A Wester Ross care home has received a thumbs-up from inspectors following a surprise visit.
New 20mph speed limits in communities across the Highlands look set to be made permanent.
Bargain hunters were out and about in Inverness on Thursday as the Boxing Day sales got under way in many stores.
Critics of controversial plans for an EV charge hub, shop and restaurant have not been won over by changes to the proposals.
Up to 14 glamping pods could be installed on the new site in future, with seven of those proposed in the first phase.
Forty-four separate postcodes dotted in communities in Sutherland and Wester Ross were among those affected.
The power cut, centred around Loch Ewe communities in Wester Ross, was affecting hundreds of residents across dozens of homes.
Rail passengers setting off on the Christmas Eve getaway were being hit by disruption on the Far North Line after a signalling fault.
A Ross-shire distillery's whisky is the best of the best this Christmas - according to a top food and drink critic.
Ice will pose a danger to motorists and pedestrians overnight and into Monday, the Met Office has warned Highland and Moray residents.
A salon site in Kyle of Lochalsh could be turned into a holiday let under plans lodged with Highland Council.
The collision occurred on the A9 at Doll, between Brora and Golspie, at around 6.10pm on Thursday.
Ullapool-Stornoway sailings are heavily disrupted this weekend; and Northlink Ferries is warning of likely cancellations in the Pentland Firth.
Police have confirmed that the incident which has closed the A9 southbound is a one-vehicle crash.
Ferry passengers looking to travel over the final weekend before Christmas have been advised to make their journey on Friday instead.
The Ross-shire Journal is one of three newspapers to have made the final for the coveted award in this year’s Highlands and Islands Media Awards.
Gales are set to dominate the Christmas getaway after warnings for high winds were extended across the whole of the weekend.
But although Inverness Farmers’ Market will not go ahead on Saturday, some of the traders have been able to make alternative arrangements.
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