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Almost £60m in grants awarded to lockdown-hit small businesses in Highlands

Almost £60m in grants awarded to lockdown-hit small businesses in Highlands

ALMOST £60 million worth of grants have been paid to small businesses and self-catering firms in the Highlands to help weather the virus lockdown.

Single mum fears for baby’s health in council bedsit

Single mum fears for baby’s health in council bedsit

Single mum fears for baby’s health in council bedsit

A single mum from Inverness says she is being forced to sleep on a relative's sofa because of health fears at her bedsit home.

Council says return to school will be done ‘carefully and gradually’

Council says return to school will be done ‘carefully and gradually’

Council says return to school will be done ‘carefully and gradually’

Plans for a return to school in August will be worked out in the coming weeks, Highland Council says.

Highland water warning after dry May spell

Highland water warning after dry May spell

Highland water warning after dry May spell

HIGHLAND Council is warning about potential water scarcity across the region amid one of the driest months of May on record.

Work begins on new Inverness active travel routes

Work begins on new Inverness active travel routes

Work begins on new Inverness active travel routes

HIGHLAND Council has begun work to create safe active travel paths across Inverness during the Covid-19 lockdown and recovery periods.

Council seeks to tackle near-£100m budget blackhole caused by coronavirus lockdown

Council seeks to tackle near-£100m budget blackhole caused by coronavirus lockdown

Council seeks to tackle near-£100m budget blackhole caused by coronavirus lockdown

Bosses at Highland Council say they will need Scottish Government assistance to tackle major financial challenges caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

Call for school paths in green transport plan

Call for school paths in green transport plan

Call for school paths in green transport plan

Highland Council is facing calls to be “more ambitious” after winning government cash to revolutionise the Inverness road network.

Tenant hits out at council contractors over leak in flat

Tenant hits out at council contractors over leak in flat

Tenant hits out at council contractors over leak in flat

A Highland Council tenant is angry after shoddy workmanship caused damage to his flat.

Major Inverness city centre redevelopment project gets go-ahead

Major Inverness city centre redevelopment project gets go-ahead

Major Inverness city centre redevelopment project gets go-ahead

Inverness city centre is set to get a multimillion-pound boost and the creation of around 140 jobs.

Stagecoach boss says he has 'no idea' how firm will safely transport pupils when schools return

Stagecoach boss says he has 'no idea' how firm will safely transport pupils when schools return

Stagecoach boss says he has 'no idea' how firm will safely transport pupils when schools return

The head of Stagecoach Highland said social distancing requirements are a major problem for the firm.

Highland Council confirms details for Household Waste Recycling Centres to reopen

Highland Council confirms details for Household Waste Recycling Centres to reopen

Highland Council confirms details for Household Waste Recycling Centres to reopen

Highland Council has now confirmed which Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) will re-open from Monday.

Charity decries renewed threat to Culloden conservation area

Charity decries renewed threat to Culloden conservation area

Charity decries renewed threat to Culloden conservation area

Scotland’s largest conservation charity has signalled its intent to oppose a new attempt to develop Treetop Stables as a holiday complex.

Highland Council Garden Aid service to start after delay due to coronavirus

Highland Council Garden Aid service to start after delay due to coronavirus

Highland Council Garden Aid service to start after delay due to coronavirus

Highland Council's grass cutting service for older or disabled tenants will restart on June 1.

Council publishes decisions made during coronavirus emergency

Council publishes decisions made during coronavirus emergency

Council publishes decisions made during coronavirus emergency

Highland Council has published decisions made by senior officers under current emergency procedures.

Suspension of a second Highland councillor sparks civil war in the SNP group

Suspension of a second Highland councillor sparks civil war in the SNP group

Suspension of a second Highland councillor sparks civil war in the SNP group

A formal inquiry into the suspension of a second councillor from Highland Council's SNP group has been promised.

Council awarded more than £750k for network of walking and cycling routes

Council awarded more than £750k for network of walking and cycling routes

Council awarded more than £750k for network of walking and cycling routes

Ambitious plans for a network of walking and cycling routes in Inverness have been awarded £752,954.

SNP Highland councillor suspended from the party

SNP Highland councillor suspended from the party

SNP Highland councillor suspended from the party

SNP councillor suspended from the Highland Council group, over allegations of rule-breaking, while another seeks legal advice.

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