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Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

29 May 2020
Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

29 May 2020

HIGHLANDERS looking to continue shopping during the lockdown have made Inverness one of the Scotland's delivery hotspots in recent weeks.


Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

28 May 2020
Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

28 May 2020

IT may be the water of life, but whisky can kill your bank balance – if you snap up exceptionally rare Ross-shire bottles for over £250,000 apiece.


No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

28 May 2020
No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

28 May 2020

NO freshly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the Highlands yesterday.


Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

28 May 2020
Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

28 May 2020

EIGHT people in a Wester Ross village are celebrating today after winning £1000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.


Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

27 May 2020
Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

27 May 2020

ANOTHER Covid-19 test has come back positive in the Highlands - taking the region's overall total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 337.


Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

26 May 2020
Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

26 May 2020

RAIL passengers have been urged to do their bit to prevent the spread of Covid-19 – by wearing face coverings when using ScotRail services.


Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

26 May 2020
Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

26 May 2020

MORE than 450 homes and businesses were left without power in part of Ross-shire this afternoon after a fault on overhead power lines.


Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

26 May 2020
Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

26 May 2020

THE Highlands' three-day run without freshly-confirmed Covid-19 cases has ended after an additional person tested positive for the virus.


Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

26 May 2020
Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

26 May 2020

SHEEP worrying in the Lochcarron and Strome area has sparked a police plea for dog owners to act more responsibly.


Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

26 May 2020
Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

26 May 2020

A GARDEN Aid service which helps cut the grass of roughly 1300 Highland council house lawns is back up and running for the season.


IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

26 May 2020
IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

26 May 2020

READ Moray MP Douglas Ross' full ministerial resignation statement.


Crime down five per cent in Highlands

25 May 2020
Crime down five per cent in Highlands

Crime down five per cent in Highlands

25 May 2020

CRIME in the Highlands has fallen more than five per cent and the region is one of the "safest places in Scotland", according to new police figures.


Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

25 May 2020
Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

25 May 2020

NO fresh cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Highlands for the third day in a row.


Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

25 May 2020
Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

25 May 2020

THREE of the deaths at a coronavirus-hit care home are being investigated by the police, officers have announced.


£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

25 May 2020
£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

25 May 2020

MORE than £56 million of Covid-19 small business support cash has been paid out to over 5000 Highland firms.


Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

25 May 2020
Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

25 May 2020

POLICE have appealed for information after a hotel window was damaged over the weekend.


Book and DVD exchange seeks to keep villagers entertained during lockdown

24 May 2020
Book and DVD exchange seeks to keep villagers entertained during lockdown

Book and DVD exchange seeks to keep villagers entertained during lockdown

24 May 2020

A BOOK, game and DVD exchange could be set up in a Ross village ­to help keep people entertained during the lockdown.


Hotelier bullish about future after lockdown

23 May 2020
Hotelier bullish about future after lockdown

Hotelier bullish about future after lockdown

23 May 2020

THE owners of a hotel chain hit by the collapse of a coach tour operator during the pandemic are bullish about the future when the lockdown ends.


Landmark Ross hotel to close after UK group collapses with loss of 2500 jobs

22 May 2020
Landmark Ross hotel to close after UK group collapses with loss of 2500 jobs

Landmark Ross hotel to close after UK group collapses with loss of 2500 jobs

22 May 2020

THE collapse of another major holiday travel group has sparked more woe for the Ross-shire hotel trade tonight.


Earthquake rattles windows in Ross-shire community

22 May 2020
Earthquake rattles windows in Ross-shire community

Earthquake rattles windows in Ross-shire community

22 May 2020

A MINOR earthquake surprised residents of a Wester Ross community this morning.


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