Highland Council

Facing fears, building a legacy and contributing to a community they are part of have made the experience life-changing for these young men.

There are plans for a second Home Bargains at a prominent site in the Highland capital.

Feedback over the region’s new 20mph limits is now being examined by Highland Council ahead of a vote which could make them permanent this spring.

Residents inside a block of flats dubbed ‘the house of horrors’ have spoken out about their fears of antisocial behaviour by a small minority.

The ‘rush’ to press ahead with a controversial housing development in Invergordon has sparked alarm among those opposed to the plans.

Opposition plans for education reforms, free primary school meals and lower hikes in council tax were rejected.

Details of what specifically was proposed were scant while the Greens ‘hail influence’ on securing £500k investment.

But senior Highland Council official Malcolm Macleod insists the local authority’s ears are open on thorny questions like VAT.

The Liberal Democrats want to place an emphasis on attainment in schools amid flagging results for north youngsters.

Council leader Raymond Bremner says the move sparked by ‘eye-watering’ £70m in unclaimed benefits.

A further £8m will be invested in renewable energy projects that have been touted for years.

It’s a chance for a local to come up with a suitable name for the new scheme in Conon.

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.