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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

Cromarty paves way for Black Isle floral delights

31 May 2024
Cromarty paves way for Black Isle floral delights

Cromarty paves way for Black Isle floral delights

31 May 2024

The week-long event begins on Saturday.


Ullapool Youth Work selected as finalist for prestigious national award

31 May 2024
Ullapool Youth Work selected as finalist for prestigious national award

Ullapool Youth Work selected as finalist for prestigious national award

31 May 2024

Ullapool’s High Life Highland Youth Work has been selected as a finalist for the National Youth Work Awards.


Ullapool sees campers pitch up on village park

31 May 2024
Ullapool sees campers pitch up on village park

Ullapool sees campers pitch up on village park

31 May 2024

Tents have been spotted in Ullapool’s Morefield Play Park and football pitch, much to the disdain of many locals.


Is this Dingwall’s ‘roughest street’ due to grass-cutting neglect?

31 May 2024
Is this Dingwall’s ‘roughest street’ due to grass-cutting neglect?

Is this Dingwall’s ‘roughest street’ due to grass-cutting neglect?

31 May 2024

Rod Williamson (68), tired of begging the Highland Council to tackle overgrown grass his street, believes it may be “the roughest” in Dingwall.


Tain swimmer (16) selected to compete in prestigious Portugal competition

30 May 2024
Tain swimmer (16) selected to compete in prestigious Portugal competition

Tain swimmer (16) selected to compete in prestigious Portugal competition

30 May 2024

Tain Amateur Swimming Club’s Alison Wood was chosen to join a squad of 16 swimmers who will be flying out to Portugal on June 6 for five days.


Cromarty teenager (15) scouted for Emerging Talent programme by Scottish Football Association

29 May 2024
Cromarty teenager (15) scouted for Emerging Talent programme by Scottish Football Association

Cromarty teenager (15) scouted for Emerging Talent programme by Scottish Football Association

29 May 2024

A Cromarty teenager (15) has been scouted for Scottish FA’s “Emerging Talent” programme, after doting support from “super proud” family.


Ullapool author’s new memoir sequel on “coming to terms with past trauma”

28 May 2024
Ullapool author’s new memoir sequel on “coming to terms with past trauma”

Ullapool author’s new memoir sequel on “coming to terms with past trauma”

28 May 2024

Author and artist LG Thomson published memoir Modernist Dreams Brutalist Nightmares, as she spoke out about her experience of childhood sexual abuse.


Evel Knievel bikers swing by Ullapool while raising over £26,000 for NSPCC

28 May 2024
Evel Knievel bikers swing by Ullapool while raising over £26,000 for NSPCC

Evel Knievel bikers swing by Ullapool while raising over £26,000 for NSPCC

28 May 2024

BIKERS dressed as a legendary daredevil stuntman turned heads in a Wester Ross community en route to a whopping fundraising total.


Ross County supporters receive apologies from Raith Rovers fans following ‘disgusting’ bus-attack incident

28 May 2024
Ross County supporters receive apologies from Raith Rovers fans following ‘disgusting’ bus-attack incident

Ross County supporters receive apologies from Raith Rovers fans following ‘disgusting’ bus-attack incident

28 May 2024

THE idiotic behaviour of one Raith Rovers’ rowdy who caused an estimated £1000 of damage has been condemned by fellow fans.


Fortrose public toilets volunteers say ‘you only notice when they disappear’ following vandalism attacks

26 May 2024
Fortrose public toilets volunteers say ‘you only notice when they disappear’ following vandalism attacks

Fortrose public toilets volunteers say ‘you only notice when they disappear’ following vandalism attacks

26 May 2024

The public toilets have become the target of a series of vandalism attacks in recent months - including a deliberate fire.


LETTERS: ‘In the wrong hands, motorhomes are a blight and a menace’

26 May 2024
LETTERS: ‘In the wrong hands, motorhomes are a blight and a menace’

LETTERS: ‘In the wrong hands, motorhomes are a blight and a menace’

26 May 2024

This week a local councillor spoke out about his views on the increasingly “rammed roads and parking chaos” seen across many NC500 communities.


Ross County supporters’ bus window smashed by ‘absolute idiots’ following play-off clash

24 May 2024
Ross County supporters’ bus window smashed by ‘absolute idiots’ following play-off clash

Ross County supporters’ bus window smashed by ‘absolute idiots’ following play-off clash

24 May 2024

The Black Isle Supporters Club were celebrating Ross County’s victory against Raith Rovers against Kirkcaldy as they boarded the bus home.


BBC Radio 4 to film in Gairloch with panel of major UK politicians

24 May 2024
BBC Radio 4 to film in Gairloch with panel of major UK politicians

BBC Radio 4 to film in Gairloch with panel of major UK politicians

24 May 2024

The Gairloch audience is sure to have plenty of questions when BBC Radio 4 comes calling.


Teenager (16) arrested following ‘dangerous driving incident’ in Alness

23 May 2024
Teenager (16) arrested following ‘dangerous driving incident’ in Alness

Teenager (16) arrested following ‘dangerous driving incident’ in Alness

23 May 2024

A teenager has been charged, following an alleged “dangerous driving incident” in the Alness area earlier this week.


Ullapool set to receive ‘experimental’ extra buses over summer holidays

22 May 2024
Ullapool set to receive ‘experimental’ extra buses over summer holidays

Ullapool set to receive ‘experimental’ extra buses over summer holidays

22 May 2024

In June 2023, Ullapool locals demanded better bus services between the Wester Ross village and Inverness.


PICTURES: Waverley paddle steamer welcomed to Highlands by Kyle pipe band

22 May 2024
PICTURES: Waverley paddle steamer welcomed to Highlands by Kyle pipe band

PICTURES: Waverley paddle steamer welcomed to Highlands by Kyle pipe band

22 May 2024

The highly-anticipated visit from the historical steamship has seen her sail into west coast communities including Gairloch, Ullapool and Kyle.


Dingwall trainee minister who lives with spina bifida to face ‘biggest fear’

19 May 2024
Dingwall trainee minister who lives with spina bifida to face ‘biggest fear’

Dingwall trainee minister who lives with spina bifida to face ‘biggest fear’

19 May 2024

“Never let anyone write you off”, that’s Tommy MacGregor’s approach to living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.


Muir of Ord playgroup for tots at care home is ‘a big hit with everyone’

18 May 2024
Muir of Ord playgroup for tots at care home is ‘a big hit with everyone’

Muir of Ord playgroup for tots at care home is ‘a big hit with everyone’

18 May 2024

A Ross-shire care home’s new parent and toddler playgroup group has proven to be “a big hit with everyone”.


Evanton road awarded £191,000 for upgrading works to improve timber transport

18 May 2024
Evanton road awarded £191,000 for upgrading works to improve timber transport

Evanton road awarded £191,000 for upgrading works to improve timber transport

18 May 2024

Scottish Forestry has awarded £341,000 in funding to two Highland projects which aim to improve timber transport in the region.


Achiltibuie pine marten secures swish new pad after infiltrating Scottish Water building

18 May 2024
Achiltibuie pine marten secures swish new pad after infiltrating Scottish Water building

Achiltibuie pine marten secures swish new pad after infiltrating Scottish Water building

18 May 2024

An Achiltibuie pine marten has secured himself a swish new pad, after taking a shine to a Scottish Water operational buildings in Coigach.


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