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Green light for new Highland capital prison as costs rocket to £92 million

30 August 2020
Green light for new Highland capital prison as costs rocket to £92 million

Green light for new Highland capital prison as costs rocket to £92 million

30 August 2020

Jail might not be operational until 2024 due to 'dithering' by the justice secretary


MSPs slam Scottish Government's broadband voucher scheme for rural areas as an 'expensive mistake'

30 August 2020
MSPs slam Scottish Government's broadband voucher scheme for rural areas as an 'expensive mistake'

MSPs slam Scottish Government's broadband voucher scheme for rural areas as an 'expensive mistake'

30 August 2020

The Scottish Government’s stopgap voucher scheme to provide broadband in rural areas to provide has been labelled “an expensive mistake”.


Row over delay on Highland childcare deal

28 August 2020
Row over delay on Highland childcare deal

Row over delay on Highland childcare deal

28 August 2020

HIGHLAND Council is under fire for forcing parents to pay for childcare despite being given a £30 million pot to provide the services free.


Council top executive claimed to have £475,000 golden handshake

24 August 2020
Council top executive claimed to have £475,000 golden handshake

Council top executive claimed to have £475,000 golden handshake

24 August 2020

Highland Council is again in hot water after councillors claimed one former top executive got a golden handshake worth £475,529 last year.


Highland Council forced to postpone recruitment for new £122,812 deputy chief executive

21 August 2020
Highland Council forced to postpone recruitment for new £122,812 deputy chief executive

Highland Council forced to postpone recruitment for new £122,812 deputy chief executive

21 August 2020

The recruitment of a new £122,812 deputy chief executive for Highland Council has been paused after uproar at a top finance committee.


Handsome salaries on offer for top Highland Council posts spark anger

18 August 2020
Handsome salaries on offer for top Highland Council posts spark anger

Handsome salaries on offer for top Highland Council posts spark anger

18 August 2020

Fresh controversy over highly-paid jobs at cash-strapped Highland Council has been sparked by adverts for two roles worth a combined £216,744 a year.


Nicola Sturgeon apologises over exams fiasco

10 August 2020
Nicola Sturgeon apologises over exams fiasco

Nicola Sturgeon apologises over exams fiasco

10 August 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted the Scottish Government got it wrong over exams.


Council 'held to ransom' over school bus hitch

08 August 2020
Council 'held to ransom' over school bus hitch

Council 'held to ransom' over school bus hitch

08 August 2020

Plans to return Highland children to school next week hit a last-minute hitch when bus operators demanded extra cash.


Schools boss on £936 a day does not turn up for education committee meeting

07 August 2020
Schools boss on £936 a day does not turn up for education committee meeting

Schools boss on £936 a day does not turn up for education committee meeting

07 August 2020

Highland Council’s controversial education chief failed to appear at yesterday’s education committee amid ongoing acrimony over his £936 a day wage.


SSPCA urges public to be 'wildlife wise' after otter pup rescue

03 August 2020
SSPCA urges public to be 'wildlife wise' after otter pup rescue

SSPCA urges public to be 'wildlife wise' after otter pup rescue

03 August 2020

A Belgian woman who has only recently arrived in Dingwall was thrilled after rescuing a vulnerable one-month-old otter pup separated from its parents.


No fresh fatalities from coronavirus in NHS Highland area for second week

29 July 2020
No fresh fatalities from coronavirus in NHS Highland area for second week

No fresh fatalities from coronavirus in NHS Highland area for second week

29 July 2020

That death toll in the health board area remains at 115.


Motorhome app advertises cemetery as a good place to park up

24 July 2020
Motorhome app advertises cemetery as a good place to park up

Motorhome app advertises cemetery as a good place to park up

24 July 2020

A website and app listing pitches mostly for motorhomes sparked disgust after some users highlighted inappropriate options for an overnight stop.


Nicola Sturgeon - folk who are shielding are now able to meet friends and family indoors

24 July 2020
Nicola Sturgeon - folk who are shielding are now able to meet friends and family indoors

Nicola Sturgeon - folk who are shielding are now able to meet friends and family indoors

24 July 2020

The people who are most vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus have been told by the First Minister that from today they can meet with others indoors.


Petition started to save RNI hospital

23 July 2020
Petition started to save RNI hospital

Petition started to save RNI hospital

23 July 2020

HUNDREDS of people are supporting a campaign to halt the closure of the RNI community hospital in Inverness.


No new coronavirus-related deaths in NHS Highland in seven days

22 July 2020
No new coronavirus-related deaths in NHS Highland in seven days

No new coronavirus-related deaths in NHS Highland in seven days

22 July 2020

That means the death toll in the north remains at 115 while Scotland as a whole only saw six further deaths


RNI Community Hospital in Inverness to close to prepare for potential second wave of coronavirus

21 July 2020
RNI Community Hospital in Inverness to close to prepare for potential second wave of coronavirus

RNI Community Hospital in Inverness to close to prepare for potential second wave of coronavirus

21 July 2020

Staff and patients fear the permanent closure of the facility


Highland MP sounds alarm over impact of USA 'Frankenfoods' on Scotland's food and drink sector

17 July 2020
Highland MP sounds alarm over impact of USA 'Frankenfoods' on Scotland's food and drink sector

Highland MP sounds alarm over impact of USA 'Frankenfoods' on Scotland's food and drink sector

17 July 2020

Drew Hendry sounded a warning after defence was made of chlorinated chicken and UK government dismissed SNP concerns


Anger at council education chief receiving nearly £246k per year

17 July 2020
Anger at council education chief receiving nearly £246k per year

Anger at council education chief receiving nearly £246k per year

17 July 2020

There has been an angry reaction after it emerged that cash-strapped Highland Council agreed to pay its interim education chief £244,296 a year.


A fresh care home death linked to Covid-19 in the Highlands

15 July 2020
A fresh care home death linked to Covid-19 in the Highlands

A fresh care home death linked to Covid-19 in the Highlands

15 July 2020

One new death has been registered in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in the past week.


Nicola Sturgeon: 'Tomorrow marks biggest step so far in exit from lockdown'

14 July 2020
Nicola Sturgeon: 'Tomorrow marks biggest step so far in exit from lockdown'

Nicola Sturgeon: 'Tomorrow marks biggest step so far in exit from lockdown'

14 July 2020

Nicola Sturgeon also confirmed that it is now the sixth day without any new deaths from Covid-19 confirmed by a test


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