks condemnation of ‘cruel austerity policies’

‘More people believe in the tooth fairy than are persuaded Scottish Government is committed to fully dual A96’

‘More people believe in the tooth fairy than are persuaded Scottish Government is committed to fully dual A96’

A9 dualling milestone for 15-mile stretch south of Slochd

A9 dualling milestone for 15-mile stretch south of Slochd

Leading councillors call for ‘break-up of Highland Council’ - so is it still fit for purpose?

Leading councillors call for ‘break-up of Highland Council’ - so is it still fit for purpose?

Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

Holyrood told some Highland women ‘lost their fertility’ due to ‘barbaric’ lack of access to Raigmore

WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

‘Betrayal’ - MPs back changes to farming inheritance tax

‘Betrayal’ - MPs back changes to farming inheritance tax

Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

‘A matter of life and death’ - Campaign calls for road’s full dualling

Highland mobile and broadband woes spark Holyrood petition

Highland mobile and broadband woes spark Holyrood petition

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