ROSS-SHIRE MP Charles Kennedy is calling for action to tackle global violence against women.
AN Easter Ross mum who was diagnosed with cancer while seven months pregnant has been taking part in an unforgettable charity event to help other sufferers.
THE world’s most northerly bottlenose dolphin population has stayed stable for 23 years, according to a report out today (Friday).
VISITORS to two wards at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness can now visit at any time during the day as part of an open visiting pilot.
TICKETS will go on sale at 9am tomorrow (Friday) for the Loopallu Music Festival in Ullapool.
SCOTTISH SPCA officers carried a baby seal for a mile-and-a-half after finding the stricken youngster on a Ross-shire beach.
THE most vulnerable people in the Highlands are to have improved advice about benefits through a series of special welfare clinics set up across the area.
A LEADING wildlife filmmaker is backing a bid to transform a famous but derelict Highland mountain bothy into a wilderness base for the planting of thousands…
THE Independent Group at Highland Council has pledged to fight budget cuts which would have "devastating" effects on communities and schools.
FERRY operator Cal Mac has issued details of its contingency plan during a partial withdrawal of services on the Ullapool to Stornoway route.
AN UPSURGE in demand for people needing the services of Alness Foodbank has led to an appeal for more volunteers.
A STALWART Highland Hospice fundraiser from Ross-shire is undertaking his tallest challenge yet – trekking to Everest base camp in his…
A HIGHLAND MSP says Holyrood could stand accused of "rank hypocrisy" for investing in the arms and tobacco industries.
A MUM from Fearn has set herself an ambitious task – to save the 130-year-old local hall from being sold or demolished.
WORK has got underway on slope stabilisation at the A890 Stromeferry Bypass in Wester Ross.
A HIGHLAND MSP is to quiz the Transport Minister in Holyrood this afternoon (Thursday) on what winter resilience funding is available for local councils.
HIGHLAND Hospice has today (Tuesday) launched its Great Highland Car Raffle which sees a brand new Volkswagen Polo up for grabs.
A HIGHLAND MSP has backed a call to end charity tax breaks for private schools.
THE A835 road at Garve has now reopened to traffic after being closed due to a landslide but another Ross route remains shut.
BIRDS of prey which were found dead in Ross-shire earlier this year were most likely accidentally poisoned and not deliberately targeted, according to…