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Monster visitors headed for Easter Ross

20 January 2025
Monster visitors headed for Easter Ross

Monster visitors headed for Easter Ross

20 January 2025

The Port of Cromarty Firth has taken a look back at the 2024 cruise liner season - and published a list of what’s expected from April onwards.


Black Isle designer gives Traitors US star a tartan glow-up with a twist

20 January 2025
Black Isle designer gives Traitors US star a tartan glow-up with a twist

Black Isle designer gives Traitors US star a tartan glow-up with a twist

20 January 2025

The US version of the Ardross Castle filmed reality TV show returns to our screens this week and it promises to be an eye-popping rollercoaster.


World’s eyes are on Washington - is it worth considering for a holiday?

20 January 2025
World’s eyes are on Washington - is it worth considering for a holiday?

World’s eyes are on Washington - is it worth considering for a holiday?

20 January 2025

Washington, D.C. is in the world spotlight today. A visit to the U.S. capital proves there’s an awful lot more to the city than politics.


Casualty taken to hospital after fall on iconic Ross-shire peak

19 January 2025
Casualty taken to hospital after fall on iconic Ross-shire peak

Casualty taken to hospital after fall on iconic Ross-shire peak

19 January 2025

The fall triggered a full team callout.


Can creative thinking save mothball-threatened Ross-shire school?

19 January 2025
Can creative thinking save mothball-threatened Ross-shire school?

Can creative thinking save mothball-threatened Ross-shire school?

19 January 2025

A drop in the pupil roll means the imminent prospect of mothballing - but there are hopes of a creative solution to the issues facing Strathconon.


Toddlers set to make a return to Black Isle care home

18 January 2025
Toddlers set to make a return to Black Isle care home

Toddlers set to make a return to Black Isle care home

18 January 2025

The care home has been part of a series of innovative projects that have brought it closer to the community.


Ullapool WWI medal find sparks family hunt

18 January 2025
Ullapool WWI medal find sparks family hunt

Ullapool WWI medal find sparks family hunt

18 January 2025

Tain-born Hector Graham Urquhart was an apprentice ironmonger in Dingwall before becoming a gunner with the 4th Highland Mountain Brigade, RGA.


10,000 reasons Archie Foundation grateful for Strathpuffer pedal power

17 January 2025
10,000 reasons Archie Foundation grateful for Strathpuffer pedal power

10,000 reasons Archie Foundation grateful for Strathpuffer pedal power

17 January 2025

“Most of us placed it squarely in the 'type 2' fun category! However, looking back, it was an incredibly rewarding experience.”


Surprise visitor delights Dingwall music group’s 2025 curtain-raiser

17 January 2025
Surprise visitor delights Dingwall music group’s 2025 curtain-raiser

Surprise visitor delights Dingwall music group’s 2025 curtain-raiser

17 January 2025

A surprise visitor and a teenager’s star turn warmed hearts on an icy evening in Dingwall.


Dingwall ‘picture detectives’ wanted to help ID these people

15 January 2025
Dingwall ‘picture detectives’ wanted to help ID these people

Dingwall ‘picture detectives’ wanted to help ID these people

15 January 2025

A volunteer behind the exciting project reckons that with some local help the case can be cracked!


WATCH: Reader captures eerie footage on Highland loch

14 January 2025
WATCH: Reader captures eerie footage on Highland loch

WATCH: Reader captures eerie footage on Highland loch

14 January 2025

It looks like something out of another world or a CGI disaster film. But it’s not. It was Ross-shire yesterday.


Have you taken up winter flu jag offer yet?

14 January 2025
Have you taken up winter flu jag offer yet?

Have you taken up winter flu jag offer yet?

14 January 2025

A Ross-shire MSP who has also worked as a pharmacist is encouraging all eligible people in Highland to get their winter flu jag.


Ross-shire Journal’s ex-printing press is 140 years old — and still going strong!

14 January 2025
Ross-shire Journal’s ex-printing press is 140 years old — and still going strong!

Ross-shire Journal’s ex-printing press is 140 years old — and still going strong!

14 January 2025

Former Ross-shire Journal printer Tommy MacDonald spotted the familiar looking piece of kit through the window while walking in Inverness.


Dramatic images from Ross-shire as weather takes its toll

13 January 2025
Dramatic images from Ross-shire as weather takes its toll

Dramatic images from Ross-shire as weather takes its toll

13 January 2025

There have been dramatic swings in temperature.


Easter Ross school closed due to utilities issue, Highland Council confirms

13 January 2025
Easter Ross school closed due to utilities issue, Highland Council confirms

Easter Ross school closed due to utilities issue, Highland Council confirms

13 January 2025

Highland Council said it was closed due to a power/heating/water issue.


Gairloch shop owners step down after nearly 25 years

12 January 2025
Gairloch shop owners step down after nearly 25 years

Gairloch shop owners step down after nearly 25 years

12 January 2025

A couple who have run businesses in Wester Ross for several decades have stood down from the shop they have run for the past quarter of a century.


Ross Memorial Hospital revamp work hailed

12 January 2025
Ross Memorial Hospital revamp work hailed

Ross Memorial Hospital revamp work hailed

12 January 2025

Hopes are high that a revamp of one of Ross-shire’s most iconic hospitals could bolster local health care.


Snow on the Ben for first Ross-shire through the Lens of 2025

12 January 2025
Snow on the Ben for first Ross-shire through the Lens of 2025

Snow on the Ben for first Ross-shire through the Lens of 2025

12 January 2025

What images taken in Ross-shire do you have to share? You don’t need a fancy camera, just a good eye for a photograph.


Which of these 12 Ross-shire Journal pictures from past year is your favourite?

11 January 2025
Which of these 12 Ross-shire Journal pictures from past year is your favourite?

Which of these 12 Ross-shire Journal pictures from past year is your favourite?

11 January 2025

How many of these pictures and stories from the past 12 months do you remember - and who do you recognise?


OPINION: Dingwall’s Macdonald Monument ‘could become a valuable local attraction again’

11 January 2025
OPINION: Dingwall’s Macdonald Monument ‘could become a valuable local attraction again’

OPINION: Dingwall’s Macdonald Monument ‘could become a valuable local attraction again’

11 January 2025

‘The Hector Macdonald Monument is a huge asset and a fantastic viewpoint which most towns would be envious of.’ Agree?


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