'It’s going to be a great night.'
CalMac has cancelled all of its planned passenger ferry sailings on Thursday in response to Storm Babet.
A MAJOR international military exercise is to be held off the coasts of Ross-shire and Sutherland, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
Neither Ross-shire – or Highland as the council area – get name checked among areas facing an amber weather warning on new Traffic Scotland webpage.
The Met Office has also upgraded rain warnings for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire to amber; after issuing a revised red alert in the Grampians.
The council said its roads department is preparing itself to respond to flooding incidents when the storm hits.
Services this evening, overnight and throughout Thursday are at risk of "disruption or cancellation at short notice".
A separate yellow warning for rain elsewhere in northern Scotland has also been extended and now covers a large swathe of the Highlands and Moray.
Brace for flooding when Storm Babet hits the Highlands later this week, residents have been warned.
Unison has announced plans for a "rolling series of strikes", with specific dates set to be announced "in the coming days".
Two rain warnings have been issued for parts of the Highlands, with a third alert – for gales – covering virtually all of northern Scotland.
Strikes affecting University of the Highlands and Islands sites will go ahead as planned tomorrow, a union has confirmed.
The yellow warning runs from Thursday morning until the end of Saturday and covers parts of the A9.
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a tractor damaged a car near Ardgay.
WORK to boost inclusion through the teaching of British Sign Language has earned a Highland organisation a top prize in a prestigious UK competition.
A trio of meteor showers will be making their presence felt in October – with the Orionids of Halley's Comet fame being one of the three.
Rose Street Hall's owners have secured permission to demolish the building, and its tenant is understood to have been given notice to leave.
Not enough people stood for election in seven community council areas – including Tain and Muir of Ord – and they will fall into abeyance.
The strikes are in response to plans to cut £4 million from the UHI's budget and make dozens of staff redundant.
Suilven and Fionn Loch starred as the show reached its climax, with Suilven doubling up as the location of statues to a major piece of Star Wars lore.
