Highland Council

Highland Council has approved what it calls the preferred option of tenants and will introduce a two per cent increase in council house rent.

Council house tenants in the Highlands are facing a rent rise of two per cent.

Highland Council’s leader is calling for UK and Scottish Government clarity and co-operation on Barnett consequentials for local authorities.

COUNCIL house tenants hit by worsening finances amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being pointed towards a new resource detailing what help is available.

Businesses across the Highlands will today start seeing closure grant payments in their bank accounts, the local authority says.

Tenants of Highland Council struggling as a result of the Covid crisis are being signposted to help on offer.

Residents of a Ross-shire community are concerned about the long-term effect of flooding on its local cemetery.

Unrepentant Highland councillors have hit back at an audit that blamed them for the early departure of a consultant costing £936 a day at their door.

A SNOW hit mountain pass which was forced to close to all traffic on Thursday “is likely” to stay shut right through the weekend.

Snow, ice and rain cause issues for drivers on Ross-shire routes.

EFFORTS to tackle homelessness in the Highlands have received a boost after the council joined a "pioneering network" aimed at improving things.

The £270,000 Fuel Support Fund has been set up using Scottish Government funding which can be used flexibly to alleviate financial insecurities.

In the Highland Council area, as many as 17,700 have been forced to apply for council tax exemption.

Highland Council wants to hear your view

The latest coronavirus lockdown will not hit vital gritting work this winter, Highland Council has vowed.

Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson has defended a move to grant officers wide-ranging powers to make decisions quickly in an emergency.

Parents and carers can now enrol their child online for P1 for this school year starting August 17

Both business and personal bank accounts can now be used to apply for the Scottish Government's Temporary Business Closure Grants.

Highland Council's Black Isle, Dingwall and Seaforth Committee confirms second tranche of funding to benefit Dingwall, Rosemarkie and Fortrose

Highland Council and Tree of Knowledge have agreed a partnership to provide support to all pupils and staff across all 200 schools.