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PICTURES: Poignant Alness dance event hauls in £15K for hospice

20 April 2024
PICTURES: Poignant Alness dance event hauls in £15K for hospice

PICTURES: Poignant Alness dance event hauls in £15K for hospice

20 April 2024

An Easter Ross community danced its way to a near £15,000 boost during a poignant fundraiser at the weekend.


Alness hosts mega-successful dance fundraiser at The Field

19 April 2024
Alness hosts mega-successful dance fundraiser at The Field

Alness hosts mega-successful dance fundraiser at The Field

19 April 2024

The event was a bittersweet success and highlighted the strength of community and support for treasured charity.


Are you amongst first to receive new Highland Council waste bins?

19 April 2024
Are you amongst first to receive new Highland Council waste bins?

Are you amongst first to receive new Highland Council waste bins?

19 April 2024

Alness, Black Isle, Conon Bridge, Evanton, Dingwall, Invergordon, Maryburgh, Muir of Ord and Strathpeffer amongst first to experience new system.


66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

18 April 2024
66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

18 April 2024

THE go-ahead for a major Easter Ross housing scheme has been hailed an ‘extremely positive’ development for the nascent Cromarty Firth freeport.


Ross-shire core paths benefit from HITRANS boost

16 April 2024
Ross-shire core paths benefit from HITRANS boost

Ross-shire core paths benefit from HITRANS boost

16 April 2024

Ross-shire paths have benefitted from some tender loving care with the help of welcome funding.


Shinty heroes hailed as cardiac arrest survivor pays emotional return

14 April 2024
Shinty heroes hailed as cardiac arrest survivor pays emotional return

Shinty heroes hailed as cardiac arrest survivor pays emotional return

14 April 2024

A ref whose life was saved after a cardiac arrest just minutes into a match in Ross-shire paid an emotional return as heroes were hailed.


Marathon man steps up - again - for plucky bone cancer lass (10)

13 April 2024
Marathon man steps up - again - for plucky bone cancer lass (10)

Marathon man steps up - again - for plucky bone cancer lass (10)

13 April 2024

The plight of a girl battling cancer inspired a 65-year-old man to complete his third half marathon in five weeks - and the big one is still to come!


‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

12 April 2024
‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

12 April 2024

Fears a project funded with public money could create unfair competition for businesses in a fragile Ross-shire community have been raised.


Dingwall and District Accordion and Fiddle Club attracts large audience to Legion

12 April 2024
Dingwall and District Accordion and Fiddle Club attracts large audience to Legion

Dingwall and District Accordion and Fiddle Club attracts large audience to Legion

12 April 2024

The April gathering set toes a tapping.


Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

11 April 2024
Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

11 April 2024

An Easter Ross community stalwart who lost his highly respected twin brother last week is pressing ahead with a fundraising cause close to his heart.


Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

10 April 2024
Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

10 April 2024

Scottish Water is offering Ross-shire residents an opportunity to discuss a proposal for a new pipe to supply water to a hydrogen production plant.


Black Isle ‘Wee Bus’ service set for Highland Council replacement

10 April 2024
Black Isle ‘Wee Bus’ service set for Highland Council replacement

Black Isle ‘Wee Bus’ service set for Highland Council replacement

10 April 2024

The plug is being pulled on a community bus service that aimed to fill gaps in public transport provision on the Black Isle.


Emergency services coordinate search in Ross-shire

09 April 2024
Emergency services coordinate search in Ross-shire

Emergency services coordinate search in Ross-shire

09 April 2024

The search was initiated earlier this afternoon.


‘Community hub’ hopes for newly acquired Ross-shire building

09 April 2024
‘Community hub’ hopes for newly acquired Ross-shire building

‘Community hub’ hopes for newly acquired Ross-shire building

09 April 2024

A Wester Ross community can look forward to the development of a ‘valuable asset’ after a major property deal was concluded.


4 minutes were difference between life and death

08 April 2024
4 minutes were difference between life and death

4 minutes were difference between life and death

08 April 2024

The family of a Ross-shire man whose life was saved thanks to access to a charity-provided defibrillator are aiming to pay forward their gratitude.


50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

07 April 2024
50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

07 April 2024

A FASCINATION sparked by a teenaged visit to a Highland war memorial prompted a Highland man to complete an epic labour of love.


Family first as Achnasheen’s Midge Bite owners decide to sell up

06 April 2024
Family first as Achnasheen’s Midge Bite owners decide to sell up

Family first as Achnasheen’s Midge Bite owners decide to sell up

06 April 2024

Desire to put down roots in a community which they has made made a huge contribution to, helped them make the decision.


Ref’s heartfelt tribute: ‘It would have ended at 3.13pm without heroes’

05 April 2024
Ref’s heartfelt tribute: ‘It would have ended at 3.13pm without heroes’

Ref’s heartfelt tribute: ‘It would have ended at 3.13pm without heroes’

05 April 2024

The Ross-shire referee who owes his life to quick-thinking players and the presence of a defibrillator has paid heartfelt thanks to local heroes.


Hoppy days at Tain care home

05 April 2024
Hoppy days at Tain care home

Hoppy days at Tain care home

05 April 2024

Innis Mhor Care Home in Tain has been egg-ceptionally busy this Easter entertaining local children during the school holidays.


Tributes to John Macdonald a Highland “bobby” who rose to rank of Chief Superintendent

02 April 2024
Tributes to John Macdonald a Highland “bobby” who rose to rank of Chief Superintendent

Tributes to John Macdonald a Highland “bobby” who rose to rank of Chief Superintendent

02 April 2024

Police chief ‘Big John’ was well known in Conon Bridge and also worked in an Alness call centre during a varied career.


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