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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.


300-year-old lodge built by a countess is up for sale

10 June 2025
300-year-old lodge built by a countess is up for sale

300-year-old lodge built by a countess is up for sale

10 June 2025

Fodderty Lodge, which dates back to 1730 and was built by the Countess of Cromartie, is for sale for offers over £640,000.


Town centre housing regeneration masterplan continues with plans for 34 new homes

10 June 2025
Town centre housing regeneration masterplan continues with plans for 34 new homes

Town centre housing regeneration masterplan continues with plans for 34 new homes

10 June 2025

Plans have been lodged to build 34 new homes as part of the latest phase of construction in the regeneration of Dingwall’s Meiklefield Estate.


Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

10 June 2025
Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

10 June 2025

Parents across Scotland will be able to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area as part of legislation plans highlighted in Inverness.


For sale: Johnny Foxes & The Den go on the market

09 June 2025
For sale: Johnny Foxes & The Den go on the market

For sale: Johnny Foxes & The Den go on the market

09 June 2025

The iconic Inverness bar, restaurant and nightclub, which has been a fixture of the city for almost 30 years, has been put up for sale.


‘Medical emergency’ on cruise ship after passenger required ‘necessary medical care’

09 June 2025
‘Medical emergency’ on cruise ship after passenger required ‘necessary medical care’

‘Medical emergency’ on cruise ship after passenger required ‘necessary medical care’

09 June 2025

A medical emergency aboard a major cruise ship sparked its early arrival in the Cromarty Firth.


Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

07 June 2025
Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

Play area revamp works see Highland team honoured at national awards

07 June 2025

Almost 30 play areas have now been refurbished by Highland Council’s amenities team and they have been honoured for their efforts.


Machinery rings’ merger to create £100m turnover giant

07 June 2025
Machinery rings’ merger to create £100m turnover giant

Machinery rings’ merger to create £100m turnover giant

07 June 2025

A £100 million combined turnover is expected to be generated by the planned merger of two major agricultural co-operatives in the north.


UPDATE: One airlifted to hospital after serious crash closes A87

06 June 2025
UPDATE: One airlifted to hospital after serious crash closes A87

UPDATE: One airlifted to hospital after serious crash closes A87

06 June 2025

A person has been airlifted to hospital in Glasgow after a serious crash on the A87 at Loch Cluanie.


UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

06 June 2025
UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

06 June 2025

A woman has been taken to hospital following a two-car crash on the A9 in Sutherland.


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