Highlands

An unlikely group has stepped up to support an ex-teacher in her decades long dream of turning the Raasay old mill (Muileann Àrais) into a heritage centre. A community payback team take the ferry from Sconser on Skye most Fridays to work on the renovations of this historic building.

A Caithness wind farm has been turned down for the second time by The Highland Council under delegated powers despite the reduced scheme being sited in a wind farm search area.  Renewable energy company RES expressed its "strong disappointment" at the council’s refusal of its redesigned C

The Highland Council has agreed a budget which will see over £4.5 million of revenue investments for 2025 - 2026, over £17m additional reserves investment for major developments and the creation of over 100 jobs across the Highlands.

Members of The Highland Council's Education Committee have approved the draft Learning Estate Strategy (LES).

Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes has called upon local residents to name two brand new sites in Inverness. The first is the newly approved Riverford development in Conon Bridge, comprising 160 private and affordable homes, including bungalows. As an extension to the existing Conon Bridge North de

Ground has been broken on a £1.6 million project on the North Coast 500 which could become a regeneration model for other rural communities across the Highlands. Local MSP Maree Todd cut the first turf today at the Gro For You Community Innovation Campus in Tain, a project designed to offer lo

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved a further £863,000 contribution to the Inverness Castle Experience project. Led by The Highland Council, the Inverness Castle Experience is a key project within the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, a joint initiative supported by up t

Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on the new Nairn Academy school, having been awarded the £61 million contract by The Highland Council at the end of 2025.

The Highland Council on behalf of the Inverness Common Good Fund is pleased to announce an award of contract to Savills (UK) Ltd for the development of a feasibility study on the use of Inverness Town House. Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown said: “As Trustees of the Inverness

Two projects which will bring welcome improvements to Nairn beach and harbour have received a total of £19,800 from the Highland Council's Community Regeneration Fund. Community Regeneration Funding is an umbrella term for a number of funds that are available for communities and organisations

The Inverness Castle Experience has reached two key milestones with the completion of glazing on the new link building and the installation of the fully refurbished Rose Window in the South Tower Story Room. These achievements mark significant progress as the attraction prepares to open later this y

Sustainable distilling expert Organic Architects submitted a planning application to Highland Council last week for a new whisky distillery, visitor centre, and warehouse on Mulchaich Farm, located in the district of Ferintosh on the Black Isle.

Members of the Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee have approved the Area Roads Capital Programme for 2025/26.  The local allocations capital budget for 2025/26 remains to be established which will be calculated from the approved capital budget allocation being adjusted fo

The Highland Council is preparing a new and important planning document called the Highland Local Development Plan. The plan will ultimately be used to determine planning applications and steer future development and investment in your area. Three documents have just been published which will shape

The Highland Council’s Leader, Councillor Raymond Bremner, attended Scottish Cities Week in London last month to promote investment opportunities in Inverness, the Highlands and the Highland Council area. Scottish Cities Week aims to provide a focused opportunity to create and develop long-ter