Highland Council

HIGHLAND Council has approved plans to team up with other agencies to boost jobs support amid growing unemployment in the region.

LIFELINE grants of up to £2000 will be offered to Highland businesses from next week as part of ongoing efforts to provide vital Covid support.

Double whammy of Covid pandemic and Brexit has increased financial strain on local authority

It is the first time the front door of the castle – the original formal entrance – has been has been seen in almost 50 years.

Drifting snow has resulted in treacherous conditions in parts of Ross-shire with two roads closed.

Conditions on a Ross-shire route are being reviewed this morning after it was closed last night because of snow.

Highland Council Trading Standards warns that cold callers claims victims are entitled to a refund because their property has been re-banded.

The prospect of a phased return to school by children across the Highlands has been welcomed by the chairman of the council's education committee.

A temporary road closure in a Highland village to allow work on a railway to be carried out safely has been flagged.

Highland Council will get an additional £13.3 million funding for the coming financial year to support ongoing coronavirus pressures.

Highland Council will fly the rainbow flag at both the Town House in Inverness and the council’s headquarters on Glenurquhart Road.

An Inverness road was partially blocked this afternoon after a small gritter overturned – it is understood no one was injured during the incident.

Dingwall and Seaforth councillor Alister Mackinnon cited 'personal reasons' for the decision to step down as budget leader.

An Alness fish processor which has witnessed booming business during the coronavirus crisis is hoping to build a new extension.

Education staff have been thanked for their efforts to ensure learning goes on during the current lockdown.

CONTROVERSIAL plans for new homes right on the seafront in Cromarty have been thrown out by Highland councillors.

Gritters are treating sections of road in Ross-shire and beyond against backdrop of snow warning.

A DEADLY railway level crossing that has claimed several lives will soon be no more, after councillors backed plans for a replacement bridge.

An Easter Ross head teacher taking charge at "a new beginning" for an secondary school has been welcomed to the post.

Good digital access is vital for Highland businesses trying to weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, city leaders have been told.