Home   Authors   Author

National bursary prize aims to help top farming students and future agricultural industry leaders

27 January 2021
National bursary prize aims to help top farming students and future agricultural industry leaders

National bursary prize aims to help top farming students and future agricultural industry leaders

27 January 2021

Outstanding agricultural students are being invited to apply for a national bursary award aimed at greatly easing the cost of studies.


Another £7.3 million in Scottish Government cash will be aimed at helping travel agents, brewers and indoor football businesses during the pandemic

27 January 2021
Another £7.3 million in Scottish Government cash will be aimed at helping travel agents, brewers and indoor football businesses during the pandemic

Another £7.3 million in Scottish Government cash will be aimed at helping travel agents, brewers and indoor football businesses during the pandemic

27 January 2021

Travel agents, brewers and indoor football centres are the latest businesses to be offered Scottish Government financial support of £7.3 million.


Small screen invite for north farming families to join hit BBC documentary This Farming Life

26 January 2021
Small screen invite for north farming families to join hit BBC documentary This Farming Life

Small screen invite for north farming families to join hit BBC documentary This Farming Life

26 January 2021

Farming families in the Highlands and beyond are being offered the chance to take part in a hit BBC documentary on the agricultural lifestyle.


Call for UK and Scottish Government cooperation on Barnett cash for councils

26 January 2021
Call for UK and Scottish Government cooperation on Barnett cash for councils

Call for UK and Scottish Government cooperation on Barnett cash for councils

26 January 2021

Highland Council’s leader is calling for UK and Scottish Government clarity and co-operation on Barnett consequentials for local authorities.


Fifty-mile fundraising challenge for Maggie's Highland strikes a chord with supporters

25 January 2021
Fifty-mile fundraising challenge for Maggie's Highland strikes a chord with supporters

Fifty-mile fundraising challenge for Maggie's Highland strikes a chord with supporters

25 January 2021

A cancer charity that brings comfort to sufferers and their friends and family, is set to benefit from a runaway fundraising success.


Highland nurse: 'There were times I didn’t think I’d be able to pull through'

23 January 2021
Highland nurse: 'There were times I didn’t think I’d be able to pull through'

Highland nurse: 'There were times I didn’t think I’d be able to pull through'

23 January 2021

A resilient Inverness nurse who qualified while supporting siblings through a family crisis has received a prestigious new university award.


Marathon novice aims to complete seven in seven days for Highland charity

21 January 2021
Marathon novice aims to complete seven in seven days for Highland charity

Marathon novice aims to complete seven in seven days for Highland charity

21 January 2021

A shinty player who has never run a marathon before is aiming to complete seven in seven days for Highland Hospice.


BBC Winterwatch cameras probe beneath the waters of Highland river in search of Atlantic salmon

20 January 2021
BBC Winterwatch cameras probe beneath the waters of Highland river in search of Atlantic salmon

BBC Winterwatch cameras probe beneath the waters of Highland river in search of Atlantic salmon

20 January 2021

Fishy goings-on along the River Ness will be a focus for the BBC’s Winterwatch team until the end of January.


'We’re not just protecting the Pavilion’s past, we’re protecting its future'

17 January 2021
'We’re not just protecting the Pavilion’s past, we’re protecting its future'

'We’re not just protecting the Pavilion’s past, we’re protecting its future'

17 January 2021

The scene is being set for a new chapter for Strathpeffer Pavilion, a venue that means much to many.


Non-contracted staff with High Life Highland told they will be furloughed after all following festive fears over wages

15 January 2021
Non-contracted staff with High Life Highland told they will be furloughed after all following festive fears over wages

Non-contracted staff with High Life Highland told they will be furloughed after all following festive fears over wages

15 January 2021

Staff at the Highlands’ flagship leisure centre breathed a sigh of relief after management backed down on a pre-Christmas plan to end furlough.


Deadline to bid for Ross-shire wind farm funding looms

04 January 2021
Deadline to bid for Ross-shire wind farm funding looms

Deadline to bid for Ross-shire wind farm funding looms

04 January 2021

A power company is encouraging individuals and organisations from small Ross-shire communities to tap into valuable funding.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'I have never felt more loved than I did those evenings'

03 January 2021
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'I have never felt more loved than I did those evenings'

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'I have never felt more loved than I did those evenings'

03 January 2021

OPINION: There is tragedy in the Christmas story, says John Dempster.


Art teacher in Highlands is trailblazer with political work

01 January 2021
Art teacher in Highlands is trailblazer with political work

Art teacher in Highlands is trailblazer with political work

01 January 2021

An artist and lecturer well known in the Highlands will be the only Scot featured at a prestigious exhibition in Bristol.


Shock as jobs lost with closure of big Highland clothing store branch

01 January 2021
Shock as jobs lost with closure of big Highland clothing store branch

Shock as jobs lost with closure of big Highland clothing store branch

01 January 2021

A national fashion chain store has dealt the Highland capital another significant jobs blow by closing down permanently


Demolition of Dingwall flats set to be rubber-stamped

31 December 2020
Demolition of Dingwall flats set to be rubber-stamped

Demolition of Dingwall flats set to be rubber-stamped

31 December 2020

Planning officials are expected to approve plans for the demolition of flats in Dingwall ahead of a rebuilding programme.


PICTURES: Best foot forward after quick repairs on Cromarty south Sutor footpath

29 December 2020
PICTURES: Best foot forward after quick repairs on Cromarty south Sutor footpath

PICTURES: Best foot forward after quick repairs on Cromarty south Sutor footpath

29 December 2020

Rapid repairs to a flood-damaged footpath in Cromarty have earned the praise of two local councillors.


Highland charity’s fundraiser boosted by generous jeweller

29 December 2020
Highland charity’s fundraiser boosted by generous jeweller

Highland charity’s fundraiser boosted by generous jeweller

29 December 2020

A Beauly jeweller has donated his time and expertise to a drive to buy new sensory toys for blind babies.


Hotel group's latest charitable donations in Highlands takes it to £8.5 million gifted in last decade

27 December 2020
Hotel group's latest charitable donations in Highlands takes it to £8.5 million gifted in last decade

Hotel group's latest charitable donations in Highlands takes it to £8.5 million gifted in last decade

27 December 2020

A Scottish hotel group whose portfolio includes the Golf View Hotel in Nairn is making a further £200,000 available to Highland charities.


Roy MacGregor: "We had to be real, it wasn’t working"

25 December 2020
Roy MacGregor: "We had to be real, it wasn’t working"

Roy MacGregor: "We had to be real, it wasn’t working"

25 December 2020

Chairman said it was time for a change.


Study shows Highlanders hit hard in pocket at Christmas by "rip-off" delivery charges

23 December 2020
Study shows Highlanders hit hard in pocket at Christmas by "rip-off" delivery charges

Study shows Highlanders hit hard in pocket at Christmas by "rip-off" delivery charges

23 December 2020

People in the Highlands are stumping up on average an extra £61 on Christmas shopping through extortionate delivery charges.


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More