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Updated: March 17, 2021, 7:38 pm © PA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The delay in the roll-out of superfast broadband has been greeted with anger in the north. The northern part of the Scottish Government’s superfast broadband rollout will not be finished until 2026, four years later than originally planned. Paul Wheelhouse, the minister for connectivity, said the R100 scheme will take longer than the Government had initially hoped but will ultimately deliver faster speeds for customers. R100 was m...

Only Black Fortune 500 Female CEO Graduated From Spelman; Now College is Launching $250 Million Campaign to Develop More Leaders Former Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer Spelman College announced its largest fundraising campaign in history. Through its $250 million fundraiser, the college is seeking to support new academic programs. There are also plans to make college more affordable and develop the next generation of black women leaders. Rosalind Brewer, a former Starbucks executive and 1984 graduate of Spelman, is helping to expand the mission of the college. She’s currently the chair of th...

  Article New group formed in Highland Council on a pro-independence platform and fighting against climate change led by former SNP leader Cllr Maxine Smith By Scott Maclennan  |  Updated: 12:39, 12 March 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Cllr Maxine Smith says the new group will have a "peaceful, collaborative approach.” Three former SNP members and Highland Council’s only green councillor have banded together to form their own group within the council set to be called Highland Matters. The f...

Four Highland councillors, previously from the SNP and one Green member, have today joined forces to form their own council political alliance.

  Article Parents' safety concerns over return to fire-ravaged Easter Ross school site at Park Primary revealed after update meeting By Philip Murray Published: 13:30, 06 March 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Firefighters pictured tackling the second fire. It happened almost exactly a year ago to the day after the first, which devastated the school on February 24 last year. Picture: Callum Mackay. WORRIED parents fear for the safety of their children if and when they return to a fire-ravaged school si...