Highlands

A homeowner who was ordered to reduce the height of rows of trees along a boundary wall within the grounds of his property after his neighbours complained that they were overshadowing their garden has lost a legal challenge against a decision.

The Isle of Skye’s oldest working distillery has submitted plans for a new cafe and expanded visitor centre.

A new primary school is to be built in Inverness after councillors on Highland Council's south planning applications committee granted full planning permission.

Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has lodged a planning application for engineering works required to strengthen the structure supporting the Cairngorm funicular.

Highland Council is expected to save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year and significantly reduce its carbon emissions thanks to energy efficiency upgrades part-funded by the Scottish Government through Salix Finance.

A new venture to build a brewery in John O'Groats has secured a £198,000 grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Planning permission was granted this week for the 32,670 square foot site that will house a distillery, visitor centre and bonded warehouse.

Highland Council has announced its biggest ever single investment in roads with an extra £20 million capital announced in its budget proposals for the year 2020/21.

Plans to build a championship golf course at Coul Links in the Highlands have been refused planning permission by the Scottish Government.

A study is underway into the feasibility of replacing Scotland’s second busiest ferry service with a fixed link bridge or tunnel. The Highland Council, HITRANS and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are joint funding the study at the Corran Narrows in Lochaber.

The first phase of a new 40 berth marina at Fort William will begin next month after Caol Regeneration Company (CRC) awarded a £1.48 million contract to George Leslie Ltd.

Development agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted a planning application for a satellite launch site on the north coast of Sutherland. Artist's impression of the proposed Space Hub Sutherland. Credit NORR Architects

Work has been completed to deliver a new annexe adjacent to Bun-Sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis, the Gaelic Primary School in Inverness, with pupils moving in last month.

Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise has released a new video which to highlight its plans for a spaceport in Sutherland. HIE is leading the development, with a £2.5 million grant from the UK Space Agency (UKSA), which is also funding two launch companies that plan to use the fa

The construction of a £5.7 million project to create a vibrant home for creative industries in the Highlands got under way this month. Work on the £3.5m Phase 2 of Inverness Creative Academy comes as artists prepare to move into the £4.5m Perth Creative Exchange ahead of its offici

Council and business leaders have joined forces to seek an “unwavering” assurance from the Scottish Government of its continued commitment to delivering upgrades of the A96 and A9.