Highland Council

He is the member for Fort William and Ardnamurchan and is currently MP Angus MacDonald’s chief of staff.

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.

Productions such as The Traitors pushed direct spending by the film industry in the Highlands to more than £3.5million in 2024 - its highest level.

‘I’m not an angel I’m just a woman and any time we make mistakes as a politician we are hung, drawn and quartered by social media.’

Campaigners have delivered a petition to Highland Council’s headquarters calling for a proposed tourist tax to be used to address the housing crisis.

The region’s new Youth Convener will attend meetings of Highland Council’s education committee.

Campaigners want to ensure objections to the controversial proposal are properly reflected.

Councillors have agreed to boost senior councillor pay by between £5-11k this year.

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Inspectors have praised improvements in pupil attainment at a Wester Ross school and nursery.

Michael Gregson says ‘the people are just not feeling the love, and this excessive pay rise to ourselves certainly won’t change that perception’.

The move follows recommendations by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.

Completion dates are all before 2030 as the local authority issues ‘earliest operational dates’.

An opportunity to end the decades-long wait for a new-build special school in Dingwall could arrive with a £50m investment.

Councillors were warned that a threat of a judicial review is not an idle one but backed the scheme.

The exercise even includes Highland Council and looks at how to deal with a new outbreak that claims 840,000 lives.

Port of Nigg will fund the extended ferry service, ensuring greater accessibility across the Cromarty Firth during the busy spring months.

The Groat challenged it over its internal communications compared to what emerged publicly.

Hundreds of pages of confidential emails help lift the lid on what went on behind closed doors at the local authority.

Councillors hoped to take advantage of the lucrative North Coast 500 route, using the funds raised to improve services along the route.