Highland Council

Highland Council has announced that it intends to acquire the entire shareholding of D&E Coaches Limited.,

That works out at an average of £372.84 more a year while the council claims the impact on tenants will be ‘minimal’

Inspectors visited Farr Primary School in November and their report has just published.

Accommodation for up to 100 hospital staff and students is being planned in the Highlands.

The ‘deeply alarming’ new figures show more than 54 per cent of pupils missed 10-20 per cent of the school year.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission found ‘not a single human right’ is met in the region ‘under international law’.

A long-vacant supermarket site in Ullapool looks set for a future as an “artisanal pizzeria” after the plans were given the greenlight.

Highland Council is considering challenging the controversial decision by Scottish ministers to grant planning permission for Strath Oykel Wind farm.

A Sutherland road will be closed for more than a month for "urgent repairs", Highland Council has warned.

The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.

Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.

ONLY two fines for dog fouling have been issued since 2021 in the Highlands, prompting local politicians to call out “lazy and selfish” pet owners.

Highland Council currently has a total debt of £1.277 billion and this costs £93.3 million per year in loan charges.

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

Work on transforming Inverness Castle into a major tourist attraction has passed “another big milestone”.

Thousands of Highland school and nursery children are set for another day at home as the cold snap continues.

Around 20,000 school pupils and nursery children in the Highland Council area are staying at home today after heavy snow overnight forced closures.

Highland Council has announced the closure of a raft of schools and nurseries this morning after more heavy snow overnight.

The business says that it will close in the meantime but hopes to reopen in time for the weekend.

The public has until February 25 to make their views known as critics slam the scheme as a waste of money.