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SCHOOL UPDATE: 20,000 Highland pupils told to stay home in treacherous wintry conditions

19 January 2024
SCHOOL UPDATE: 20,000 Highland pupils told to stay home in treacherous wintry conditions

SCHOOL UPDATE: 20,000 Highland pupils told to stay home in treacherous wintry conditions

19 January 2024

Thousands of Highland pupils have been told to stay at home today as treacherous wintry conditions continue.


Road conditions in Highlands "still treacherous" but main routes open to traffic

19 January 2024
Road conditions in Highlands "still treacherous" but main routes open to traffic

Road conditions in Highlands "still treacherous" but main routes open to traffic

19 January 2024

The A9 has fully reopened between Caithness and Inverness after gritting lorries battled through the night to clear snow drifts.


Public meeting to offer "last chance" to voice views on controversial SSEN electricity infrastructure plan near Beauly

19 January 2024
Public meeting to offer "last chance" to voice views on controversial SSEN electricity infrastructure plan near Beauly

Public meeting to offer "last chance" to voice views on controversial SSEN electricity infrastructure plan near Beauly

19 January 2024

The public are being invited to a “last chance” meeting next week to consider controversial plans to upgrade electricity infrastructure near Beauly.


UPDATE: Caithness and parts of Sutherland cut off as A9 snowgates remain closed overnight

18 January 2024
UPDATE: Caithness and parts of Sutherland cut off as A9 snowgates remain closed overnight

UPDATE: Caithness and parts of Sutherland cut off as A9 snowgates remain closed overnight

18 January 2024

The A9 is to remain closed in both directions overnight between Dunbeath and Helmsdale.


UPDATE: Highland flights grounded by wintry blast

18 January 2024
UPDATE: Highland flights grounded by wintry blast

UPDATE: Highland flights grounded by wintry blast

18 January 2024

Inverness Airport is being hit by flight cancellations as severe wintry weather affects services.


Highland cop facing sexual offence charges

18 January 2024
Highland cop facing sexual offence charges

Highland cop facing sexual offence charges

18 January 2024

A Highland police officer has been arrested and charged in connection with sexual offences.


Major road, rail and air travel disruption as severe wintry weather continues to hit the Highlands

18 January 2024
Major road, rail and air travel disruption as severe wintry weather continues to hit the Highlands

Major road, rail and air travel disruption as severe wintry weather continues to hit the Highlands

18 January 2024

Snow and ice is causing major transport disruption across the Highlands.


Is missing Northumbria man visiting the Highlands?

05 January 2024
Is missing Northumbria man visiting the Highlands?

Is missing Northumbria man visiting the Highlands?

05 January 2024

Police are appealing for Highland help in finding a young man missing from Northumbria.


Cancer Research UK Race for Life set for Highland return – with half price offer

05 January 2024
Cancer Research UK Race for Life set for Highland return – with half price offer

Cancer Research UK Race for Life set for Highland return – with half price offer

05 January 2024

Cancer Research UK has announced the return of its popular Race for Life event to the Highland in 2024 – with a half price offer for the New Year.


Highland journalist to receive lifetime achievement award – for the second time!

05 January 2024
Highland journalist to receive lifetime achievement award – for the second time!

Highland journalist to receive lifetime achievement award – for the second time!

05 January 2024

A prestigious lifetime achievement award is to be presented to a retired journalist with a media career spanning more than 50 years.


'I still can't quite believe it!' Wester Ross octogenarian earns MBE for inspirational mountain exploits

29 December 2023
'I still can't quite believe it!' Wester Ross octogenarian earns MBE for inspirational mountain exploits

'I still can't quite believe it!' Wester Ross octogenarian earns MBE for inspirational mountain exploits

29 December 2023

An inspirational octogenarian who bagged all 282 Munros in a record-breaking charity effort has been recognised in the King's New Year honours list.


Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610 km of Highland roads

29 December 2023
Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610 km of Highland roads

Still time to comment on 'Twenty's Plenty' 20mph plan for 610 km of Highland roads

29 December 2023

A Highland-wide roll-out of 'twenty's plenty' speed limits is still open to feedback from members of the public and community groups.


POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

29 December 2023
POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

POWER CUTS LATEST: Energy giant SSEN says all Highland customers should have lights back on by tonight

29 December 2023

Engineers from SSEN hope to reconnect all remaining Highland customers hit by Storm Gerrit power cuts by later today.


UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

29 December 2023
UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

UPDATE: Relief for rail travellers as normal service declared in Highlands

29 December 2023

Trains are running as normal across all Highland services for the first time since Storm Gerrit struck on Wednesday.


POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

29 December 2023
POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

POWER CUT LATEST: Homes in Maryburgh hit while Loch Ness side residents' wait for electricity continues

29 December 2023

A number of properties in Maryburgh have been hit by a power cut in the aftermath of Storm Gerrit.


Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say cabbies

29 December 2023
Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say cabbies

Violence and abuse against taxi drivers soared in 2023, say cabbies

29 December 2023

A fed-up Ross-shire taxi driver is calling out a worrying rise in violent and abusive behaviour by passengers in 2023.


UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

28 December 2023
UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

UPDATE: More Far North Line train disruption in store

28 December 2023

Train travellers could still face disruption on Wick/Thurso to Inverness services tomorrow (Friday) despite most of Scotland’s rail network reopening.


4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

28 December 2023
4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

4 Highland train services back up and running after storm damage

28 December 2023

ScotRail has announced the re-opening of some Highland rail services.


All Far North Line and Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

28 December 2023
All Far North Line and Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

All Far North Line and Highland train services cancelled today during mass Network Rail track safety checks

28 December 2023

Far North Line train services to and from Inverness remain cancelled today with Network Rail beginning mass safety checks on rail tracks.


STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

28 December 2023
STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

STORM LATEST: Scottish Government crisis committee pledges support for storm-hit communities as clean-up begins

28 December 2023

The Scottish Government is promising support for storm-hit communities after a meeting of a national crisis group.


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