FLOOD alerts have been issued across much of the Highlands, amid warnings to residents and motorists of persistent rain over the next 24 hours.
SEAWEED snacks have proven a hit for an Alness firm after it picked up 270 new trade customers after securing a listing with Bidfood Scotland.
A YELLOW warning for torrential rain has been issued for parts of the Highlands.
TIRELESS efforts by campaigners to protect rail services on the Far North Line have been hailed by an MSP as they mark their 25th anniversary.
THE SNP’s Emma Roddick has convincingly won the Inverness Central by-election with a tally of 1115 votes at the third stage.
DINGWALL Leisure Centre's swimming pool will not reopen on Monday – and Highland Council has not given a revised date.
EXPORT advice for Highland businesses seeking to sell goods to the US will be offered at a free event in Inverness next week.
MORE than 100 Modern Apprentices have now been welcomed aboard by CalMac.
PLANS to axe more than 100 Highland phone boxes are being resisted by dozens of Highland communities.
A YELLOW weather warning for persistent rain has been issued for Inverness, the Black Isle, Easter Ross, eastern Sutherland and Caithness.
ONE in ten community councils in the Highlands are set to collapse into abeyance after insufficient candidates stood for election.
DELIGHTED organisers think they may raise as much as £6000 for charity after another successful scale model show and family fun day.
FIREWORKS will delight crowds in a Black Isle village again this November after details emerged of plans for its bonfire display.
CALLS for road building projects to cease have been branded “naive” by Highland Council.
DISRUPTIVE roadworks on the Stromeferry bypass are set to end early on Thursday – 10 days earlier than originally planned.
WESTER Ross harbours owned by Highland Council have enjoyed their busiest cruise ship season ever.
ARMY cadets from Ross-shire are celebrating new silverware to add to their collection after they won a national skills competition.
A FAMOUS Clootie Well is set to be cleaned up after years of non-biodegradable waste left the popular spot looking like "a fly tipping site".
A SERIES of road closures will affect motorists in the Highland capital when the Loch Ness Marathon and other races take place this Sunday.
NHS Highland's fleet of vehicles will soon be slightly greener after it ordered five fully-electric cars and two further hybrids.