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Campervan users could face tourist tax on entry to Highlands with talks underway

CAMPERVAN users could be subjected to a tax upon entry to the Highlands in future if council bosses manage to obtain extra visitor levy powers, the…

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SNP ministers overrule Highland Council on most energy projects, figures show

THE Scottish Government has approved nearly two-thirds of major renewable energy developments opposed by Highland Council – leaving the local…

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£3m support for businesses impacted by Cairngorms wildfire announced

The money will be administered by Highland Council.

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Council approves major green hydrogen plant to be built in Highlands

A MAJOR hydrogen production facility is set to be built in the Highlands after getting the green light from councillors ...

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Scotland's richest man given green light to refit historic Loch Ness pub

SCOTLAND'S richest man has been given the green light to refit a historic 200-year-old pub near Loch Ness.

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£2 bus fare cap hailed 'great success' amid huge uptake across Highlands and Islands

DESPITE only being rolled out for a few months, the £2 bus fare cap trial in the Highlands and Islands is already being hailed as a “great…

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Rapist taxi driver surrenders licence after controversial council vote

A rapist taxi driver has surrendered his operating licence after six male councillors controversially allowed him to keep it

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£1.8m revealed for new flight routes between Scottish cities and Highlands

ALMOST £1.8 million in funding has been announced for flights from Caithness to Aberdeen, with the creation of a new route to Glasgow also being…

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Rapist taxi driver at centre of Highland Council vote to appeal sentence

A taxi driver convicted of rape – but who was allowed to keep his operating licence following a vote from six male councillors – has lodged an…

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Backlash after council allows convicted rapist to retain his taxi operator’s licence

David Brown was jailed for over six years after raping an 18-year-old woman in his taxi

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SNP Highland councillor suspended after backing taxi licence for rapist

THE SNP Highland group has suspended one of its councillors after he voted in favour of allowing a rapist taxi driver to keep his operator's…

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Highland councillors slammed by charity for backing taxi licence for rapist

THE decision to allow a rapist taxi driver to keep his operating licence has “eroded public confidence” in the local authority and sends a…

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LibDem Highland councillor expelled after backing taxi licence for convicted rapist

A HIGHLAND councillor who voted in favour of a rapist taxi driver keeping his operating licence has been expelled from his party’s local group ...

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Highland councillor resigns over vote to keep rapist's taxi driver license

A Highland councillor has resigned from the council after voting in favour of a rapist taxi driver keeping his operating licence

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Two Highland councillors resign after vote to keep rapist's taxi licence

TWO Highland councillors have resigned after voting in favour of a rapist taxi driver keeping his operating licence following public outcry over the…

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Highland Council slam Home Office over handling of asylum seeker housing plan

HIGHLAND Council have hit out at "limited" communication from the Home Office during discussions about Cameron Barracks

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SSEN’s plan to build 46 steel towers near Highland village faces objection

A PLAN by energy giant SSEN to build 46 steel towers close to a Sutherland village could be objected to by Highland Council over environmental…

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New plan for £20m visitor centre at 'iconic' Scottish viewpoint as first one binned

DEVELOPERS looking to build a visitor centre at an “iconic” viewpoint where a loch looks like a map of Scotland have submitted revised proposals…

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Jimmy Savile’s former Highland cottage finally demolished

Allt-na-Reigh on A82 in Glen Coe was owned by the prolific sex offender for around 13 years until his death in 2011

Evening Standard

Plaque marking Andrew visit removed from Inverness Town House

The former prince visited Inverness in 2018.

The Independent UK

Plaque dedicated to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s visit removed

The former prince visited the town before stepping down as a working royal

Evening Standard

Swinney ‘not being fully candid’ about Cameron Barracks notification – Alexander

The Government has paused plans to house 300 asylum seekers at the site in Inverness.

Evening Standard

Cameron Barracks asylum seeker plans ‘made up on back of an envelope’ – Swinney

Concerns had been raised about the impact on the community in Inverness.

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Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages

Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees

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Primary school forced to cancel Christmas show after racist abuse

Police said they have received a report of threatening and abusive online communications and are investigating

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