The Highland Council has agreed to introduce Short Term Let Control Areas (STLCA) for Inverness City and Highland Rural including Wester Ross from 1 April 2027.
The new control will not apply retrospectively and will not prohibit short-term letting but any future conversion of a residential property to a secondary short term let within the designated control areas will require planning permission. Existing operators will continue to operate under the current arrangements unless planning permission would already have been required under existing planning legislation.
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has issued an amber alert due to unprecedented low level of blood stocks and is urging potential donors to book appointments immediately.
In particular, supplies of Group O blood have dropped to two days of reserves on multiple occasions well below the target of five to seven days of stock. Active blood donors in Scotland have fallen by 24% over the past decade, with only about 2% of the population currently registered. Donations can be made by appointment at the Inverness Donor Centre at Raigmore or at local community sessions.
A project known as Our Rainforest Futures designed to help restore Scotland’s rainforest while supporting rural communities has received National Lottery Heritage funding of £5.8 million pounds.
The five year project led by Woodland Trust Scotland will focus on three areas, Morven, Mid-Argyll and Torridon with the Torridon hub involving communities in Kinlochewe, Shieldaig, Lochcarron, Applecross and Gairloch. The project should see local people gain skills, training and work opportunities with the hope that more than 20 jobs and 15 traineeships will be created while helping to restore one of Britain’s rarest habitats.
In the weekend football, Ross County, currently unbeaten and leading League One by five points travels to play second placed Hamilton Academical with the kick off at 5.30 tomorrow afternoon.
Inverness Caley Thistle also travels for its match in the Championship against leader Partick Thistle. That game kicks off at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Both games are being televised live, County on BBC Alba and Caley Thistle on SPFL Player.
