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Your chance to quiz Tain and Easter Ross by-election hopefuls

19 September 2023
Your chance to quiz Tain and Easter Ross by-election hopefuls

Your chance to quiz Tain and Easter Ross by-election hopefuls

19 September 2023

"You will have an opportunity to question each candidate prior to polling day."


Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

19 September 2023
Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

Long waiting times at Raigmore Hospital spark plea from NHS Highland

19 September 2023

A&E patients are facing 'long waiting times' today at Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highland has warned.


Food trolleys FINALLY set to return to trains on ScotRail's north Highland routes

18 September 2023
Food trolleys FINALLY set to return to trains on ScotRail's north Highland routes

Food trolleys FINALLY set to return to trains on ScotRail's north Highland routes

18 September 2023

Passengers have had to endure journeys of up to four-and-a-half hours without any on-board food-and-drink service.


8 drink and drug-drivers caught in northern Highlands during ongoing police crackdown

15 September 2023
8 drink and drug-drivers caught in northern Highlands during ongoing police crackdown

8 drink and drug-drivers caught in northern Highlands during ongoing police crackdown

15 September 2023

The drivers, aged 18 to 56, were caught in Caithness, Easter and Wester Ross and the Black Isle


Three-day strike at Highland schools looms after union slams 'miniscule' new pay offer

14 September 2023
Three-day strike at Highland schools looms after union slams 'miniscule' new pay offer

Three-day strike at Highland schools looms after union slams 'miniscule' new pay offer

14 September 2023

A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.


Seven Highland schools in top 100 on Sunday Times list

14 September 2023
Seven Highland schools in top 100 on Sunday Times list

Seven Highland schools in top 100 on Sunday Times list

14 September 2023

SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.


UPDATE: A835 trunk road partially reopens following crash

14 September 2023
UPDATE: A835 trunk road partially reopens following crash

UPDATE: A835 trunk road partially reopens following crash

14 September 2023

One lane of the A835 Ullapool-Dingwall trunk road has reopened near Garve following an earlier crash, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.


BREAKING: Busy Highland trunk road closed in both directions following crash

14 September 2023
BREAKING: Busy Highland trunk road closed in both directions following crash

BREAKING: Busy Highland trunk road closed in both directions following crash

14 September 2023

Traffic Scotland is reporting that the A835 Ullapool-Dingwall road is closed both ways east of Garve and police are in attendance.


'Abandoned' roadworks on A9 where no work has been done for weeks will FINALLY be completed 'this week'

14 September 2023
'Abandoned' roadworks on A9 where no work has been done for weeks will FINALLY be completed 'this week'

'Abandoned' roadworks on A9 where no work has been done for weeks will FINALLY be completed 'this week'

14 September 2023

Bear Scotland claims the work at the Struie road turn-off will be finished within days, weather permitting, after three weeks of inactivity.


Cosla makes revised pay offer to striking school staff

13 September 2023
Cosla makes revised pay offer to striking school staff

Cosla makes revised pay offer to striking school staff

13 September 2023

A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.


Failure to halt short-term lets licensing 'disappointing', says Highland MSP

13 September 2023
Failure to halt short-term lets licensing 'disappointing', says Highland MSP

Failure to halt short-term lets licensing 'disappointing', says Highland MSP

13 September 2023

THE failure of a bid to pause the introduction of short-term lets licensing legislation has been branded "disappointing" by a Highland MSP.


Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

13 September 2023
Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

Learnie Red Rocks mountain bike trails on the Black Isle to boost car parking amid surge in demand

13 September 2023

High demand for use of the site has prompted moves to add 25 further car parking spaces.


Police stop dozens of motorcyclists on North Coast 500 during safety weekend

12 September 2023
Police stop dozens of motorcyclists on North Coast 500 during safety weekend

Police stop dozens of motorcyclists on North Coast 500 during safety weekend

12 September 2023

DOZENS of motorcyclists were stopped by police during a weekend safety campaign on the North Coast 500.


Inverness MP calls on Facebook owner Meta to halt plan to axe trainee journalist funding

12 September 2023
Inverness MP calls on Facebook owner Meta to halt plan to axe trainee journalist funding

Inverness MP calls on Facebook owner Meta to halt plan to axe trainee journalist funding

12 September 2023

A HIGHLAND MP has issued an urgent plea in Westminster for action to safeguard the roles of more than 100 trainee journalists.


Date announced for controversial £6m food and drink hub drop-in session

12 September 2023
Date announced for controversial £6m food and drink hub drop-in session

Date announced for controversial £6m food and drink hub drop-in session

12 September 2023

Controversial plans for a food and drink hub and electric vehicle charging facility at the entrance to North Kessock are to go on public display.


Tribute for 'loved and adored' former Ross-shire secondary school art teacher

27 August 2023
Tribute for 'loved and adored' former Ross-shire secondary school art teacher

Tribute for 'loved and adored' former Ross-shire secondary school art teacher

27 August 2023

Funeral details have been shared.


Thunderstorm warning issued by Met Office for parts of the Highlands

25 August 2023
Thunderstorm warning issued by Met Office for parts of the Highlands

Thunderstorm warning issued by Met Office for parts of the Highlands

25 August 2023

Thunder and lightning could cause disruption in parts of the Highlands, amid forecasts that up to 40mm of rain could fall in just a few hours.


Cromarty-Nigg ferry back in action following breakdown cancellations, confirms Highland Ferries

25 August 2023
Cromarty-Nigg ferry back in action following breakdown cancellations, confirms Highland Ferries

Cromarty-Nigg ferry back in action following breakdown cancellations, confirms Highland Ferries

25 August 2023

The ferry had been out of action since last week due to an engine fault.


UPDATE: Cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car at Raigmore Interchange roundabout in Inverness

24 August 2023
UPDATE: Cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car at Raigmore Interchange roundabout in Inverness

UPDATE: Cyclist taken to hospital after collision with car at Raigmore Interchange roundabout in Inverness

24 August 2023

The cyclist, a 34-year-old woman, was taken to hospital for treatment and the A9's slip lane leading to the roundabout was closed for a time.


Accident closes A9-A96 slip lane at Inverness's Raigmore Interchange

24 August 2023
Accident closes A9-A96 slip lane at Inverness's Raigmore Interchange

Accident closes A9-A96 slip lane at Inverness's Raigmore Interchange

24 August 2023

Traffic Scotland confirmed that the closure affected the southbound slip lane onto the roundabout.


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