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Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024
Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024

Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh are among several Highland railway stations whose ticket office hours will be affected under ScotRail’s proposals.


10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024
10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024

Work to strengthen the bridge towers, which had been due to start this month and take six months, will now begin in January and run for 10 months.


‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024
‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024

Highland Paranormal, which have just celebrated their 14th anniversary, have been sharing some of their ghostly encounters with the great beyond.


Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024
Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024

Around 10,000 music fans attended last year’s successful fest at the Black Isle Showground, and the band promise ‘bigger and better’ for its return.


No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

29 October 2024
No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

29 October 2024

Buses will replace all ScotRail and LNER trains between Inverness and Perth for four weekends from mid-November.


Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

27 October 2024
Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

27 October 2024

Plans for a controversial drive-through at a proposed development next to the A9 have been dropped after push back from the community.


Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024
Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024

The strike would cause Stagecoach services to grind to a halt in the Inverness area, as well as north and west of the city, and on Skye and in Orkney


Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024
Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024

The practice issued larger, monthly prescriptions and granted additional prescriptions on request despite their patient’s “history of overdoses”.


‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

23 October 2024
‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

23 October 2024

Emilie Anne Parker (30) and her two dogs all died after a collision involving a car while she was walking her pets along the B9152 near Aviemore.


Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

22 October 2024
Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

22 October 2024

Delighted village residents are salivating at the prospect that a new chip shop and restaurant could open in the heart of their community.


Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

21 October 2024
Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

21 October 2024

Several recommendations were made, but inspectors also highlighted a number of positives too, including the staff.


Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

19 October 2024
Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

19 October 2024

“Rocket boosters” will be put under the creative industries, a minister vowed after a local MP called for more support for Highland film productions.


Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

18 October 2024
Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

18 October 2024

A Highland-made film aimed at inspiring people to take positive climate action is up for an award at the world’s biggest sustainability film festival.


Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

18 October 2024
Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

18 October 2024

Scammers posing as officials handling the UK government’s living allowance are targeting Highland residents’ phones, trading standards have warned.


‘Someone will die if you continue to dither’ on notorious long-running A835 roadworks at Garve

18 October 2024
‘Someone will die if you continue to dither’ on notorious long-running A835 roadworks at Garve

‘Someone will die if you continue to dither’ on notorious long-running A835 roadworks at Garve

18 October 2024

Notorious long-running roadworks on the A835 trunk road need to be finished "now before someone is killed", fed up residents have demanded.


Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

18 October 2024
Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

18 October 2024

Storm Ashley is expected to batter the Highlands with 80mph winds when it hits this weekend, the Met Office has warned.


Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

18 October 2024
Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

18 October 2024

Officers issue security advice following an incident in Kinmylies. The appeal came on the same day Tain residents spotted similar behaviour.


CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

18 October 2024
CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

18 October 2024

Disruption was hitting ferry and some train journeys in the north on Friday morning - due to a mix of imminent stormy weather and staffing issues.


6 ScotRail services cancelled due to ‘train faults’

17 October 2024
6 ScotRail services cancelled due to ‘train faults’

6 ScotRail services cancelled due to ‘train faults’

17 October 2024

Train faults have sparked numerous cancellations to services in and out of Inverness.


WATCH: Drifting dinghy sparks RNLI shout

17 October 2024
WATCH: Drifting dinghy sparks RNLI shout

WATCH: Drifting dinghy sparks RNLI shout

17 October 2024

A dinghy adrift near to the Skye Bridge sparked a call-out for the Kyle RNLI crew last night.


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