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Iona M.J. MacDonald


Trainee Community Reporter

Iona MacDonald is a trainee community reporter. She joined Highland News and Media in 2022. Iona is part of the Community News Project funded by Meta and receiving NCTJ training through Glasgow Clyde College.

Iona M.J. MacDonald

‘Devastated’ family’s fundraiser in tribute to Tain mum after tragic death

26 July 2024
‘Devastated’ family’s fundraiser in tribute to Tain mum after tragic death

‘Devastated’ family’s fundraiser in tribute to Tain mum after tragic death

26 July 2024

The family wants Tain to set an example, and make the life-saving equipment accessible to everyone.


Accident ‘likely caused by dumped grey water’ left motorcyclist ‘in pain every day’

25 July 2024
Accident ‘likely caused by dumped grey water’ left motorcyclist ‘in pain every day’

Accident ‘likely caused by dumped grey water’ left motorcyclist ‘in pain every day’

25 July 2024

An NC500 motorcyclist who suffered 18 fractures and has been left “in pain every day” due to an accident believes it was caused by grey water waste.


Police reveal individual was spiked at Belladrum 2022 — here are the signs you’ve been spiked

24 July 2024
Police reveal individual was spiked at Belladrum 2022 — here are the signs you’ve been spiked

Police reveal individual was spiked at Belladrum 2022 — here are the signs you’ve been spiked

24 July 2024

The warning follows from an inquiry which reveals a report of the “horrific” crime was made to the police in relation to the 2022 event.


Muir of Ord woman ‘immensely proud’ to be in BBC sewing bee finals

24 July 2024
Muir of Ord woman ‘immensely proud’ to be in BBC sewing bee finals

Muir of Ord woman ‘immensely proud’ to be in BBC sewing bee finals

24 July 2024

Ailsa Lyall, who is from Muir of Ord and now lives in Glasgow, is competing in the finals of The Great British Sewing Bee.


A890 driver taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash

23 July 2024
A890 driver taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash

A890 driver taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash

23 July 2024

A DRIVER has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle car crash in Wester Ross today, July 23.


Highland village to host first instalment of new ‘micro music festival’

23 July 2024
Highland village to host first instalment of new ‘micro music festival’

Highland village to host first instalment of new ‘micro music festival’

23 July 2024

A rural Highland village is gearing up to host a brand-new micro music festival, with “hard to beat” views of the north-west Highland coast.


Cavers assemble to rescue one of their own after five-hour Wester Ross ordeal

22 July 2024
Cavers assemble to rescue one of their own after five-hour Wester Ross ordeal

Cavers assemble to rescue one of their own after five-hour Wester Ross ordeal

22 July 2024

“Being stuck in a cave is the stuff of nightmares for most people, but is actually quite rare.”


Author of The Last Witch of Scotland dropped into a ‘packed’ Ullapool Bookshop

21 July 2024
Author of The Last Witch of Scotland dropped into a ‘packed’ Ullapool Bookshop

Author of The Last Witch of Scotland dropped into a ‘packed’ Ullapool Bookshop

21 July 2024

Philip Paris visited the bookshop to give a talk about the Scottish witchcraft trials of the 16th to 18th centuries.


Wester Ross BDMLR teaches life-saving skills to volunteers at ‘fantastic’ training day

21 July 2024
Wester Ross BDMLR teaches life-saving skills to volunteers at ‘fantastic’ training day

Wester Ross BDMLR teaches life-saving skills to volunteers at ‘fantastic’ training day

21 July 2024

Life-saving skills were learnt at a BDMLR training day, which saw “stunning weather” and volunteers from across the Highlands taking part.


OPINION: Is ‘Dingwall time’ a sign of defiance - or is the explanation much simpler?

21 July 2024
OPINION: Is ‘Dingwall time’ a sign of defiance - or is the explanation much simpler?

OPINION: Is ‘Dingwall time’ a sign of defiance - or is the explanation much simpler?

21 July 2024

Your say: Was ‘Dingwall time’ a defiant stand and lots of love for Gairloch garden volunteers.


Highland telecommunication mast proposal sparks heated debate about ‘negative impact’ for visitors

20 July 2024
Highland telecommunication mast proposal sparks heated debate about ‘negative impact’ for visitors

Highland telecommunication mast proposal sparks heated debate about ‘negative impact’ for visitors

20 July 2024

PROPOSALS for a new telecommunications mast, which would provide signal for a swathe of rural Wester Ross, has been met with heated debate.


Dingwall’s Joanne Ross gears up for gig at her ‘first ever Belladrum’

20 July 2024
Dingwall’s Joanne Ross gears up for gig at her ‘first ever Belladrum’

Dingwall’s Joanne Ross gears up for gig at her ‘first ever Belladrum’

20 July 2024

Dingwall Ness Factor star Joanne Ross is gearing up for her first ever Belladrum, with a prime-time gig slot at the 25,000-person festival.


St Clement’s given £6000 donation after ‘tireless’ fundraising from Dingwall Freemasons

20 July 2024
St Clement’s given £6000 donation after ‘tireless’ fundraising from Dingwall Freemasons

St Clement’s given £6000 donation after ‘tireless’ fundraising from Dingwall Freemasons

20 July 2024

St. Clement’s School in Dingwall have been presented with a £6000 after “extremely hard work” put in from the local Freemasons.


Ullapool playground campers are being investigated for ‘traffic offences’

19 July 2024
Ullapool playground campers are being investigated for ‘traffic offences’

Ullapool playground campers are being investigated for ‘traffic offences’

19 July 2024

Locals say they experienced “abusive and threatening behaviour” from the visitors, who have been staying in Morefield Playpark since Thursday.


Parents’ plea to find daughter (29) missing in the Highlands and ‘very vulnerable’

19 July 2024
Parents’ plea to find daughter (29) missing in the Highlands and ‘very vulnerable’

Parents’ plea to find daughter (29) missing in the Highlands and ‘very vulnerable’

19 July 2024

Mary Sweetman from west Wales, is autistic “very vulnerable” according to her parents. Contact was last made with Mary on July 2.


Ullapool to Stornoway CalMac ferry sees amended timetable for HebCelt Festival

19 July 2024
Ullapool to Stornoway CalMac ferry sees amended timetable for HebCelt Festival

Ullapool to Stornoway CalMac ferry sees amended timetable for HebCelt Festival

19 July 2024

CalMac has warned their Ullapool to Stornoway ferry passengers of an amended timetable, due to the HebCelt Festival in Stornoway this weekend.


NC500 hotspot Ullapool sees caravans pitch up at playpark

19 July 2024
NC500 hotspot Ullapool sees caravans pitch up at playpark

NC500 hotspot Ullapool sees caravans pitch up at playpark

19 July 2024

The NC500 hotspot village of Ullapool has seen multiple caravans pitch up at a local children’s playpark, causing outrage among locals.


Motorcyclist airlifted to Glasgow hospital following A87 crash

17 July 2024
Motorcyclist airlifted to Glasgow hospital following A87 crash

Motorcyclist airlifted to Glasgow hospital following A87 crash

17 July 2024

A motorcyclist has been taken to Glasgow hospital via air ambulance following A87 crash in Wester Ross.


Evanton business broken into as police appeal for information

17 July 2024
Evanton business broken into as police appeal for information

Evanton business broken into as police appeal for information

17 July 2024

An Evanton business has suffered a break-in, as Police Scotland issue an appeal for information.


Mellon Udrigle named as one of the UK’s best beaches

17 July 2024
Mellon Udrigle named as one of the UK’s best beaches

Mellon Udrigle named as one of the UK’s best beaches

17 July 2024

Have you been to the Wester Ross beach that has turned the head of the authors of this guide?


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