Following our announcement in August of Interim Community Council elections, The Highland Council is today (8 October 2026) able to confirm the candidates that have been elected to serve the Latheron, Lybster and Clyth Community Council are as follows: AMIN Younes GUNN Andrew HENDERSON Donald SINCLAIR George SUTHERLAND Anne WALSH Denise The turnout was 50.72%.
Community development trusts can do remarkable things for rural communities. But as they take on more responsibilities and public money, there is a bigger question: who are they ultimately accountable to? A recent Highlands and Islands Enterprise event in Lairg brought around 20 development trusts from Caithness and Sutherland together to discuss housing, planning, funding, digital technology and artificial intelligence.
BBC's £500 million savings programme shows there is now quite a lot more detail than when it was first announced. The BBC says the aim is roughly a 10% reduction in costs, with the programme running over the next few years.
Scotland's next Budget will not be short of money in headline terms. But that does not mean the Scottish Government will have an easy time deciding where the money goes.
Highland Council's South Planning Applications Committee has given the proposed Glen Earrach pumped storage hydro scheme a major boost, raising no objection to a project that could become one of the biggest infrastructure developments the Highlands has seen for decades. But this is not the final approval.
A political row in Washington could eventually make it more expensive to borrow money in Britain. That sounds unlikely.
The big pressures on prices right now do not give any comfort to anyone especially buying diesel or heating oil. The combination of several factors are pushing prices again.
For anyone who has ever worried about their bank details, passport or driving licence falling into the wrong hands, the latest Revolut data breach makes uncomfortable reading. The issue is not simply that criminals hacked into a bank and stole information.
If you have tried to book a private flu vaccination in the UK this autumn, you may have discovered something rather surprising. The vaccine is not necessarily available when you want it.
Boots has a new owner but this time the change of ownership comes with an important difference. The buyer is not another American private-equity group looking to restructure the business and eventually sell it on.
A warning light is flashing across the Atlantic. The interest rate on the most common US home loan has climbed to 7.49%, its highest level in almost three years.
There is something increasingly strange about Britain's energy price cap. Every few months the announcement arrives telling households what the new cap will be.
Two days ago we reported that Britain had roughly 40 days of diesel stocks. So has that now fallen to 38 days? Not necessarily.
Innovation has always been a defining characteristic of businesses and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands. Whether developing new products, finding ways to overcome the challenges of distance and geography, improving services, or identifying new markets, organisations across the region have a long track record of adapting and evolving.
When we hear that oil is above $100 a barrel, most people understand what that means. But there is another price rising rapidly which is much less visible.
The past five years of a near-continuous cost of living crisis have caused the real incomes of typical working-age households to fall rather than grow. This has left them £2,900 (7.9 per cent) worse off this year compared to a world of normal inflation, according to new analysis published today (Thursday 8 October 2026) by the Resolution Foundation.
New buyer enquiries remain weak, with the net balance slipping from -18% to -22% in September. While this is still some way above the -41% recorded six months ago, it shows prospective buyers remain cautious about making a large financial commitment.
Debt is usually presented as a personal problem. You borrowed the money, so you have to pay it back but if the mortgage is too large, the credit card is running up a balance or the car finance is eating into the monthly budget, the obvious answer seems to be to borrow less.
Britain has a problem involving almost one million young people, and the Government has decided it would rather discuss the problem after the Budget than before it. The final report of the Alan Milburn review into young people and work has been delayed until after the Autumn Budget.
Britain and Israel have been close allies for decades, but relations have now deteriorated to the point where a relatively small trade restriction has triggered a major diplomatic confrontation. The immediate dispute is over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.