Highland Council

The government is seeking views on the proposed levy, which would give local authorities the power to introduce a tax on cruise ships in their area.

The idea is to create a sixth form college accessible online to all pupils in the Highlands to ramp-up learning and attainment.

Business leaders across the Highlands have united to back calls for changes to planned tourist levies.

Local authorities such as Highland Council are being called upon to review ASL provision processes.

Top councillors recognise ‘people are under severe financial pressure’ but say taxpayers will see their money’s worth

The £818m draft budget will be debated - and likely agreed - at a full meeting of the local authority next week.

The entire community was rocked by the blaze which left more than 200 pupils without a school to call their own.

Councillors have been told some new private hire drivers could not navigate “simple” trips to the likes of Inverness Airport.

As a litter campaign we’re backing gathers pace, we reveal what hardy volunteers across Ross are stumbling across.

Councillor Michael Gregson warns when ‘Highland figures are so poor’ then ‘we need more transparency and openness’.

The Angus man says he is “delighted” with his new post at the Wester Ross school, which will officially begin in March.

A Coigach hotel will be restored to its original appearance after plans to demolish several modern extensions and renovate it were approved.

A catalogue of concerns at the Mart Road flats involving violence, people taking drugs and dog fouling indoors.

The local authority admits that it ‘has an impact on service delivery including at school level’.

Excited chiefs have been describing some of their exhibit highlights as fit-out work gathers pace at Inverness Castle.

‘It’s great to get an extra chance to chat to the children - although they are not too happy with my suggestion for a singalong on the route!’

"Severely" poor road visibility could scupper plans to transform a disused Black Isle kirk - unless developers fund speed reduction measures.

The next opportunity to try and form these won’t be until August.

The company responsible for carrying out the works has issued a fresh timetable and explained how road-users will be affected.

The iconic Rose Window which has languished in storage for decades has finally taken up pride of place in its new home at Inverness Castle.