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.
WORK by NHS Highland to support the armed forces and veteran community has been honoured.
A BROKEN down van brought disruption to the Cromarty Bridge during Thursday's morning rush hour.
A SHORTAGE of "station staff" has sparked the cancellation of two trains between Inverness and Caithness.
A PERFECT day for a parade of pooches has helped delighted organisers raise more than £4000 for an animal charity.
A CHANCE aquatic encounter has delighted the team on the Dolphin Spirit tour boats, after spotting not one but three rare Northern Bottlenose Whales.
SHOCKING figures reveal a third of Highland trains are late. But what's it like to use the existing services... and what can be done to improve them?