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Music event at Dingwall Academy will support charity in new Highland centre for children with additional needs

17 May 2022
Music event at Dingwall Academy will support charity in new Highland centre for children with additional needs

Music event at Dingwall Academy will support charity in new Highland centre for children with additional needs

17 May 2022

A ROSS-SHIRE ensemble will use the power of their music in support of a charity for children and young adults with learning disabilities.


LISTEN: An Interview with Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

17 May 2022
LISTEN: An Interview with Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

LISTEN: An Interview with Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

17 May 2022

Next on our Dispatches from Ullapool is the multi-talented and newly appointed Edinburgh Makar, poet and playwright Hannah Lavery.


Invergordon Fire station called out for false fire alarm at local primary in the morning

16 May 2022
Invergordon Fire station called out for false fire alarm at local primary in the morning

Invergordon Fire station called out for false fire alarm at local primary in the morning

16 May 2022

A ROSS-SHIRE fire station was called out to a local Primary school at around 11.30am today after a fire alarm went off.


LISTEN: Canadian writer Ian Williams at his first Ullapool Book Festival

16 May 2022
LISTEN: Canadian writer Ian Williams at his first Ullapool Book Festival

LISTEN: Canadian writer Ian Williams at his first Ullapool Book Festival

16 May 2022

In our fourth episode of Dispatches from Ullapool we chat to Canadian writer Ian Williams, who was among the guests at Ullapool Book Festival 2022.


PICTURES: Ross-shire birthday girl (100) rolls back the years as memories flood back

14 May 2022
PICTURES: Ross-shire birthday girl (100) rolls back the years as memories flood back

PICTURES: Ross-shire birthday girl (100) rolls back the years as memories flood back

14 May 2022

A WOMAN who left school at 16 and worked amongst family at an Easter Ross post office for 40 years this week looked back on a long happy life.


Ross-shire and Highland Gaelic primary pupils enjoy return of five-a-side football tournament

13 May 2022
Ross-shire and Highland Gaelic primary pupils enjoy return of five-a-side football tournament

Ross-shire and Highland Gaelic primary pupils enjoy return of five-a-side football tournament

13 May 2022

Highland Council Gaelic Medium pupils were delighted to welcome Cuach na Cloinne back in the area after being in abeyance for more than two years.


LISTEN: The Raptures by Jan Carson in conversation at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

13 May 2022
LISTEN: The Raptures by Jan Carson in conversation at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

LISTEN: The Raptures by Jan Carson in conversation at this year's Ullapool Book Festival

13 May 2022

Today's episode of our Dispatches from Ullapool features Belfast-based writer Jan Carson.


Easter Ross golf club unveils new bench in memory of former president

12 May 2022
Easter Ross golf club unveils new bench in memory of former president

Easter Ross golf club unveils new bench in memory of former president

12 May 2022

AN Easter Ross golfing club has paid tribute to a former president with a new bench on the golf course.


National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture gets excellent results at UK-wide university assessment

12 May 2022
National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture gets excellent results at UK-wide university assessment

National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture gets excellent results at UK-wide university assessment

12 May 2022

A GAELIC culture research centre had a successful outcome after an assessment oh the quality of its research.


Ross MP calls for mileage increases for rural healthcare staff on Nurses' Day

12 May 2022
Ross MP calls for mileage increases for rural healthcare staff on Nurses' Day

Ross MP calls for mileage increases for rural healthcare staff on Nurses' Day

12 May 2022

MP Jamie Stone has today marked Nurses' Day by calling for a better deal for healthcare staff who travel around the Highlands as part of their job.


LISTEN: Graeme Macrae Burnet on his latest novel Case Study at Ullapool Book Festival

12 May 2022
LISTEN: Graeme Macrae Burnet on his latest novel Case Study at Ullapool Book Festival

LISTEN: Graeme Macrae Burnet on his latest novel Case Study at Ullapool Book Festival

12 May 2022

We spoke to Graeme Macrae Burnet about his latest novel Case Study as part of our podcast Northern Bibliosphere's Dispatches From Ullapool.


PICTURES: Sun shines over Ullapool Book Festival 2022 weekend

11 May 2022
PICTURES: Sun shines over Ullapool Book Festival 2022 weekend

PICTURES: Sun shines over Ullapool Book Festival 2022 weekend

11 May 2022

TWO and a half days packed with fascinating talks from novelists, poets and journalists made a Wester Ross village shine on the map at the weekend,


LISTEN: Chris Dolan on what makes Ullapool Book Festival so special

11 May 2022
LISTEN: Chris Dolan on what makes Ullapool Book Festival so special

LISTEN: Chris Dolan on what makes Ullapool Book Festival so special

11 May 2022

Seven special episodes from the latest edition of the Ullapool Book festival.


Wellies to Wyvis fundraising challenge leaves Kessock lifeboat crew buoyant

10 May 2022
Wellies to Wyvis fundraising challenge leaves Kessock lifeboat crew buoyant

Wellies to Wyvis fundraising challenge leaves Kessock lifeboat crew buoyant

10 May 2022

A Ross-shire lifeboat crew recently tackled Ben Wyvis in their wellies for charity.


Kyle photographer will go for gold after two years of successful entries at industry award

08 May 2022
Kyle photographer will go for gold after two years of successful entries at industry award

Kyle photographer will go for gold after two years of successful entries at industry award

08 May 2022

A ROSS-BASED snapper saw eight of her pictures shortlisted at a prestigious international award.


Plans to turn Wester Ross church into community hub step forward

08 May 2022
Plans to turn Wester Ross church into community hub step forward

Plans to turn Wester Ross church into community hub step forward

08 May 2022

MEMBERS of a Wester Ross rural community have unanimously given the go-ahead to an initiative aiming to turn a church building into a community hub.


PICTURES: Ullapool Book Festival makes a triumphant return as a jewel in the crown of Ross-shire's literary scene

07 May 2022
PICTURES: Ullapool Book Festival makes a triumphant return as a jewel in the crown of Ross-shire's literary scene

PICTURES: Ullapool Book Festival makes a triumphant return as a jewel in the crown of Ross-shire's literary scene

07 May 2022

The cheer was palpable at the opening of a Wester Ross literary festival


LISTEN: An interview with Jen Hadfield on her collection The Stone Age

07 May 2022
LISTEN: An interview with Jen Hadfield on her collection The Stone Age

LISTEN: An interview with Jen Hadfield on her collection The Stone Age

07 May 2022

In this week's episode of Northern Bibliosphere, we'll have the pleasure to sit down with Jen Hadfield and talk about her collection The Stone Age.


Relatives of disabled throw down gauntlet over street furniture woes in North Kessock

06 May 2022
Relatives of disabled throw down gauntlet over street furniture woes in North Kessock

Relatives of disabled throw down gauntlet over street furniture woes in North Kessock

06 May 2022

A NORTH Kessock resident is calling for action to improve accessibility on some streets after witnessing his late father’s difficulties.


WATCH: Scottish Water hailed over Alness burst pipe efforts

04 May 2022
WATCH: Scottish Water hailed over Alness burst pipe efforts

WATCH: Scottish Water hailed over Alness burst pipe efforts

04 May 2022

EFFORTS to solve a flood on an Easter Ross town centre's road at the weekend were praised in a video posted on YouTube.


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