Highland Council

A TOUCHING tribute to the efforts of pupils, parents and teachers "shaping and making history" during the Covid-19 pandemic was staged online.

LESSONS learned at home during the coronavirus crisis show that the use of digital tools is not simply a response to the pandemic.

THE family of an eight-year-old schoolboy want to know where their son will be taught when schools return after spending a year out of class.

PLANS for a highly controversial development just outside Dingwall has been rejected by councillors.

MORE needs to be done to help rural Highlanders build houses or crofts in their local area, a senior councillor believes.

FOUR new houses could be built in a small Black Isle community, under plans submitted to Highland Council.

PLANS that would lead to a significant increase in the population of an Easter Ross village have been passed unanimously by Highland Council.

A ROSScouncillor has flagged business help for "the entrepreneurs we’ll need to drive the recovery in the Highlands".

'Time is running out and they need to get on with it'

Long-term proposals for the future education of children in Invergordon following a devastating fire will go to public consultation.

BUT council leader Margaret Davidson said Andrew Baxter was 'moving against the administration'

A COUNCIL scheme designed to encourage active travel and social distancing has sparked outrage in Ross-shire's county town.

Highland Council is aiming to get all pupils back to school on August 12 - with Plans B and C waiting in the wings.

Parents and pupils will have to wait to hear what Highland Council will do about the return of education after problems forced a meeting offline.

HIGHLAND schools are planning for three scenarios for reopening which are likely to cost around £12 million.

One of Highland Council's top officials is to leave her health and social care post due to unforeseen family circumstances.

HOLIDAY accommodation providers in the Highlands are being urged to make sure their private water supplies are safe to drink as sector reopens.

Councillor Margaret Davidson raised the issue when she wrote to Ministers from the Scottish Government.

Highland Council has been blocked from stopping vital Covid-19 services but a bid to halt a raid of school budgets failed.

The head of a Ross-shire school has offered assurances over the return to classrooms after summer break.