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Ross rail campaigners sense victory

29 July 2011
Ross rail campaigners sense victory

Ross rail campaigners sense victory

29 July 2011

A HARD-HITTING report calling for the installation of barriers at open level crossings in communities across Ross-shire has been welcomed by campaigners.…


Tain author's passionate plea

26 July 2011
Tain author's passionate plea

Tain author's passionate plea

26 July 2011

A TAIN author is to give a talk on one of his passions to help boost research into another matter close to his heart.


Top cop's Belladrum plea

26 July 2011
Top cop's Belladrum plea

Top cop's Belladrum plea

26 July 2011

PARENTS planning dropping children off at this year's Belladrum bash have been given a no-nonsense piece of advice: "Don't".


Bull charged with Ross property probe

18 July 2011
Bull charged with Ross property probe

Bull charged with Ross property probe

18 July 2011

THE man tasked with reducing the number of council-run properties in a Ross-shire town has been named.


JLS all set to 'have a blast' in Dingwall!

29 June 2011
JLS all set to 'have a blast' in Dingwall!

JLS all set to 'have a blast' in Dingwall!

29 June 2011

ROSS-SHIRE is gearing up for the biggest event the county town has ever staged.


Energy North has got the power

10 June 2011
Energy North has got the power

Energy North has got the power

10 June 2011

ROSS-SHIRE’s increasingly significant energy and engineering sector has been given a shot in the arm with the rebranding of a leading organisation.


Cops' 'big cat' plea after Edderton slaying

10 June 2011
Cops' 'big cat' plea after Edderton slaying

Cops' 'big cat' plea after Edderton slaying

10 June 2011

POLICE are appealing for public help in probing a possible big cat link following a series of mysterious livestock deaths.


Invergordon's burning issue probed

08 June 2011
Invergordon's burning issue probed

Invergordon's burning issue probed

08 June 2011

A LEGAL team battling plans for a £43million waste-to-energy incineration plant in Easter Ross is building its case around a document it insists is "inadequate,…


Four being treated for TB in Ross

01 June 2011
Four being treated for TB in Ross

Four being treated for TB in Ross

01 June 2011

THREE new TB cases have been confirmed in Ross-shire following last week's revelation that a primary school pupil had been infected.


Invergordon TB probe after case confirmed

24 May 2011
Invergordon TB probe after case confirmed

Invergordon TB probe after case confirmed

24 May 2011

CHILDREN and staff at an Easter Ross primary are to be offered TB screening following confirmation a child has the infection.


Five contest Tain by-election

17 May 2011
Five contest Tain by-election

Five contest Tain by-election

17 May 2011

FIVE candidates will battle it out to represent Tain and Easter Ross in the Highland Council ward's by-election next month. The by-election was called…


Getting a new angle on the old joys of geometry

17 May 2011
Getting a new angle on the old joys of geometry

Getting a new angle on the old joys of geometry

17 May 2011

THE other day I heard someone trot out that old chestnut about school days being the happiest of their life. Would you agree?


Ross snappers set wildlife challenge

17 May 2011
Ross snappers set wildlife challenge

Ross snappers set wildlife challenge

17 May 2011

PHOTOGRAPHERS in Ross-shire with a penchant for wildlife have less than a fortnight to put themselves in the running to snap up thousands of pounds worth…


Tain families have X Factor!

17 May 2011
Tain families have X Factor!

Tain families have X Factor!

17 May 2011

?FAMILIES in Tain showed they had the X factor when they took on a challenge focusing on feeling good and being healthy at any weight.


More to Nottingham than Robin Hood?

10 June 2010
More to Nottingham than Robin Hood?

More to Nottingham than Robin Hood?

10 June 2010

Hector Mackenzie aims to see whether there's life after Robin Hood in Nottinghamshire.


Breathtaking Bergen sets scene for an epic

28 May 2010
Breathtaking Bergen sets scene for an epic

Breathtaking Bergen sets scene for an epic

28 May 2010

BREATHTAKING is a description somewhat over-used when singing the praises of travel hot spots around the world. It's the first one that comes to mind,…


Hooked on hostels!

22 June 2009
Hooked on hostels!

Hooked on hostels!

22 June 2009

WITH the Scottish Youth Hostel Association launching its first-ever TV advertising campaign and the summer holidays just around the corner, Hector Mackenzie…


A capital time in London town

10 October 2008
A capital time in London town

A capital time in London town

10 October 2008

Is London all it's cracked up to be? Hector Mackenzie rounds up his family and lets the train take the strain in a cross-border voyage of discovery.


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