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Conference focuses on Highland wildlife crime

12 March 2015
Conference focuses on Highland wildlife crime

Conference focuses on Highland wildlife crime

12 March 2015

POLICE, conservation bodies and landowners have been meeting in Inverness today (Thursday) to discuss wildlife crime.


Works due to start on A835 Ullapool road

12 March 2015
Works due to start on A835 Ullapool road

Works due to start on A835 Ullapool road

12 March 2015

A £115,000 resurfacing project is due to get underway on the A835 near Ullapool next week.


Highland Council leader demands safety tug for west

10 March 2015
Highland Council leader demands safety tug for west

Highland Council leader demands safety tug for west

10 March 2015

HIGHLAND Council’s leader has renewed calls for ETVs (emergency towing vessels) to be reinstated after a meeting with the Secretary of State for…


Dingwall gathering to honour 'Fighting Mac' memory

07 March 2015
Dingwall gathering to honour 'Fighting Mac' memory

Dingwall gathering to honour 'Fighting Mac' memory

07 March 2015

PEOPLE will gather in Dingwall today (Saturday) to remember and celebrate a famous Ross-shire soldier.


Deer stalking rates change 'will cost 100 keepers' jobs'

06 March 2015
Deer stalking rates change 'will cost 100 keepers' jobs'

Deer stalking rates change 'will cost 100 keepers' jobs'

06 March 2015

SCRAPPING business rate exemptions for deer stalking will cost the jobs of over 100 rural workers, according to the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA).


Scottish Conservative leader to visit Ross-shire

05 March 2015
Scottish Conservative leader to visit Ross-shire

Scottish Conservative leader to visit Ross-shire

05 March 2015

SCOTTISH Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson MSP will be in Ross-shire tomorrow (Friday) on a drive to target disaffected Lib Dem voters.


Extra summer sailings for Ullapool-Stornoway ferry

05 March 2015
Extra summer sailings for Ullapool-Stornoway ferry

Extra summer sailings for Ullapool-Stornoway ferry

05 March 2015

EXTRA ferry sailings will operate between Stornoway and Ullapool over the summer to provide a boost to tourism.


War heroes inspire new East Ross football team

02 March 2015
War heroes inspire new East Ross football team

War heroes inspire new East Ross football team

02 March 2015

A NEW football team has kicked off in Easter Ross, taking its name from a proud squad which graced the area’s pitches during WWII.


Conservatives name man for East Ross Westminster contest

26 February 2015
Conservatives name man for East Ross Westminster contest

Conservatives name man for East Ross Westminster contest

26 February 2015

A MAN who heads a private school in Surrey has been chosen to fight the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross seat for the Conservatives in the General…


Hendry warns of 'serious risks' at tug meeting

26 February 2015
Hendry warns of 'serious risks' at tug meeting

Hendry warns of 'serious risks' at tug meeting

26 February 2015

HIGHLAND Council’s Leader will tell the Secretary of State for Scotland today (Thursday) he believes the lack of emergency tugs present "very serious…


Rescue sparked as ship runs aground north of Ullapool

20 February 2015
Rescue sparked as ship runs aground north of Ullapool

Rescue sparked as ship runs aground north of Ullapool

20 February 2015

A SHIP has ran aground in a bay north of Ullapool.


Lochhead calls for tug rethink as grounded ship leaks oil

19 February 2015
Lochhead calls for tug rethink as grounded ship leaks oil

Lochhead calls for tug rethink as grounded ship leaks oil

19 February 2015

THE environment secretary has made an urgent call for the UK Government to extend funding for an emergency tug in Scottish waters.


Not just a load of old bull, says Tain Museum

11 February 2015
Not just a load of old bull, says Tain Museum

Not just a load of old bull, says Tain Museum

11 February 2015

A SMALL Ross-shire museum which looks after one of the oldest documents in the Highlands plans to use a 21st century internet phenomenon to raise cash…


Ross advice bureau expands to meet demand

09 February 2015
Ross advice bureau expands to meet demand

Ross advice bureau expands to meet demand

09 February 2015

TWO new outreach offices have been opened by the Ross and Cromarty Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) as demand for the lifeline service rises.


Freight train derails on Highland line

06 February 2015
Freight train derails on Highland line

Freight train derails on Highland line

06 February 2015

A FREIGHT train has derailed at a railway junction in the Highlands, disrupting services.


Shellfish pickers warned off Highland beach

03 February 2015
Shellfish pickers warned off Highland beach

Shellfish pickers warned off Highland beach

03 February 2015

LOCAL people are being asked to report anyone they see collecting shellfish along the shores of a Highland nature reserve.


Troubled new Ullapool ferry on course, says minister

02 February 2015
Troubled new Ullapool ferry on course, says minister

Troubled new Ullapool ferry on course, says minister

02 February 2015

THE troubled MV Loch Seaforth is on course to enter service on the Ullapool-Stornoway ferry route by the end of the month, according to Transport Minister…


Muir of Ord 'hub' hits funding target

30 January 2015
Muir of Ord 'hub' hits funding target

Muir of Ord 'hub' hits funding target

30 January 2015

PLANS to build a new community hub in Muir of Ord are one step closer with the completion of the funding package.


Highland tee-off for golf BA degree

22 January 2015
Highland tee-off for golf BA degree

Highland tee-off for golf BA degree

22 January 2015

A FAMOUS golf club has joined with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) to offer Scotland’s first degree course for budding professional…


New £44m Tain superschool earmarked for approval

21 January 2015
New £44m Tain superschool earmarked for approval

New £44m Tain superschool earmarked for approval

21 January 2015

A PLAN to build a new £44 million superschool for Tain is to go before Highland councillors.


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