Highland Council

Tourism groups welcome the move saying if it is ‘well-implemented’ it could ‘bring significant benefits to our region’

A dozen new jobs are to be created after plans for a new whisky experience in the Highland capital.

“Breaking up Highland Council isn’t about creating division - it’s about building empowerment,” says a leading councillor.

Part of the N5 hospitality course involves planning and organising a hospitality event.

The move to ‘better serve’ the north follows Kate Forbes’ call to dismantle the local authority.

Richard Gale said Orbex’s decision to shelve Sutherland Spaceport was a “real blow to the community”.

More cash will come north but the jury is out on whether finance secretary Shona Robison delivered for the north.

Calls are growing for an urgent rethink on proposals which could affect services for women and children affected by domestic abuse in the Highlands.

People across the Highlands are being invited to take part in the next round of budget engagement in light of the financial forecast for 2025-26.

Councillor Hugh Morrison said questions needed to be asked about how much public money was spent on Sutherland Spaceport.

A team who gave a presentation about a church food bank were the winners of Kinlochbervie High School’s YPI final.

Highland Council has advertised the post twice but said it was “not in a position to proceed to final interview”.

A Thurso Highland councillor has spoken of his frustration at being repeatedly rebuffed in his bid to discover information about two care facilities.

The council is seeking views over options to increase house rents by 8, 9 or 10 per cent - warning that the money raised is vital for maintenance.

A striking new artwork will greet visitors to the grounds of Inverness Castle when it reopens.

A report outlining the extent of the overpayments was put in front of councillors at an audit committee today.

Domestic abuse services for women and children in the Highlands could close under funding plans by Highland Council, Women’s Aid groups are warning.

One of them was told to attend a meeting for an interview with council investigators ‘under caution’.

The bureaucratic blunder emerged because the local authority was not checking ‘to confirm the existence of its staff’.

UK and Scottish ministers came together this week to express cross-party support for plans to build a championship golf course near Embo.