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4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

09 July 2025
4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

09 July 2025

A prominent four-star hotel in Wester Ross looks set to increase its accommodation offering after lodging plans with Highland Council.


Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

08 July 2025
Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

08 July 2025

Ambitious plans to turn a disused former kirk into a design studio, shop and café have been given the go-ahead - despite earlier traffic concerns.


UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

05 July 2025
UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

05 July 2025

A man has been taken to hospital after a fall on a ship at the Port of Nigg.


Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

05 July 2025
Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

05 July 2025

Emergency services were called to the Global Energy yard at Nigg following an "incident".


Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

05 July 2025
Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

05 July 2025

Plans for a sauna overlooking the Moray Firth from the outskirts of Rosemarkie have sparked numerous objections in the community.


Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

05 July 2025
Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

05 July 2025

A lifeboat crew came to the rescue after a vessel suffered engine failure in force four winds in the Inner Moray Firth.


Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

04 July 2025
Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

04 July 2025

Ecstatic groups fighting plans for a swathe of 4G masts in some of the Highlands’ most unspoilt landscapes are declaring victory after a sharp u-turn.


Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

03 July 2025
Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

03 July 2025

The A87 is closed between Balmacara and Kyle of Lochalsh following a three-vehicle collision, Traffic Scotland has said.


Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

03 July 2025
Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

03 July 2025

A yellow weather warning has been issued for parts of the Highlands amid forecasts for heavy and persistent rain heading into the weekend.


WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

03 July 2025
WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

03 July 2025

Dramatic video footage has emerged of a fireball meteor which streaked across Highland skies in the early hours of this morning.


Rapist showed ‘no remorse’ over sex attack on teen

03 July 2025
Rapist showed ‘no remorse’ over sex attack on teen

Rapist showed ‘no remorse’ over sex attack on teen

03 July 2025

Police branded Cameron Huggins an “abusive individual who has shown no remorse for his violent and predatory actions” after he was jailed for rape.


Two in hospital and another arrested following ‘disturbance’ in town

02 July 2025
Two in hospital and another arrested following ‘disturbance’ in town

Two in hospital and another arrested following ‘disturbance’ in town

02 July 2025

Police Scotland confirmed the two injuries and one arrest after eyewitnesses reported a large police presence in an Alness estate on Tuesday night.


WATCH: ‘You’re risking disaster!’: Railway trespassers slammed after repeated incidents on Dingwall tracks

02 July 2025
WATCH: ‘You’re risking disaster!’: Railway trespassers slammed after repeated incidents on Dingwall tracks

WATCH: ‘You’re risking disaster!’: Railway trespassers slammed after repeated incidents on Dingwall tracks

02 July 2025

“Deeply concerned” rail chiefs fear “devastating consequences” if reckless walkers continue to trespass on tracks on a Far North Line railway bridge.


750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

02 July 2025
750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

02 July 2025

High-visibility police patrols have spoken to hundreds of motorists at major Highland tourist hot-spots in a bid to cut serious crashes in the region.


Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

30 June 2025
Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

30 June 2025

Overflowing bins and littering at Ross-shire beauty spots has sparked the roll out of additional waste facilities at numerous tourist hotspots.


Fix A9 accident blackspot before 250 new homes built, councillors urge road chiefs

13 June 2025
Fix A9 accident blackspot before 250 new homes built, councillors urge road chiefs

Fix A9 accident blackspot before 250 new homes built, councillors urge road chiefs

13 June 2025

Road chiefs are being urged to upgrade a notorious A9 accident blackspot before hundreds of new homes are built nearby.


'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

13 June 2025
'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

13 June 2025

Roadworks on an A9 bridge have been put on hold - after engineers found a nesting tawny owl and chicks living within it.


Thunderstorm warning extended into Highlands

13 June 2025
Thunderstorm warning extended into Highlands

Thunderstorm warning extended into Highlands

13 June 2025

Intense thunderstorms could bring up to 80mm of rain to parts of the Highlands tomorrow, the Met Office has warned.


Fatal crash investigation works to cause closures of NC500 road, police warn

13 June 2025
Fatal crash investigation works to cause closures of NC500 road, police warn

Fatal crash investigation works to cause closures of NC500 road, police warn

13 June 2025

Police are to carry out intermittent closures of the Inverness-Beauly road while investigating a fatal crash which claimed the life of an Avoch man.


MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

12 June 2025
MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

12 June 2025

MFR’s former Inverness base has been put up for sale for £325,000 after it announced plans to vacate the building due to cutbacks.


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