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Holiday lets plan for city centre office space

Offices above the Caledonian Sleeper passenger lounge in Inverness city centre could be turned into holiday lets under new plans.

3-week closure planned for busy Inverness city centre traffic route

A heavily-used Inverness city centre street will close to traffic in one direction for three weeks.

Academy Street: Councillors ‘will learn’ from debacle as businesses welcome U-turn

Public, political and business reaction to confirmation Highland Council will not proceed with the Academy Street revamp any time soon came swiftly.

Highland Council’s Academy Street failure seen as a major defeat for the leadership

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie says ‘I have never seen a capitulation like that’.

BREAKING: Highland Council’s Academy Street revamp in its current form is finished

A judicial review appears to have led to £10 million in funding being lost making the scheme unviable.

Pupils at Highland schools show their ability to respect others by achieving a UNICEF award

The award encourages schools to create safe, inspiring learning environments where children are respected, talents are nurtured, and they can thrive.

Postal votes for Inverness Central ward by-election have been distributed

The Highland Council is advising postal voters to read instructions when completing their statement and ballot paper to ensure their vote counts.

Royal pedigree for person who will head up Inverness Castle Experience attraction

The person who will head up the Inverness Castle Experience has been named - and he has some very strong royal connections.

Heavy machinery working on secondary school land - but what is being built?

Pupils at Inverness Royal Academy will soon get their own mountain bike skills course built on the school grounds.

Highland Youth Convener wants to ‘empower the young people of the Highlands’

Newly appointed Lauren McKittrick says ‘my aim is to ensure that there are opportunities for each and every young person’.

Greens lash out at Highland Council ‘administration's gagging order’

They argue rules changes are a bid to ‘further reduce public involvement in Highland Council meetings’.

Highland Council opposition leader calls for Academy Street debate to be made public

Councillor Christie says ‘it is simply not right’ the council is holding the meeting behind closed doors

‘Totally inadequate’ - verdict on flood plan for 381 new homes near River Ness

Council officers also want to see developers pay for better public transport to serve the proposed new housing scheme.

Highland Council issues a scam warning about fake parking fines via text

The con calls on victims to ‘act quickly’ after falsely claiming a ‘a local council’ issued a penalty charge notice.

Highland Council bans public from crunch meeting discussing Academy Street appeal

Despite the meeting’s secrecy we reveal the options presented to councillors include junking the whole project.

COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

Council votes were an unsatisfactory and unconvincing mandate for such drastic upheaval, says our columnist.

HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Highland Council to complete adjourned full meeting on September 30 after public anger

Holiday lets plan for city centre office space

Holiday lets plan for city centre office space

3-week closure planned for busy Inverness city centre traffic route

3-week closure planned for busy Inverness city centre traffic route

Academy Street: Councillors ‘will learn’ from debacle as businesses welcome U-turn

Academy Street: Councillors ‘will learn’ from debacle as businesses welcome U-turn

Highland Council’s Academy Street failure seen as a major defeat for the leadership

Highland Council’s Academy Street failure seen as a major defeat for the leadership

BREAKING: Highland Council’s Academy Street revamp in its current form is finished

BREAKING: Highland Council’s Academy Street revamp in its current form is finished

Pupils at Highland schools show their ability to respect others by achieving a UNICEF award

Pupils at Highland schools show their ability to respect others by achieving a UNICEF award

Postal votes for Inverness Central ward by-election have been distributed

Postal votes for Inverness Central ward by-election have been distributed

Royal pedigree for person who will head up Inverness Castle Experience attraction

Royal pedigree for person who will head up Inverness Castle Experience attraction

Heavy machinery working on secondary school land - but what is being built?

Heavy machinery working on secondary school land - but what is being built?

Highland Youth Convener wants to ‘empower the young people of the Highlands’

Highland Youth Convener wants to ‘empower the young people of the Highlands’

Greens lash out at Highland Council ‘administration's gagging order’

Greens lash out at Highland Council ‘administration's gagging order’

Highland Council opposition leader calls for Academy Street debate to be made public

Highland Council opposition leader calls for Academy Street debate to be made public

‘Totally inadequate’ - verdict on flood plan for 381 new homes near River Ness

‘Totally inadequate’ - verdict on flood plan for 381 new homes near River Ness

Highland Council issues a scam warning about fake parking fines via text

Highland Council issues a scam warning about fake parking fines via text

Highland Council bans public from crunch meeting discussing Academy Street appeal

Highland Council bans public from crunch meeting discussing Academy Street appeal

COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

COLIN CAMPBELL: Botched plan for Academy Street has run out of road

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