Highland Council

Police have urged motorists to take extra care, after heavy snow and drifting left some roads in such poor condition even ploughs have had trouble.

The cold snap with sub-zero temperatures is causing problems across the transport network with a knock-on impact on schools across the Highlands.

Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner said he felt like lucky to be alive after landing up in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

The north has the worst school buildings in Scotland but the council delayed the debate by more than three weeks.

Now that festive decorations have been taken down residents have been urged by Highland Council to recycle their Christmas trees.

Highland Council revealed that TV and movie film crews spent over £3m in 2022, and this record is likely to be surpassed when 2023's data is released.

A Highland-wide roll-out of 'twenty's plenty' speed limits is still open to feedback from members of the public and community groups.

Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant says the backlog cost of road repairs needed in the Highlands has soared to more than £200 million.

Councils are being offered a £14 billion funding settlement from the Scottish Government, according to provisional details just published.

Councillors voted 36:28 not to include Drummuie on a list of core local authority administrative buildings.

Highland Council’s vice convener councillor Ken Gowans has handed over a cheque for £575 to MFR Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal.

More than two dozen schools and nurseries across the Highlands were closed on Thursday after Storm Pia brought gales and widespread disruption.

Over nine months after plans for a "rapid road repair team" to tackle potholes were announced by Highland Council, no appointments have been made.

Sofas and other upholstered furniture will soon no longer be accepted at some smaller Highland recycling centres – but doorstep uplift will continue.

Highland Council is backing calls for the Highlands to “receive far greater recognition and reward” for huge profits drawn by energy companies.

Scottish Government figures show Highland Council has the worst school estate and curriculum for excellence performance in Scotland.

Highland Council's parking enforcement team is reminding drivers that pavement parking is now an offence.

Dr Tom Dargie of Not Coul said it was now likely the Coul Links application would be called in by the Scottish Government.

A public consultation on the Highland-wide 20mph limit programme has been launched.

The local authority halted the scheme just before it was due to go out to tender earlier this year.