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Dingwall businesses condemn street sign ban

09 November 2012
Dingwall businesses condemn street sign ban

Dingwall businesses condemn street sign ban

09 November 2012

STRUGGLING traders in Dingwall accused Highland Council of heavy-handedness this week following a crackdown which has forced them to remove every sign…


Slainte! Dingwall Choir triumphs at Mod

19 October 2012
Slainte! Dingwall Choir triumphs at Mod

Slainte! Dingwall Choir triumphs at Mod

19 October 2012

DINGWALL Gaelic Choir are the toast of Ross-shire this evening (Friday) after taking the top choral honours at the Royal National Mod in Dunoon.


£1.8 million to ease Kessock Bridge disruption

16 October 2012
£1.8 million to ease Kessock Bridge disruption

£1.8 million to ease Kessock Bridge disruption

16 October 2012

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced a £1.8 million transport package to help ease congestion around the Kessock Bridge resurfacing works next year.


Wage boost for poorest paid council staff

04 October 2012
Wage boost for poorest paid council staff

Wage boost for poorest paid council staff

04 October 2012

THE lowest paid employees of the Highland Council - 90 per cent of them women - are to see their hourly rate rise to £7.20 from April next year.


Bonny Black Isle inspires prizewinning painting

30 September 2012
Bonny Black Isle inspires prizewinning painting

Bonny Black Isle inspires prizewinning painting

30 September 2012

A ROSS-SHIRE art teacher has scooped a major award at Scotland’s largest open contemporary art exhibition.


Maxwell's otter island saved for posterity

28 September 2012
Maxwell's otter island saved for posterity

Maxwell's otter island saved for posterity

28 September 2012

EILEAN Ban - the site of Scots author Gavin Maxwell’s former home - is to stay in public hands.


High heel jinks with a sober message

21 September 2012
High heel jinks with a sober message

High heel jinks with a sober message

21 September 2012

AN MSP will join 11 other men to walk a mile in high heels through Dingwall tomorrow (Saturday) to highlight their support for ending violence against…


Rallying call for Cromarty Firth firms

20 September 2012
Rallying call for Cromarty Firth firms

Rallying call for Cromarty Firth firms

20 September 2012

A NORTH trade body is inviting energy companies around the Cromarty Firth to a meeting next week to discuss how they can take advantage of the current…


Delight as Conon Station reopening date fixed

19 September 2012
Delight as Conon Station reopening date fixed

Delight as Conon Station reopening date fixed

19 September 2012

CONON Bridge railway station will be reopened in time for the resurfacing works on the Kessock Bridge next year, it was announced today (Wed).


Ross venues renew ties for tying the knot

11 September 2012
Ross venues renew ties for tying the knot

Ross venues renew ties for tying the knot

11 September 2012

THE oldest inhabited castle in Scotland is working with the iconic Strathpeffer Pavilion to offer a unique venue partnership for couples marrying in Ross-shire.


Ross-shire 'will get new schools' pledge

30 August 2012
Ross-shire 'will get new schools' pledge

Ross-shire 'will get new schools' pledge

30 August 2012

A SENIOR councillor has insisted that building new schools in Ross-shire is very much on the agenda, despite the county losing out in a Highland Council…


Evanton joy as wood purchase clinched!

06 August 2012
Evanton joy as wood purchase clinched!

Evanton joy as wood purchase clinched!

06 August 2012

A £300,00 community buyout of a much loved Ross-shire woodland is to become a reality after six years and an earlier setback.


Clan chief to honour Prince Charlie lookalike

14 July 2012
Clan chief to honour Prince Charlie lookalike

Clan chief to honour Prince Charlie lookalike

14 July 2012

THE Earl of Cromartie will help unveil a new information board today (Saturday) to a Jacobite hero of the 1745 who took a bullet for the Bonnie Prince.


BBC personality to give Gunn lecture

03 July 2012
BBC personality to give Gunn lecture

BBC personality to give Gunn lecture

03 July 2012

BBC Radio Scotland presenter Mark Stephen is to deliver this year’s Neil Gunn Lecture in memory of the celebrated novelist who made Ross-shire his…


Rockfall road fix "years away", meeting hears

26 June 2012
Rockfall road fix "years away", meeting hears

Rockfall road fix "years away", meeting hears

26 June 2012

MORE than 150 people turned out to a public meeting in Lochcarron last night (Monday) to discuss solutions for the notorious rockfall-prone road at Stromeferry.


French boss flies in for fish firm launch

20 June 2012
French boss flies in for fish firm launch

French boss flies in for fish firm launch

20 June 2012

A DINGWALL salmon company opened a new plant today (Wed), the latest move in an expansion which has seen its turnover leap from £5m to £37m in five years.


Ross road closure cost public £3 million

13 June 2012
Ross road closure cost public £3 million

Ross road closure cost public £3 million

13 June 2012

A PUBLIC meeting is to be held to discuss solutions for the Stromeferry by-pass in Wester Ross where a four month closure because of a landslip totted…


Celebrated chefs savour Ross delights

23 May 2012
Celebrated chefs savour Ross delights

Celebrated chefs savour Ross delights

23 May 2012

TWO of London’s most celebrated chefs have been sampling Ross-shire’s larder with a view to putting local produce on the menus of their award-winning…


"Kishorn commandos" could rise again says Kennedy

18 May 2012
"Kishorn commandos" could rise again says Kennedy

"Kishorn commandos" could rise again says Kennedy

18 May 2012

THE redundant oil fabrication yard at Kishorn in Wester Ross could be developed into an energy hub to complement Nigg, according to a Highland MP.


It's a Saturday sell-out for our super Staggies!

27 April 2012
It's a Saturday sell-out for our super Staggies!

It's a Saturday sell-out for our super Staggies!

27 April 2012

STAGGIE fever is mounting as the whole of Ross-shire gets ready to celebrate Ross County’s winning of the First Division title at their Victoria Park…


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