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Drew Hendy is calling for a £400 energy bill rebate before the UK budget

19 November 2023
Drew Hendy is calling for a £400 energy bill rebate before the UK budget

Drew Hendy is calling for a £400 energy bill rebate before the UK budget

19 November 2023

The SNP MP says the ‘Tories must not leave families in the cold this winter.’


Highland Council aims to secure £500,000 to redevelop Whin Park at crunch meeting

16 November 2023
Highland Council aims to secure £500,000 to redevelop Whin Park at crunch meeting

Highland Council aims to secure £500,000 to redevelop Whin Park at crunch meeting

16 November 2023

But Inverness councillors will have to decide if they give up local play park funding in favour of the £500,000 project.


Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

16 November 2023
Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

Loss of Loganair’s Birmingham and Dublin routes will have a ‘seriously detrimental effect’

16 November 2023

Chamber of Commerce boss Colin Marr says the routes are popular with tourists 'so there will be a further impact on our hospitality businesses.'


Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

15 November 2023
Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

Loganair to end Inverness to Birmingham and Dublin flights next year

15 November 2023

The airline blamed ‘the current soft market conditions and higher costs from NATS the air traffic control provider.


Pressure growing on Scottish Government over A9 as Fergus Ewing writes to transport minister

15 November 2023
Pressure growing on Scottish Government over A9 as Fergus Ewing writes to transport minister

Pressure growing on Scottish Government over A9 as Fergus Ewing writes to transport minister

15 November 2023

He demands action from Fiona Hyslop on four shovel-ready sections after 'serial' broken promises.


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

14 November 2023
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

14 November 2023

He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'


Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

12 November 2023
Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

Just 1 out of 25 Highland hospitals inspected in the last 5 years

12 November 2023

Scottish Conservative MSP Sandesh Gulhane says the revelations are 'gravely concerning.'


Unreliable concrete in schools to cost Highland Council 'at least £500,000'

05 November 2023
Unreliable concrete in schools to cost Highland Council 'at least £500,000'

Unreliable concrete in schools to cost Highland Council 'at least £500,000'

05 November 2023

Urgent work had to be taken at both Charleston and Nairn academies to make them safe due to RAAC.


The Northern Times' sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

03 November 2023
The Northern Times' sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

The Northern Times' sister title wins top national award for its Dual The A9 campaign

03 November 2023

The Inverness Courier won the News Media Association’s Making a Difference award 2023 for 'outstanding efforts in driving change'.


Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

01 November 2023
Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

01 November 2023

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'


Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

01 November 2023
Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

01 November 2023

Kate Forbes kept her messages but a government spokesman could not say the same for Maree Todd.


Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

30 October 2023
Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon called to give evidence to A9 committee inquiry

30 October 2023

In a major escalation of the petitions committee probe, MSPs are also seeking 11 years of documents from Transport Scotland.


Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

25 October 2023
Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

25 October 2023

He says 'the SNP-led Highland Council and SNP-led Scottish Government must stop passing the buck' – 'the truth of it is they both have.'


New political group at Highland Council aims to put constituents 'first and foremost'

25 October 2023
New political group at Highland Council aims to put constituents 'first and foremost'

New political group at Highland Council aims to put constituents 'first and foremost'

25 October 2023

Sutherland member Jim McGillivray along with Caithness councillors Matthew Reiss and Andrew Jarvie joined Highland Alliance.


Confidential contact for Highland Council staff who want to speak out on alleged bullying

24 October 2023
Confidential contact for Highland Council staff who want to speak out on alleged bullying

Confidential contact for Highland Council staff who want to speak out on alleged bullying

24 October 2023

The call comes after at least 500 staff claimed in an official survey that they were subject to bullying and harassment at work.


1 in 10 Highland Council staff claim in survey to have been bullied

23 October 2023
1 in 10 Highland Council staff claim in survey to have been bullied

1 in 10 Highland Council staff claim in survey to have been bullied

23 October 2023

Allegations include 25 physical assaults, five of sexual harassment with claims made against colleagues, bosses and even elected councillors.


BT’s rejection of plan to protect 100 jobs in Alness sparks union fury

20 October 2023
BT’s rejection of plan to protect 100 jobs in Alness sparks union fury

BT’s rejection of plan to protect 100 jobs in Alness sparks union fury

20 October 2023

BT claims that staff could ‘commute or redeploy to Dundee or Manchester’ is deemed ‘not a credible alternative.’


RHODA GRANT: A9 inquiry evidence is an 'indictment' of the Scottish Government

17 October 2023
RHODA GRANT: A9 inquiry evidence is an 'indictment' of the Scottish Government

RHODA GRANT: A9 inquiry evidence is an 'indictment' of the Scottish Government

17 October 2023

She says there was 'more interest in duelling between Transport Scotland and the government than dualling the road.'


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Visitor Levy would 'make business owners unofficial tax collectors'

10 October 2023
EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Visitor Levy would 'make business owners unofficial tax collectors'

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Visitor Levy would 'make business owners unofficial tax collectors'

10 October 2023

He says this is 'another example of the Scottish government proposing ill-conceived laws to cover the budget shortfalls.'


Extraordinary outpouring of grief for Kirsteen MacLennan – a 'beautiful and kind person'

10 October 2023
Extraordinary outpouring of grief for Kirsteen MacLennan – a 'beautiful and kind person'

Extraordinary outpouring of grief for Kirsteen MacLennan – a 'beautiful and kind person'

10 October 2023

The death of the gifted Gaelic conductor, singer and teacher aged 49 sparks hundreds of tributes.


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