Grand Caledonian Bank building is still standing proud in city

12 March 2023

Grand Caledonian Bank building is still standing proud in city

12 March 2023

This is the 175th anniversary of the completion of one of our city centre’s most attractive buildings, which wears its age graciously.

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DOWN MEMORY LANE: The Little Ice Age brought both joy - and hardship - north

28 January 2023

DOWN MEMORY LANE: The Little Ice Age brought both joy - and hardship - north

28 January 2023

The recent snows and frosts seemed fairly remarkable, but were exceedingly tame compared to what the Highlands endured in The Great Frost of 1895.

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Down Memory Lane: Will conclusive evidence ever be found in hunt for Loch Ness Monster?

08 January 2023

Down Memory Lane: Will conclusive evidence ever be found in hunt for Loch Ness Monster?

08 January 2023

Bobby the Sea Serpent of Loch Ness was the name the Daily Mail gave 89 years ago to the phenomenon known worldwide today as “the Loch Ness Monster”.

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Easter Ross castle is star of hit TV show and a real boon for tourism

18 December 2022

Easter Ross castle is star of hit TV show and a real boon for tourism

18 December 2022

The intriguing story of Ardross Castle, scene of hit TV show The Traitors,.

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'I was uncomfortable being so close to someone I believed was a double murderer'

06 October 2022

'I was uncomfortable being so close to someone I believed was a double murderer'

06 October 2022

Former Highland journalist Bill McAllister recalls reporting the Renee and Andrew MacRae mystery over the years.

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BILL MCALLISTER: Queen’s death united people after 'JFK moment'

22 September 2022

BILL MCALLISTER: Queen’s death united people after 'JFK moment'

22 September 2022

I was on a rooftop pool in Spain when news broke of the Queen’s passing. It was a JFK moment, the end of the Elizabethan era.

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BILL MCALLISTER: Once-gilded Highland venue enjoyed 172 (mostly) glamorous years

15 September 2022

BILL MCALLISTER: Once-gilded Highland venue enjoyed 172 (mostly) glamorous years

15 September 2022

Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, danced there as, in the 1950s, did Princess Margaret.

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