Highland Council

Members of Highland Council’s housing committee discussed progress made to implement a plan aimed at tackling homelessness.

Parents and carers of children at an Easter Ross primary are being given a reminder of the need to keep a social distance from each other.

Council staff were praised by members of the authority's housing and property committee a at meeting today.

ROSS-SHIRE's council housing stock is set to benefit from investment of over £4million in the coming year, according to the local authority.

Project will transform the site into a major new visitor attraction and include the creation of a one storey building to link the two towers.

Highland councillors have supported recommendations over refunding families for school trips cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

Highland MSP Rhoda Grant is seeking answers over why eight primary schools – four of them in Ross-shire – failed to open today as planned.

THE return to school for thousands of pupils today will bring back a “a small element of normality” for young people across Ross-shire.

Eight primary schools within the Highland Council area – four of them in Ross-shire –won't open this morning for the first day back after summer.

Appeal for patience on first day back after coronavirus crisis and SQA exam results U-turn.

Parents at a Ross-shire primary were told last night that it won't open today as planned.

Highland Council says the one-way system introduced around Inverness Castle remains in place – and that it did not move cones channelling vehicles.

The 'incredible resilience' of teachers, school staff, pupils and their parents has been acknowledged ahead of the return to the classroom.

Teacher and support staff recruitment in the Highland Council area will now go ahead following the "extremely challenging" lockdown period.

A hitch involving insurance providers may be a factor in the lack of refunds for school trips cancelled prior to government advice not to travel.

Head teachers from Ross-shire have shared stories of the resilience and success of pupils with councillors on an education committee.

Plans to return Highland children to school next week hit a last-minute hitch when bus operators demanded extra cash, it has emerged.

STAY vigilant to the dangers of Covid-19 and make sure to observe all social distancing guidance when visiting pubs, Highland Council has urged.

BIN it or take it home! That's the message visitors to the Highlands are being urged to follow after the launch of a new campaign.

Parents of pupils at a Lochalsh secondary school will tomorrow receive details of plans for the return to classrooms next week.