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COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: Highland Council agrees £3.2m package to help worst-off locals through the winter

23 September 2022
COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: Highland Council agrees £3.2m package to help worst-off locals through the winter

COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: Highland Council agrees £3.2m package to help worst-off locals through the winter

23 September 2022

The measures include a one-off £145 payment to the worst off households and an extension of free school meals


Literacy and numeracy in Highland schools: 'Where is the catch-up programme we were promised?'

22 September 2022
Literacy and numeracy in Highland schools: 'Where is the catch-up programme we were promised?'

Literacy and numeracy in Highland schools: 'Where is the catch-up programme we were promised?'

22 September 2022

Earlier this year Highland Council area was ranked worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7.


Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

15 September 2022
Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

Fireball lights up the skies over the Highlands amid hundreds of reports nationwide

15 September 2022

It was most likely a meteor or 'space junk' though some apparently wondered if it was a UFO


Victorian Market food hall opens to the public offering the best local produce after a £1.6 million revamp

14 September 2022
Victorian Market food hall opens to the public offering the best local produce after a £1.6 million revamp

Victorian Market food hall opens to the public offering the best local produce after a £1.6 million revamp

14 September 2022

Already crowds of people flocked to try what was on offer and the changes up close


NHS Highland will cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

14 September 2022
NHS Highland will cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

NHS Highland will cancel appointments to observe public holiday for the Queen's funeral

14 September 2022

The health board confirmed only 'the most time-critical or high risk' will go-ahead while 'many planned appointments will be cancelled'


Watch: The Proclamation ceremony for King Charles III in Highland capital

12 September 2022
Watch: The Proclamation ceremony for King Charles III in Highland capital

Watch: The Proclamation ceremony for King Charles III in Highland capital

12 September 2022

It was conducted by the Lord-Lieutenant for Inverness and the Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands


Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022
Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022

Convener Bill Lobban urged people to 'come together' as that 'may help us come to terms with such a loss'


Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022
Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance

09 September 2022

Convener Bill Lobban urged people to 'come together' as 'may help us come to terms with such a loss'


Breaking: Inverness will host the proclamation of King Charles for the whole of the north, including Grampian and the Islands

09 September 2022
Breaking: Inverness will host the proclamation of King Charles for the whole of the north, including Grampian and the Islands

Breaking: Inverness will host the proclamation of King Charles for the whole of the north, including Grampian and the Islands

09 September 2022

It comes as Highland Council postpones major events and committees after the death of the Queen


Watch: Significant events like the 400 year old Kirking of the council could be cancelled after the death of the Queen

09 September 2022
Watch: Significant events like the 400 year old Kirking of the council could be cancelled after the death of the Queen

Watch: Significant events like the 400 year old Kirking of the council could be cancelled after the death of the Queen

09 September 2022

Chief executive Donna Manson says 'this is a period of mourning' and 'it is important that we get that right'


Watch: Top north civic leaders pay respects to the Queen as a book of condolence is opened at Inverness Cathedral

09 September 2022
Watch: Top north civic leaders pay respects to the Queen as a book of condolence is opened at Inverness Cathedral

Watch: Top north civic leaders pay respects to the Queen as a book of condolence is opened at Inverness Cathedral

09 September 2022

Highland Council Convener Bill Lobban says 'no one in history, almost, has done so much for this country over so many years'


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says of the Queen: ‘Scotland was special to her and she was special to Scotland’

08 September 2022
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says of the Queen: ‘Scotland was special to her and she was special to Scotland’

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says of the Queen: ‘Scotland was special to her and she was special to Scotland’

08 September 2022

Flags are at half mast on all Scottish Government buildings and Ms Sturgeon sent condolences to the new King and Royal Family


Prime Minister Liz Truss: 'Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built'

08 September 2022
Prime Minister Liz Truss: 'Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built'

Prime Minister Liz Truss: 'Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built'

08 September 2022

Ms Truss added that 'she was the very spirit of Great Britain and that spirit will endure'


North politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and her 'unmatched' service

08 September 2022
North politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and her 'unmatched' service

North politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and her 'unmatched' service

08 September 2022

Her reign of 70 years was the longest of any British monarch


Firefighters readying ballot on strike action saying pay offer amounts to a 'significant real terms cut'

06 September 2022
Firefighters readying ballot on strike action saying pay offer amounts to a 'significant real terms cut'

Firefighters readying ballot on strike action saying pay offer amounts to a 'significant real terms cut'

06 September 2022

The cost of living crisis triggered strikes by BT, Highland Council and the Royal Mail staff


COST OF LIVING CRISIS: Ofgem confirms 80 per cent rise in energy price cap to £3549

26 August 2022
COST OF LIVING CRISIS: Ofgem confirms 80 per cent rise in energy price cap to £3549

COST OF LIVING CRISIS: Ofgem confirms 80 per cent rise in energy price cap to £3549

26 August 2022

Bills in the Highlands are expected to be much higher


'Put your bins out': Highland Council issues advice amid uncertainty over strikes

23 August 2022
'Put your bins out': Highland Council issues advice amid uncertainty over strikes

'Put your bins out': Highland Council issues advice amid uncertainty over strikes

23 August 2022

The local authority was responding to the uncertainty triggered by strike action


GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

17 August 2022
GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

GP and NHS Highland whistleblower elected chairman of BMA Scotland

17 August 2022

Dr Iain Kennedy immediately voiced his concerns over the 'precarious state the health and care system'


Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

16 August 2022
Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

Public toilets in Highlands in frame for small investment

16 August 2022

Highland Council’s visitor management plan will see £115,000 invested in hand dryers as part of improvements at public toilets.


WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

03 August 2022
WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

WATCH: Why a Highland green freeport is as much about equality as revenue

03 August 2022

Nicky Marr hears how women will have a central role in potentially the biggest economic boom in the north since oil and gas


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