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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.


Demand for answers on how much taxpayers’ money was lost on the failed Academy Street revamp

Demand for answers on how much taxpayers’ money was lost on the failed Academy Street revamp

Demand for answers on how much taxpayers’ money was lost on the failed Academy Street revamp

Council leader Raymond Bremner will be put on the spot with estimates putting the final tally at hundreds of thousands of pounds.


Highland Council extends visitor levy scheme consultation period

Highland Council extends visitor levy scheme consultation period

Highland Council extends visitor levy scheme consultation period

Tourism groups welcome the move saying if it is ‘well-implemented’ it could ‘bring significant benefits to our region’.


Grab a taste of Inverness Castle ahead of the crowd!

Grab a taste of Inverness Castle ahead of the crowd!

Grab a taste of Inverness Castle ahead of the crowd!

Just 300 bottles of the exclusive Inverness Castle Experience single malt Highland whisky are to be made available to buy this week.


‘One-size-fits-all doesn’t work’ - Call for Highland Council to be broken up

‘One-size-fits-all doesn’t work’ - Call for Highland Council to be broken up

‘One-size-fits-all doesn’t work’ - Call for Highland Council to be broken up

“Breaking up Highland Council isn’t about creating division - it’s about building empowerment,” says a leading councillor.


Whisky experience to create 12 new city centre jobs after plans approved

Whisky experience to create 12 new city centre jobs after plans approved

Whisky experience to create 12 new city centre jobs after plans approved

A dozen new jobs are to be created after plans for a new whisky experience in Inverness city centre won the green-light.


New Home Bargains store in Inverness is given the green light

New Home Bargains store in Inverness is given the green light

New Home Bargains store in Inverness is given the green light

Home Bargains’ plans to open another Inverness superstore in the city’s Longman area and create up to 60 new jobs have been given the green light.


Donation pillar approved for historic harbour site

Donation pillar approved for historic harbour site

Donation pillar approved for historic harbour site

A donation pillar is to be installed at a centuries-old harbour to help generate funds for its repair and maintenance.


Fears over road safety throw major obstacle at ambitious kirk revamp plans

Fears over road safety throw major obstacle at ambitious kirk revamp plans

Fears over road safety throw major obstacle at ambitious kirk revamp plans

Ambitious plans to turn a former kirk into a shop, design studio and café have suffered a blow after transport chiefs objected over road safety fears.


Inverness school helps scheme reach landmark Scottish milestone

Inverness school helps scheme reach landmark Scottish milestone

Inverness school helps scheme reach landmark Scottish milestone

An Inverness school has helped a literacy scheme reach a Scottish milestone - after it became the 500th to achieve Reading Schools accreditation.


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