WORRIED residents have vowed to fight plans for a new food and drink hub at the entrance to North Kessock – amid concerns over traffic.
A LARGE fire has gutted a garage at a Ross-shire industrial estate.
CALLS have been made for a dashcam safety initiative to be rolled out to help keep motorists on the A9 and A96 safe.
Eyewitness claims to have heard an "explosion" at the time of the fire at Fearn's industrial estate. Engines from Invergordon and Dornoch are on site.
News of the possible new passing loop has been hailed by campaigners, amid hopes it will boost train reliability on the Far North and Kyle lines.
A CHIPPY is keeping its fingers crossed for success after it was named a finalist in a Scotland-wide awards.
ILLEGAL vape sales and dodgy knock-offs have sparked a plea to businesses to help stamp out the issue after more than 2000 were seized in a year.
The junction with the B9169 will be closed overnight on Wednesday next week, and a convoy will be in place on the A9, while resurfacing takes place.
BIRD keepers are being urged to be vigilant after highly pathogenic avian flu was detected on a croft – bird movement restrictions are now in force.
MIDWIFERY services in the Highlands could be set for a boost in staff numbers thanks to a link up between a university and the local health board.
Police said a woman was taken to hospital as a "precaution" and that officers were at the scene.
The work is being carried out ahead of its much anticipated return to the public eye within Inverness Castle.
NHS Highland said that treatment for the outbreak is now 'concluded' and the ward will likely reopen to new admissions following a deep clean.
AIRLINE passengers have been given alternative flights or full refunds after an Inverness-Stornoway service was cancelled.
MOTORISTS in Inverness were facing big disruption after a collapsed drain closed the A82 to "all northbound traffic" near the Longman roundabout.
WORK on a major new wind farm was highlighted to a government minister when they were given a progress report on the establishment of a new freeport.
The victim (18) needed treatment at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness following the attack at a campsite in the early hours of Sunday.
THE role that gamekeepers, stalkers and rural workers played in helping to tackle a huge wildfire at Cannich is being highlighted in a new video.
DON'T forget your medication when you head off on your holidays, Highland residents are being reminded.
A CHARITY hopes to send its fundraising sky-high when runners and walkers take to the Inverness Airport runway next month –and spaces are running out.
