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REVEALED: Expenses claimed by Highland Councillors last year

REVEALED: Expenses claimed by Highland Councillors last year

REVEALED: Expenses claimed by Highland Councillors last year

08 June 2025

Find out if your councillor makes the top 10 most expensive or least expensive.


WATCH: Highland Pride speakers tell LGBTQ+ community ‘the fight goes on’

WATCH: Highland Pride speakers tell LGBTQ+ community ‘the fight goes on’

WATCH: Highland Pride speakers tell LGBTQ+ community ‘the fight goes on’

07 June 2025

Politicians Emma Roddick and Sarah Fanet were joined in addressing the crowd by Lady Carbisdale.


Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

Is Highland Council finally getting serious about attainment by declaring ‘learning and teaching’ as a priority?

06 June 2025

It will hire quality improvement managers and officials plan to meet all head teachers and staff.


Gaza protest sees call for peace made in Ullapool

Gaza protest sees call for peace made in Ullapool

Gaza protest sees call for peace made in Ullapool

04 June 2025

Fifty people gathered on the Ullapool shoreline today to call for a full UK arms embargo and UK sanctions on Israel.


Highland Council area has the third worst road casualty figures in Scotland

Highland Council area has the third worst road casualty figures in Scotland

Highland Council area has the third worst road casualty figures in Scotland

04 June 2025

New Scottish Government statistics show the region is just behind Glasgow and Edinburgh with 403 ‘casualties’ between 2019-23.


£24 million to realise Kishorn Port potential

£24 million to realise Kishorn Port potential

£24 million to realise Kishorn Port potential

04 June 2025

A multimillion-pound investment is being made in one of Scotland’s most strategically important ports.


Cromarty Firth by election to see trial of more accessible ballot paper

Cromarty Firth by election to see trial of more accessible ballot paper

Cromarty Firth by election to see trial of more accessible ballot paper

03 June 2025

Highland Council is to trial a new tactile aid, called a ballot paper overlay, for upcoming by elections in Cromarty Firth and Skye.


Lib Dem Cromarty Firth by election candidate’s ‘determination to help’

Lib Dem Cromarty Firth by election candidate’s ‘determination to help’

Lib Dem Cromarty Firth by election candidate’s ‘determination to help’

02 June 2025

Ross Costigane, Lib Dem candidate for the Cromarty Firth by-election, is determined to “bring a fresh, energetic perspective” to the council.”


Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

Most staff at Highland Council getting £60k+ are in teaching which got pay rises of 25% or more since 2019

01 June 2025

The total bill for the local authority’s highest earners has risen five fold in the last five years.


£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

30 May 2025

A £300 million deal will help more than double the number of EV charge points in the Highlands before the end of 2027.


Douglas Ross MSP kicked out of Holyrood chamber

Douglas Ross MSP kicked out of Holyrood chamber

Douglas Ross MSP kicked out of Holyrood chamber

29 May 2025

Douglas Ross MSP has been removed from the chamber at Holyrood for heckling First Minister John Swinney.


20mph limits agreed amid criticism of Highland Council’s ‘ostrich school of consultation’

20mph limits agreed amid criticism of Highland Council’s ‘ostrich school of consultation’

20mph limits agreed amid criticism of Highland Council’s ‘ostrich school of consultation’

29 May 2025

Opposition councillors sought a more nuanced approach including a review but administration bosses out voted them down.


Highland Council staff overpayments dropped by 77% in April this year compared to April 2024

Highland Council staff overpayments dropped by 77% in April this year compared to April 2024

Highland Council staff overpayments dropped by 77% in April this year compared to April 2024

28 May 2025

But staff still got £624k more than they should despite tough new measures.


Highland Council’s 20mph speed limits plan set for decision day as most people oppose it

Highland Council’s 20mph speed limits plan set for decision day as most people oppose it

Highland Council’s 20mph speed limits plan set for decision day as most people oppose it

27 May 2025

Officials insist ‘few people’ who actually support the scheme engage with consultation.


‘I understand the challenges’ - SNP candidate sets out by election stall

‘I understand the challenges’ - SNP candidate sets out by election stall

‘I understand the challenges’ - SNP candidate sets out by election stall

25 May 2025

It is a case of giving it another go for the SNP candidate in the upcoming Cromarty Firth by election.


‘We need people prepared to fight’ - Cromarty Firth by-election candidate sets out her stall

‘We need people prepared to fight’ - Cromarty Firth by-election candidate sets out her stall

‘We need people prepared to fight’ - Cromarty Firth by-election candidate sets out her stall

25 May 2025

The Scottish Greens candidate for the upcoming Cromarty Firth council by-election has spoken out against plans for new housing in Invergordon.


Locals should be exempt from paying Highland Council’s visitor levy or ‘tourist tax’

Locals should be exempt from paying Highland Council’s visitor levy or ‘tourist tax’

Locals should be exempt from paying Highland Council’s visitor levy or ‘tourist tax’

24 May 2025

MSP Douglas Ross who accused the SNP of failing to address concerns.


Highland Council is still overpaying staff by more than £624k a year

Highland Council is still overpaying staff by more than £624k a year

Highland Council is still overpaying staff by more than £624k a year

23 May 2025

As it threatens to take one ex-employee to court despite cancelling a repayment meeting and not rescheduling.


Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

22 May 2025

Proponents of the plan found it difficult to articulate the case for the proposal at the local level.


Highland MP calls for VAT to be removed from tourism levy to avoid concerning “tax on a tax”

Highland MP calls for VAT to be removed from tourism levy to avoid concerning “tax on a tax”

Highland MP calls for VAT to be removed from tourism levy to avoid concerning “tax on a tax”

21 May 2025

A Highland MP has called for a controversial tourism levy to be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) if it is introduced.


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