Highland Council

CHARITIES offering a lifeline service to vulnerable people have been handed a windfall thanks to the efforts of Ross-shire schoolchildren.

CONTENTIOUS traffic island in Ross-shire's county town will be moved – but not removed – in response to a public outcry.

WORK on external wall insulation will begin next week across the Highlands, in line with a Scottish construction plan.

COUNCIL tenants have been urged to make sure they aren't missing out on financial help towards the cost of their rent.

ENFORCEMENT of waiting restrictions on streets and the reintroduction of pay and display parking charges are being flagged by Highland Council.

HIGHLAND Council’s health and social care committee has approved changes to its partnership and governance arrangements with NHS Highland.

THE Victorian Market in Inverness is to reopen to shoppers from Monday, Highland Council has confirmed.

THE role Ross-shire volunteers have played during the coronavirus crisis has been praised by local councillors.

CALLS for greater fiscal flexibility to help the Scottish Government tackle the Covid-19 pandemic have won support from Highland Council's leader.

INSPECTIONS of play parks are being carried out before they can be reopened.

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.