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International status 'a boon for tourism'

25 May 2018
International status 'a boon for tourism'

International status 'a boon for tourism'

25 May 2018

BOOMING tourism and cultural benefits will boost communities in Wester Ross as a result of a prestigious international status, a leading Scottish environmental…


Snap of Balintore landmark is a big splash

24 May 2018
Snap of Balintore landmark is a big splash

Snap of Balintore landmark is a big splash

24 May 2018

AN advertising campaign has made a real splash after using an image of the Balintore Mermaid.


Benefits overhaul hurts terminally ill

23 May 2018
Benefits overhaul hurts terminally ill

Benefits overhaul hurts terminally ill

23 May 2018

UNCARING Westminster politicians are making the terminally ill suffer unnecessarily by pushing forward with a flawed benefits system overhaul, a Highland…


New ship-to-ship moratorium plea

20 May 2018
New ship-to-ship moratorium plea

New ship-to-ship moratorium plea

20 May 2018

PROTESTERS have urged people to sign a new petition urging Scottish ministers to introduce a moratorium on ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth.


Cromarty's top brew wows judges at World Beer Cup international contest

15 May 2018
Cromarty's top brew wows judges at World Beer Cup international contest

Cromarty's top brew wows judges at World Beer Cup international contest

15 May 2018

A WORLD beating ale from a brewery on the Black Isle has wowed judges at a major international festival.


Homes plan key to Culbokie hub

13 May 2018
Homes plan key to Culbokie hub

Homes plan key to Culbokie hub

13 May 2018

Residents in Culbokie have been working towards the creation of a village “heart” for a number of years as the community expands.


Plucky hedgehog Phelps is back in the wild

13 May 2018
Plucky hedgehog Phelps is back in the wild

Plucky hedgehog Phelps is back in the wild

13 May 2018

Phelps was unable to use his back legs when he was rescued near Alness in November.


Tourist body defends North Coast 500 poster 'gaffe'

07 May 2018
Tourist body defends North Coast 500 poster 'gaffe'

Tourist body defends North Coast 500 poster 'gaffe'

07 May 2018

A large poster by VisitScotland is being used in some tourist information centres to urge people to “Discover the North Coast 500, Scotland’s…


Clean up after dozens of dead birds found on Black Isle beach

06 May 2018
Clean up after dozens of dead birds found on Black Isle beach

Clean up after dozens of dead birds found on Black Isle beach

06 May 2018

In recent weeks, walkers treading the beach have been greeted by the grim sight of dozens of bird corpses, guillemots and razorbills among them.


Bridge repairs to shift to night after completion date slips again

04 May 2018
Bridge repairs to shift to night after completion date slips again

Bridge repairs to shift to night after completion date slips again

04 May 2018

Bear Scotland engineers have been carrying out a £1.5 million refurbishment of the bridge since last August.


Boom time for region's airports

01 May 2018
Boom time for region's airports

Boom time for region's airports

01 May 2018

AIRPORT chiefs are celebrating after passenger numbers in the Highlands jumped 7.4 per cent in a year.


Busy weekend for RNLI lifesavers

26 April 2018
Busy weekend for RNLI lifesavers

Busy weekend for RNLI lifesavers

26 April 2018

LIFEBOAT crews in Ross and Cromarty had a very busy weekend after they were scrambled to two extensive searches in the space of 24 hours.


Bin clutter improving ' thanks to new policy'

11 April 2018
Bin clutter improving ' thanks to new policy'

Bin clutter improving ' thanks to new policy'

11 April 2018

MOVES to tackle bin clutter in Inverness city centre are already having a positive impact on the cleanliness of the Highland capital, the council has…


Drugs worth £320,000 seized across the Highlands in a single month

04 April 2018
Drugs worth £320,000 seized across the Highlands in a single month

Drugs worth £320,000 seized across the Highlands in a single month

04 April 2018

DRUGS with a street value of more than £320,000 were seized by police in the Highlands in just one month.


Campus options down to two after others are ruled out

02 April 2018
Campus options down to two after others are ruled out

Campus options down to two after others are ruled out

02 April 2018

A NEW super school in Tain will be built at one of two sites after a couple of other options were ruled out by Highland Council.


Muir of Ord community group is good to grow after £167K grant boost

28 March 2018
 Muir of Ord community group is good to grow after £167K grant boost

Muir of Ord community group is good to grow after £167K grant boost

28 March 2018

A GREEN revolution is on the cards for one Ross-shire community after their ongoing work to encourage a more eco-friendly lifestyle won a major grant.


Banks survey amid closure rethink calls

22 March 2018
Banks survey amid closure rethink calls

Banks survey amid closure rethink calls

22 March 2018

BANKING access and the impacts of branch closures on rural Highland communities are to be studied through a major new survey – amid growing pressure…


Frustration and fury as A9 roadworks pile up

23 February 2018
Frustration and fury as A9 roadworks pile up

Frustration and fury as A9 roadworks pile up

23 February 2018

ROSS drivers facing a double whammy of major roadworks on the A9 have been assured that steps have been taken to lessen disruption for commuters after…


Fossils and rocks haul to help Highland teaching

20 February 2018
Fossils and rocks haul to help Highland teaching

Fossils and rocks haul to help Highland teaching

20 February 2018

RARE rocks and fossils will soon be helping Highland university students and school pupils learn more about the mysterious world beneath our feet after…


20mph limit plan in towns

10 February 2018
20mph limit plan in towns

20mph limit plan in towns

10 February 2018

WORRIED residents have hailed plans to introduce 20mph speed limits in a number of Ross-shire towns, amid fears a spate of near misses may soon end in…


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