Highland Council

Highland councillors have approved the local authority's net zero strategy developed by the council's climate change committee. The committee had reinforced the importance of making progress and made several recommendations to ensure effective governance arrangements were in place to build and deliv

Highland councillors have approved plans to demolish a defective block at Thurso High School at a cost of £1.2 million instead of repairing it for nearly £8 million. Despite the council's Caithness committee backing the £7.5m repair plan, the full council this week voted to demolis

Highland Council’s Redesign Board members have approved moves towards more investment in solar and battery storage.

Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee has recommended that Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee formally approve and adopt the Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area Management Plan.

Essential carriageway and waterproofing work will be carried out on Ruthven Bridge next month. The bridge, which crosses the river Spey on the road between Kingussie and Ruthven Barracks, will be temporarily closed to all vehicles from next Tuesday.

Members of the Highland Council’s Redesign Board have noted the progress being made on the road improvement project. The Roads Improvement project aims to redesign the service where necessary and deliver improvements for the effective, efficient, and sustainable delivery of all engineering and

Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee at the Highland Council have approved the area’s road capital programme for 2023/24.

Members of the Dingwall and Seaforth Committee at the Highland Council have considered applications submitted to the area’s Community Regeneration Fund. Councillors allocated £43,557 of their available funding to two applicants.

The Highland Council has launched its Local Place Plans webpage, where community-led groups can find useful guidance on preparing, submitting, and registering Local Place Plans. These plans provide an opportunity for communities to set out their vision and priorities for the future, particularly aro

Members of the Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have approved the Thurso Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, to help safeguard the distinct architectural and historical features of the town. Following public consultation and discussions with local Councillor

Hydro Ness, Highland Council’s new renewable energy installation, has scooped a prestigious national construction award. The Archimedes Screw installation on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness was named Small Project of The Year at the recent British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA 20

A Highland Council project has successfully established five wildflower roundabouts in the Inverness area in order to provide safe havens where bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators can thrive.

The Infirmary Bridge in Inverness has reopened after the completion of interim repairs by The Highland Council pending a major refurbishment.

Work is set to start on a new later living village in Inverness this autumn as part of a multi-million-pound investment in care facilities in the city. Independent care home operator Parklands Care Homes is to build 11 homes on a site at Milton of Leys after plans were approved by the Highland Counc

Eligible residents across the Highlands could benefit from up to 100% Scottish Government grant funding available for First Time Central Heating. This would be delivered by the Highland Council through the installation of an air source heat pump, new radiators and new controls.