As headlines fill with news of airlines cancelling thousands of flights across Europe, it’s natural to wonder what this means for smaller, regional airports. One such case is Wick John O'Groats Airport, a remote but vital transport link in the north of Scotland.
As airlines juggle their flights on routes and the price of jet fuel there are likely going to be many changes as the Iran war continues. Taking care when booking ahead may reduce your chances of getting caught with problems.
Lufthansa’s 20,000-flight cut is big but not unique it’s part of a wider global pattern driven mainly by soaring jet fuel prices, supply risk, and geopolitical disruption (especially around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz). The following is a quick look at whatis happening.
The Highland Council’s Workforce North initiative arrives at a critical moment for the Highlands. On one side, the region is seeing unprecedented levels of investment in renewable energy, infrastructure, and construction.
For many travellers planning a summer getaway in 2026, one thing is becoming increasingly clear - holidays are getting more expensive. While rising airfares have dominated headlines, the reality is broader and more complex.
The latest Highland Council Caithness Committee Housing Management Performance Report (2025–26) offers a detailed snapshot of how social housing services are performing across the region. On the surface, it is a routine governance update—tracking repairs, allocations, rent collection, and tenant satisfaction.
Parcelhero’s influential report ‘2030: The Death of the High Street’ was released in 2016. It forecast huge changes to our town centres because of the continued rise of e-commerce.
A higher for longer outlook could lift savings returns, but borrowers still face rising mortgage costs of up to £1,700, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk analysis can reveal. Since the previous inflation announcement, the Moneyfacts Average Mortgage rate has risen from 5.50% to 5.71%.
Consultation in Thurso has found strong support for investment in a Community Point of Delivery (PoD) that serves the whole town and delivers wider benefits beyond the replacement of ageing school buildings. Local people described the proposed development of an education campus on the current Thurso High School site and surrounding area as an opportunity to create a civic asset for the whole community, bringing together education, sport, leisure, health, art and social facilities.
Councillors approved grant funding from ward discretionary funds in the year to 31 March 2026. 13 groups in each of the two wards received funding.
For years, short-term lets in Scotland operated in a kind of grey zone lightly regulated, rapidly expanding, and hugely profitable in the right locations and that era is over. Since the introduction of Scotland’s licensing scheme, many hosts now feel that getting approval is harder than ever.
For years, robotaxis lived in the realm of tech‑world myth—promised, hyped, delayed, and often dismissed. But something has shifted.
The Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme will close to new applications on 31 July 2026, with a view to the scheme concluding on 31 December 2026. Redress scheme for group of postmasters who won Horizon court battle in 2019 to close in December.
As Scotland heads toward the 2026 Holyrood election, every major party is promising change but they are not offering the same kind of change. When you strip away slogans, each manifesto reveals a very different vision of Scotland’s future: one focused on independence, one on public service repair, one on tax cuts, and others on structural reform or climate transformation.
What is next for the world? I think we may already know the answer — and it is deeply troubling. In this video, I argue that the conflict driven by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing the global economy towards a crisis on the scale of World War II.
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Recent data has remained positive for the Scottish economy, but the outlook for future growth is being dampened by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute 22 April 2026. In its latest Quarterly Economic Commentary, the Institute has downgraded its 2026 growth forecast from 1.1 per cent (February 2026) to 0.9 per cent.
Oil prices don’t usually drift—they react and right now, they’re reacting to a world that feels like it’s balancing on a knife edge. This morning’s slight dip in oil prices might look like the start of a downward trend, but it’s more accurately a momentary exhale.
UK and France convene military planners to advance multinational mission to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Over 30 nations expected to attend the conference at UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in North London.
For now, the planes are still flying. Airports remain busy, departure boards are full, and the summer travel season appears intact.