Number of Highland Council officials getting ยฃ60k or more a year rockets by five times in six years
New data reveals pay costs to the local authority rose from ยฃ6.7m to ยฃ32.5m a year.
I'm a great believer that FOIs can lead to great articles because they help inform the public on matters organisations might prefer us not to know about.
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REVEALED: Cost of vandalism in our schools
Investigation uncovers repair bills as mindless acts 'divert much-needed resources from school works and services'.
Data journalism can take a while, depending on how the results are presented. However, investing that time can lead to important results which you can only hope the audience appreciates.
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โLife is for living, whatever is in front of youโ - Family leads tributes to โremarkableโ Stefan Mauger after five-year battle with cancer
Stefanโs family led tributes this week, noting the 20-year-old for his bravery as an โinspiration to manyโ.
Stefan Maugerโs family led tributes following his passing, noting the 20-year-old for his bravery, as an โinspiration to manyโ and a โwarriorโ, showing people that โlife is for living whatever is in front of youโ.
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Bought a lottery ticket yesterday and my eldest asked what would happen if we won. I said we'd get lots of money as a prize.
She said: "I like it how we are now."
It will stay with me for a while.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
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Made it just in time!
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At The Forge Gym, Inverness.
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โI cannot imagine my world without herโ - heartbroken mum pays tribute to daughter after A9 tragedy
Police are appealing for information relating to the crash.
Thank you to Alison Watson for spending a few minutes talking to us and telling us how grateful she is for all the support she's received from everyone and how wonderful her daughter Ashleigh was. Our thoughts are with you.
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Who remembers Alf?
We gave him a new lease of life the Christmas after our youngest outgrew her Xmas babygro.
Almost 40 years old and still going strong!
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Education debate degenerates into mudslinging at Highland Council
A bid to improve information triggered a furious reaction from administration councillors.
I've been covering Highland Council since 2018 and this was by far the worst debate I've witnessed. It was ill-tempered, partially factual and the council opted to do nothing:
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Enterprising arts and culture student creates โsafe and encouragingโ space for Inverness creatives as part of charity pilot
Creative artists in Inverness are benefitting from a โsafeโ and โencouragingโ space to try out new material.
Creative artists in Inverness hoping to take their act to the Fringe Festival next year are benefitting from a โsafeโ and โencouragingโ space to try out new material, thanks to the efforts of an enterprising arts student.
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