Highland Council

Two community councils in Sutherland are to have elections next month to decide their membership.

Residents across the Highlands are being encouraged to get in touch with the council's resilience team to help local communities be ready for winter.

Lochinver's George Appleby was among half-a-dozen youngsters whose poems won commendations from across the Highland Council area.

He says this is 'another example of the Scottish government proposing ill-conceived laws to cover the budget shortfalls.'

As sufficient nominations were received for Ardgay & District Community Council, no election was required.

Highland Council is altering its collection routes in the town from Monday, October 23. However, not all bin collections are changing.

'I really do believe that people can make a huge difference in their communities.'

Highland Council's plan to meet net zero carbon targets by 2045 is spelled out at council's climate change committee

Each bird box is mapped and monitored using a GIS data mapping system.

A UK waste disposal giant is apologising to the Highland public for weeks of chaos as 'glass mountains' continue to grow at overflowing bottle banks.

The review has allocated £11.5m for the new bridge project.

It was revealed last night that some north schools will close for three days next week.

Council leader Raymond Bremner warns cuts aimed at closing the budget gap would 'yet again be unprecedented.'

He said the local authority’s inability to proceed with 10 new school building projects is ‘depressing’.

Dire figures show the planned projects including 10 new schools totalled £566 million when just £343 million is affordable.

A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.

SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.

A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.

The final approval for the scheme will have to come from Scottish Ministers.

Highland Council’s Historic Environment Team (HET) objected to the design of the new health hub.