Highland Council

A Parents Dancing Award was introduced at the dance competition for the first time this year.

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.

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

The Highland Caravan and Campsites Association was launched at a meeting last Friday, chaired by Sutherland councillor Jim McGillivray.

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 meeting is being held later this month to discuss how to celebrate the 50th milestone.

The Cape Wrath road has dropped from second to 54th on the council's list of priority road works for the Sutherland area.

The local authority vacated the iconic building in 2023 to save an estimated £370,000 annually but has struggled to find tenants.

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

Letter writers give their point of view on topical issues affecting Sutherland and the wider Highlands.

Proposals to reduce speed limits for cars from 60 to 50 mph on single carriageways have been rejected as a “lazy answer to improving road safety”.

Lairg Primary School has opened late or unexpectedly closed for five days in just two months due to issues with the heating.

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

Highland Council officers will be in Brora on February 28 and Kinlochbervie on March 17 to provide information about the Visitor Levy Scheme.

The county committee does not have the power to impose such a ban, which will have to be agreed by the full Highland Council.

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