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Friends of Clootie Well group set up amid call for calm after clean-up furore

29 January 2022
Friends of Clootie Well group set up amid call for calm after clean-up furore

Friends of Clootie Well group set up amid call for calm after clean-up furore

29 January 2022

Amid a social media storm of protest over the clean-up of an ancient Ross site believed to be endowed with healing powers have come calls for calm.


Ross-shire through the Lens: Smuggler's tales evoked by Black Isle photo

29 January 2022
Ross-shire through the Lens: Smuggler's tales evoked by Black Isle photo

Ross-shire through the Lens: Smuggler's tales evoked by Black Isle photo

29 January 2022

Ross-shire through the Lens – a smuggler's tales evoked by reader's shot.


PICTURES: Poignant moment as hand-crafted Strathpeffer skiff Tern is launched

29 January 2022
PICTURES: Poignant moment as hand-crafted Strathpeffer skiff Tern is launched

PICTURES: Poignant moment as hand-crafted Strathpeffer skiff Tern is launched

29 January 2022

A skiff lovingly crafted by hand over months has taken to the water in Ross-shire.


'It takes drive and ambition to run a business in the Highlands'

29 January 2022
'It takes drive and ambition to run a business in the Highlands'

'It takes drive and ambition to run a business in the Highlands'

29 January 2022

The importance of business development in the Highlands can't be overestimated given the challenges the region faces.


'She had a choice: drive into the road edge or land underneath a 40-ton truck'

28 January 2022
'She had a choice: drive into the road edge or land underneath a 40-ton truck'

'She had a choice: drive into the road edge or land underneath a 40-ton truck'

28 January 2022

When Muriel Watson encountered a lorry as it came around a bend on a pothole-strewn stretch of Easter Ross road, she had to make a snap decision.


Warning over potentially disruptive high winds in Highlands issued by Met Office

28 January 2022
Warning over potentially disruptive high winds in Highlands issued by Met Office

Warning over potentially disruptive high winds in Highlands issued by Met Office

28 January 2022

The Met Office has issued two weather warnings for strong winds, starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning.


Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

28 January 2022
Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

Covid test kits being handed out across Ross-shire next week

28 January 2022

Covid test kits are being handed out to the public at locations across Ross-shire next week.


Ross-shire pothole push: 'We need to address the roads issue before it’s too late'

28 January 2022
Ross-shire pothole push: 'We need to address the roads issue before it’s too late'

Ross-shire pothole push: 'We need to address the roads issue before it’s too late'

28 January 2022

AN Easter Ross councillor is to press for an extra £2 million to be injected into the region's pothole-strewn roads in the next financial year.


Ross village set for three weeks of disruption as road closed

27 January 2022
Ross village set for three weeks of disruption as road closed

Ross village set for three weeks of disruption as road closed

27 January 2022

ROAD users in a Ross-shire village are being alerted to a three-week period of work that will see a section of route closed for up to three weeks.


Highlanders alerted to expect 'very strong winds' overnight as Met Office issues weather warning

26 January 2022
Highlanders alerted to expect 'very strong winds' overnight as Met Office issues weather warning

Highlanders alerted to expect 'very strong winds' overnight as Met Office issues weather warning

26 January 2022

A Met Office weather warning flags the prospect of potential disruption from "very strong winds" overnight and in to tomorrow morning.


Expert flags nine ways to tackle spiralling energy bills amid fears of further rises

25 January 2022
Expert flags nine ways to tackle spiralling energy bills amid fears of further rises

Expert flags nine ways to tackle spiralling energy bills amid fears of further rises

25 January 2022

A personal finance expert suggests nine ways to get on top of energy bills.


WATCH: 'Isle be Back' – Terminator turns heads in Dingwall

24 January 2022
WATCH: 'Isle be Back' – Terminator turns heads in Dingwall

WATCH: 'Isle be Back' – Terminator turns heads in Dingwall

24 January 2022

A familiar figure touched down in Ross-shire's county town this week and walked into a local bar.


'New beginning' for tenants as Maryburgh council house scheme handed over

24 January 2022
'New beginning' for tenants as Maryburgh council house scheme handed over

'New beginning' for tenants as Maryburgh council house scheme handed over

24 January 2022

Highland Council has taken possession of sixteen new affordable homes for rent built on the site of the former primary school in Maryburgh.


Ross-shire through the Lens: A charming pond in an historic village

24 January 2022
Ross-shire through the Lens: A charming pond in an historic village

Ross-shire through the Lens: A charming pond in an historic village

24 January 2022

Every week we feature a photograph taken by one of our readers.


'Deeply emotional' £3.3m whisky sale – including Dalmore dram – makes history

24 January 2022
'Deeply emotional' £3.3m whisky sale – including Dalmore dram – makes history

'Deeply emotional' £3.3m whisky sale – including Dalmore dram – makes history

24 January 2022

A man who scoured the globe for good whisky has made history after selling his personal collection –the largest in the world to go under the hammer.


PICTURES: Hedge-laying sessions in Strath help grow interest in ancient art

24 January 2022
PICTURES: Hedge-laying sessions in Strath help grow interest in ancient art

PICTURES: Hedge-laying sessions in Strath help grow interest in ancient art

24 January 2022

Skills that foster a closer connection to the land are being passed on at well-received sessions in a Ross-shire village.


Fascinating heritage of Easter Ross community in the spotlight

23 January 2022
Fascinating heritage of Easter Ross community in the spotlight

Fascinating heritage of Easter Ross community in the spotlight

23 January 2022

Theheritage of an area of Easter Ross steeped in history has come under the spotlight thanks to the success of a community project.


Invergordon road safety on agenda of parent council meeting

23 January 2022
Invergordon road safety on agenda of parent council meeting

Invergordon road safety on agenda of parent council meeting

23 January 2022

Road safety in Invergordon will be amongst the top items on the agenda of a local school's parent council meeting later this month.


WATCH: Film aims to highlight need for 20mph speed limit in Rosemarkie

22 January 2022
WATCH: Film aims to highlight need for 20mph speed limit in Rosemarkie

WATCH: Film aims to highlight need for 20mph speed limit in Rosemarkie

22 January 2022

Fears that it will take the death of someone for Highland Council to act on a community’s heartfelt plea for a 20mph speed limit have been voiced.


Short-term lets legislation 'worrying' for Ross-shire says MSP

21 January 2022
Short-term lets legislation 'worrying' for Ross-shire says MSP

Short-term lets legislation 'worrying' for Ross-shire says MSP

21 January 2022

A Highland MSP says a decision to impose further regulations on short-term lets is damaging for the hospitality and tourism sector in some areas.


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