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News published November 2025

Area Place Plan agreed for Badenoch and Strathspey
Published 4 Nov 2025
Members of the Badenoch and Strathspey Committee have agreed to adopt an Area Place Plan for the region.
Highland Council opens applications for a new Reuse & Repair Fund
Published 4 Nov 2025
Highland Council opens applications for a new Reuse & Repair Fund
Council vehicles powered by recycled vegetable oil hit the road
Published 4 Nov 2025
A joint venture between The Highland Council and Highland Fuels means that a public bus and a refuse collection vehicle are now being run using recycled cooking oil.
Invitation to pay car parks raise funds for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Published 3 Nov 2025
An invitation to pay car parking scheme will contribute almost £25,000 to be spent in The Highland Council’s Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh ward in the next year.
Repairs begin at Rose Street car park
Published 3 Nov 2025
A programme of structural repair works has commenced at Rose Street multi-storey car park in Inverness for a period of four weeks.
Caithness Area Committee Finds No Justification for Short Term Let Control Area
Published 3 Nov 2025
Following a detailed review of current housing data and short term let (STL) activity, the Caithness Area Committee has agreed that there is currently no justification for establishing a Short Term Let Control Area in Caithness.
Voluntary parking income boost for Caithness
Published 3 Nov 2025
At today’s Caithness Committee, (Monday 3 November 2025) members discussed the latest monitoring report detailing income generated through the voluntary “Invitation to Pay” scheme running in car parks across the area.
Consideration for short term let control area in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Published 3 Nov 2025
Steps towards introducing a short term let control area have been considered by Highland Council’s Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh area committee.
The Inverness Castle Experience welcomes full team as training begins
Published 3 Nov 2025
The Inverness Castle Experience has now welcomed its full complement of staff, marking another key milestone before the site transitions into its operational phase.
Community regeneration funds for Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Published 3 Nov 2025
A total of five projects in Highland Council’s Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh ward are to share Community Regeneration Funds worth £186,794.32.