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Appeal to parents to register 'lockdown births' in Highland Council area

Appeal to parents to register 'lockdown births' in Highland Council area

Appeal to parents to register 'lockdown births' in Highland Council area

27 July 2020

New parents who haven't yet registered the birth of babies born during lockdown with Highland Council registration officers are being asked to do so.


Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

Budget black hole at Highland Council is £35.7 million

26 July 2020

HIGHLAND Council’s budget black hole now stands at £35.7 million – almost three times less than previously feared, it has been revealed.


Tenant's bills 'going through the roof' while awaiting Highland Council solution to drafty home

Tenant's bills 'going through the roof' while awaiting Highland Council solution to drafty home

Tenant's bills 'going through the roof' while awaiting Highland Council solution to drafty home

25 July 2020

A man living in a Wester Ross village who simply wants to make his house wind and watertight says Highland Council has let him down.


Ross-shire secondary school's virtual prize-giving reaches a global audience

Ross-shire secondary school's virtual prize-giving reaches a global audience

Ross-shire secondary school's virtual prize-giving reaches a global audience

25 July 2020

Gairloch High School didn't let the end of an unusual term pass without celebration at a week-long virtual prize-giving to celebrate pupils.


Mixed feeling on Boundary Commission shake-up proposals for Ross-shire

Mixed feeling on Boundary Commission shake-up proposals for Ross-shire

Mixed feeling on Boundary Commission shake-up proposals for Ross-shire

25 July 2020

A proposed local authority boundary shake-up could see one area lose a councillor and another gain one.


Highland Council leader hails 'amazing' response of staff to Covid-19

Highland Council leader hails 'amazing' response of staff to Covid-19

Highland Council leader hails 'amazing' response of staff to Covid-19

24 July 2020

THE 'amazing' response by Highland Council staff to the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis will be revealed in a report next week.


Highland leader's heartfelt plea to visitors as tensions rise over antisocial behaviour

Highland leader's heartfelt plea to visitors as tensions rise over antisocial behaviour

Highland leader's heartfelt plea to visitors as tensions rise over antisocial behaviour

23 July 2020

Respect plea to Highland visitors amid spiralling concern over beauty spot littering.


Ross-shire MSP welcomes extra cash to ease return to schools after coronavirus crisis

Ross-shire MSP welcomes extra cash to ease return to schools after coronavirus crisis

Ross-shire MSP welcomes extra cash to ease return to schools after coronavirus crisis

23 July 2020

EXTRA funding to smooth the way for the return of pupils and teachers to schools has been welcomed by a Ross-shire MSP.


Ross-shire councillors brand education chief cost 'completely unjustifiable'

Ross-shire councillors brand education chief cost 'completely unjustifiable'

Ross-shire councillors brand education chief cost 'completely unjustifiable'

21 July 2020

The SNP and Conservative groups at Highland Council have hit out.


Highland Council’s bulky uplift service restarts today

Highland Council’s bulky uplift service restarts today

Highland Council’s bulky uplift service restarts today

20 July 2020

The service was suspended on March 23 due to the pandemic and the need to prioritise staff to provide essential waste and recycling collections.


Council confirms work to restart on improvements to existing council housing

Council confirms work to restart on improvements to existing council housing

Council confirms work to restart on improvements to existing council housing

20 July 2020

WORK on improvements to existing council housing in the region will restart shortly, Highland Council has confirmed.


'Huge contribution' to Highland education of care and learning manager is recognised

'Huge contribution' to Highland education of care and learning manager is recognised

'Huge contribution' to Highland education of care and learning manager is recognised

19 July 2020

The 40-year service of a woman who has performed a variety of roles in Highland education has been acknowledged on her retiral.


Council under increasing pressure over controversial traffic islands

Council under increasing pressure over controversial traffic islands

Council under increasing pressure over controversial traffic islands

17 July 2020

PRESSURE is mounting on Highland Council to remove controversial traffic islands from Dingwall that it claims were put in place to aid active travel.


Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

Highland Council education boss getting paid more than the Prime Minister

17 July 2020

There has been an angry reaction after it emerged that cash-strapped Highland Council agreed to pay its interim education chief £244,296 a year.


'Outstanding' coronavirus response work in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer, Lochalsh ward acknowledged

'Outstanding' coronavirus response work in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer, Lochalsh ward acknowledged

'Outstanding' coronavirus response work in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer, Lochalsh ward acknowledged

17 July 2020

THE 'outstanding' work being carried out in one of Ross-shire's most geographically dispersed wards during the Covid-19 crisis has been acknowledged.


New tourism committee launched to help address challenges following lockdown

New tourism committee launched to help address challenges following lockdown

New tourism committee launched to help address challenges following lockdown

16 July 2020

A NEW tourism committee has been set up by Highland Council to address the challenges facing communities as they look to recover from the lockdown.


Council welcomes restart of construction work on hundreds of new homes

Council welcomes restart of construction work on hundreds of new homes

Council welcomes restart of construction work on hundreds of new homes

16 July 2020

WORK on hundreds of new council housing across the area are back under way after contractors returned to work after lockdown.


Sixty jobs to be created at Inverness Campus

Sixty jobs to be created at Inverness Campus

Sixty jobs to be created at Inverness Campus

15 July 2020

New jobs welcomed by Highland Council leader.


Controversial plans to introduce a tourist tax in the Highlands 'should be shelved'

Controversial plans to introduce a tourist tax in the Highlands 'should be shelved'

Controversial plans to introduce a tourist tax in the Highlands 'should be shelved'

15 July 2020

Highland Council’s depute leader admitted it would be the wrong time to bring in a tax on visitors as the hospitality sector struggles to recover.


Island ruin becomes latest building earmarked for return to habitable use

Island ruin becomes latest building earmarked for return to habitable use

Island ruin becomes latest building earmarked for return to habitable use

14 July 2020

ANOTHER ruin on the largest of the Summer Isles could be returned to habitable use under plans lodged with Highland Council.


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