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MSP asked to explain why Highland Council gets five per cent of roads budget for 12 per cent of roads

20 December 2021
MSP asked to explain why Highland Council gets five per cent of roads budget for 12 per cent of roads

MSP asked to explain why Highland Council gets five per cent of roads budget for 12 per cent of roads

20 December 2021

Caithness councillor Matthew Reiss has called on MSP Maree Todd to look into funding “discrepancies” he says have seen Highland Council short-changed.


Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

19 December 2021
Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

Internet voucher scheme extended as delivery of R100 programme expected to lag years behind deadline

19 December 2021

Economy Secretary Kate Forbes says: 'We will make sure everyone has access to an acceptable level of connectivity'


A complete waste of question time? Councillors slammed for cancelling a key item widely seen as means to hold the leadership to account

10 December 2021
A complete waste of question time? Councillors slammed for cancelling a key item widely seen as means to hold the leadership to account

A complete waste of question time? Councillors slammed for cancelling a key item widely seen as means to hold the leadership to account

10 December 2021

The move sparked a furious backlash from some opposition councillors, one said 'local democracy has died in a ditch today'


Highland Council meeting postponed due to IT issues

09 December 2021
Highland Council meeting postponed due to IT issues

Highland Council meeting postponed due to IT issues

09 December 2021

The last full Highland Council meeting of the year has had to be postponed for the second year running due to IT issues.


Living Wage plan at Highland Council is no further forward, members are told

06 December 2021
Living Wage plan at Highland Council is no further forward, members are told

Living Wage plan at Highland Council is no further forward, members are told

06 December 2021

Highland Council's work towards living wage status has stalled, the local authority's leader admitted.


Loss of oil field 'could spark exodus', argues MSP

28 November 2021
Loss of oil field 'could spark exodus', argues MSP

Loss of oil field 'could spark exodus', argues MSP

28 November 2021

A HIGHLAND MSP has warned of a potential Highland “exodus” following Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to oppose new oil and gas activities around Scotland.


Calls for rail funding in far north

28 November 2021
Calls for rail funding in far north

Calls for rail funding in far north

28 November 2021

FOLLOWING news that the Scotland to Northern Ireland bridge will not go ahead, a Highland MSP has called for the cash to be spent on north railways.


Covid vaccine certificates set to stay but the scheme will not be extended to new facilities or venues

23 November 2021
Covid vaccine certificates set to stay but the scheme will not be extended to new facilities or venues

Covid vaccine certificates set to stay but the scheme will not be extended to new facilities or venues

23 November 2021

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on people to take Lateral Flow Tests before socialising


MP Drew Hendry hits out at 'false claims' he and two other MPs got drunk on a flight to visit troops in Gibraltar

11 November 2021
MP Drew Hendry hits out at 'false claims' he and two other MPs got drunk on a flight to visit troops in Gibraltar

MP Drew Hendry hits out at 'false claims' he and two other MPs got drunk on a flight to visit troops in Gibraltar

11 November 2021

Mr Hendry said labelled the allegations 'deeply disappointing' and a 'shameless attempt to divert attention from the Tory corruption scandal'


Inside Holyrood: COP26 should discuss land reform

07 November 2021
Inside Holyrood: COP26 should discuss land reform

Inside Holyrood: COP26 should discuss land reform

07 November 2021

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant on what needs to be done to tackle the climate crisis.


Highland Council is likened to the ‘Kremlin’ by angry members

07 November 2021
Highland Council is likened to the ‘Kremlin’ by angry members

Highland Council is likened to the ‘Kremlin’ by angry members

07 November 2021

Serious issues 'yet the council leaders raced their way to the end with evasive and even one-word answers'


Scottish space strategy aims for the stars and £4 billion share of a global industry

04 November 2021
Scottish space strategy aims for the stars and £4 billion share of a global industry

Scottish space strategy aims for the stars and £4 billion share of a global industry

04 November 2021

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes says the Highlands is one area that is leading the way


Active travel campaigners congratulated at Scottish Parliament

24 October 2021
Active travel campaigners congratulated at Scottish Parliament

Active travel campaigners congratulated at Scottish Parliament

24 October 2021

Critical Mass and Kidical Mass have been staging ride-outs for “wheelers” to call for better infrastructure so cyclists are safe on the roads.


'Warm words' won't help Highlanders heat homes

07 October 2021
'Warm words' won't help Highlanders heat homes

'Warm words' won't help Highlanders heat homes

07 October 2021

Tens of thousands of people in the Highlands could be left in the cold unless the Scottish Government acts now, claims Labour MSP Rhoda Grant.


Highland Council reaches 'milestone' in ditching £40 million IT contract

04 October 2021
Highland Council reaches 'milestone' in ditching £40 million IT contract

Highland Council reaches 'milestone' in ditching £40 million IT contract

04 October 2021

The local authority wants to bring the problematic contract in-house


Highland Council agrees to back a series of cheap overnight campervan stops

30 September 2021
Highland Council agrees to back a series of cheap overnight campervan stops

Highland Council agrees to back a series of cheap overnight campervan stops

30 September 2021

'We need to develop more facilities that meet demand whilst protecting the environment'


Relief as plan to overhaul Highland Council wards rejected by parliamentary committee

28 September 2021
Relief as plan to overhaul Highland Council wards rejected by parliamentary committee

Relief as plan to overhaul Highland Council wards rejected by parliamentary committee

28 September 2021

A Scottish Parliament committee has unanimously rejected plans for a shake-up of Highland Council wards which have been widely criticised.


NHS Highland is 'making progress' on bullying

25 September 2021
NHS Highland is 'making progress' on bullying

NHS Highland is 'making progress' on bullying

25 September 2021

But HR boss Fiona Hogg warns that in dire cases of abuse staff could be fired


Highland MSPs put political differences aside in call over mental health services

25 September 2021
Highland MSPs put political differences aside in call over mental health services

Highland MSPs put political differences aside in call over mental health services

25 September 2021

Long delays in accessing treatment sparked the rare show of cross party support from Conservative, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens


MSP calls for rail and track improvements across the Highlands

24 September 2021
MSP calls for rail and track improvements across the Highlands

MSP calls for rail and track improvements across the Highlands

24 September 2021

Emma Roddick says ‘I find it bizarre that ScotRail is using current passenger numbers to justify service reductions’


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