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'Devastating' roll-out of dozens of mobile masts sparks horrified plea for urgent rethink

05 January 2024
'Devastating' roll-out of dozens of mobile masts sparks horrified plea for urgent rethink

'Devastating' roll-out of dozens of mobile masts sparks horrified plea for urgent rethink

05 January 2024

Horrified Wester Ross communities – and major heritage, outdoors and nature trusts – have called for an end to an ill-thought out mobile masts policy.


Lifeboat launched almost 50 times in 2023, RNLI crew reveals

04 January 2024
Lifeboat launched almost 50 times in 2023, RNLI crew reveals

Lifeboat launched almost 50 times in 2023, RNLI crew reveals

04 January 2024

The Kessock lifeboat team revealed the figure while paying tribute to the volunteers and public support without which they cannot operate.


Power cut hits communities around Loch Torridon

04 January 2024
Power cut hits communities around Loch Torridon

Power cut hits communities around Loch Torridon

04 January 2024

Engineers are on site and working to restore power to communities hit by an electric outage on the shores of Loch Torridon.


'Headers in football are a slow but steady killer and must be banned' argues Scottish lobby group

04 January 2024
'Headers in football are a slow but steady killer and must be banned' argues Scottish lobby group

'Headers in football are a slow but steady killer and must be banned' argues Scottish lobby group

04 January 2024

Now is the time to ban headers from football amid growing evidence of their link to heightened dementia risk, a Scottish campaign group has argued.


£36 million biogas plant rejection 'will be appealed', developers confirm

04 January 2024
£36 million biogas plant rejection 'will be appealed', developers confirm

£36 million biogas plant rejection 'will be appealed', developers confirm

04 January 2024

Developers behind the controversial plan for a plant in Easter Ross are appealing against Highland Council's decision to refuse planning permission


Objection to controversial Black Isle travel hub dropped by gas engineers?

04 January 2024
Objection to controversial Black Isle travel hub dropped by gas engineers?

Objection to controversial Black Isle travel hub dropped by gas engineers?

04 January 2024

Gas engineers seem to have dropped an objection to a contentious multimillion-pound electric vehicle charge hub, shop and takeaway on the Black Isle.


'I have no game plan' – Highland contestant hopes to win BBC's The Traitors to pay off mortgage on family home

03 January 2024
'I have no game plan' – Highland contestant hopes to win BBC's The Traitors to pay off mortgage on family home

'I have no game plan' – Highland contestant hopes to win BBC's The Traitors to pay off mortgage on family home

03 January 2024

Tracey (58), from Inverness, was inspired to sign up for series two because "it was the best game show I've seen for a long time".


'I want to be a Traitor!' – Inverness hopeful speaks after being revealed as a contestant in BBC smash The Traitors

03 January 2024
'I want to be a Traitor!' – Inverness hopeful speaks after being revealed as a contestant in BBC smash The Traitors

'I want to be a Traitor!' – Inverness hopeful speaks after being revealed as a contestant in BBC smash The Traitors

03 January 2024

BBC smash hit The Traitors returns to screens tonight (Wednesday) and two of the hopefuls eyeing up the £120,000 prize hail from Inverness.


2 Highland hopefuls among 22 contestants in BBC's The Traitors series two

03 January 2024
2 Highland hopefuls among 22 contestants in BBC's The Traitors series two

2 Highland hopefuls among 22 contestants in BBC's The Traitors series two

03 January 2024

Smash BBC series The Traitors returns to airwaves tonight (Wednesday) and joining the 22 hopefuls battling it out will be two Inverness contestants.


Record-keeping error led to patient overdose in Highland hospital

03 January 2024
Record-keeping error led to patient overdose in Highland hospital

Record-keeping error led to patient overdose in Highland hospital

03 January 2024

NHS Highland has been ordered to apologise to a patient and their spouse after failings resulted in medication being administered twice.


Ross-shire offenders land civil penalty fines from Sepa

01 January 2024
Ross-shire offenders land civil penalty fines from Sepa

Ross-shire offenders land civil penalty fines from Sepa

01 January 2024

A trio of fines in Ross-shire totalling more than £1000 were among £85,700 worth of civil penalties dished out by Sepa across Scotland this year.


Housing estate land gift offer branded a 'diversion' by Invergordon group

31 December 2023
Housing estate land gift offer branded a 'diversion' by Invergordon group

Housing estate land gift offer branded a 'diversion' by Invergordon group

31 December 2023

OFFERS to 'gift' land to the community at a controversial housing development are simply a "diversion to focus on the wrong thing", say protesters.


Frustration grows over disused salmon fish farm's plastic pollution in Wester Ross

30 December 2023
Frustration grows over disused salmon fish farm's plastic pollution in Wester Ross

Frustration grows over disused salmon fish farm's plastic pollution in Wester Ross

30 December 2023

Plastic pollution blighting the shores of a loch has sparked a call for fish farm operators to tackle long vacant salmon pens that are deteriorating.


Hollywood film crews bring multimillion-pound windfall to Highlands

29 December 2023
Hollywood film crews bring multimillion-pound windfall to Highlands

Hollywood film crews bring multimillion-pound windfall to Highlands

29 December 2023

Highland Council revealed that TV and movie film crews spent over £3m in 2022, and this record is likely to be surpassed when 2023's data is released.


Yellow Met Office weather warning for snow and rain issued for the Highlands

29 December 2023
Yellow Met Office weather warning for snow and rain issued for the Highlands

Yellow Met Office weather warning for snow and rain issued for the Highlands

29 December 2023

The Met Office is warning of flooding on Highland roads and railways just days after Storm Gerrit caused widespread chaos.


WATCH: Further 'significant' snow forecast for same Highland areas battered by Storm Gerrit, warns Met Office

29 December 2023
WATCH: Further 'significant' snow forecast for same Highland areas battered by Storm Gerrit, warns Met Office

WATCH: Further 'significant' snow forecast for same Highland areas battered by Storm Gerrit, warns Met Office

29 December 2023

Further strong winds, rain and snow are expected to push across the Highlands from the west this weekend – with travel disruption likely.


A82 partially reopens after trees cleared in wake of Storm Gerrit

28 December 2023
A82 partially reopens after trees cleared in wake of Storm Gerrit

A82 partially reopens after trees cleared in wake of Storm Gerrit

28 December 2023

The reopening of the road between Spean Bridge and Invergarry means traffic can move north and south again, using a detour via the A87 and A887.


Police 'increasingly concerned' over safety of man missing for a week

28 December 2023
Police 'increasingly concerned' over safety of man missing for a week

Police 'increasingly concerned' over safety of man missing for a week

28 December 2023

Officers say they are increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a missing 66-year-old man who has not been seen since December 21.


48-hour wait for all Storm Gerrit power cuts to be resolved, customers warned

28 December 2023
48-hour wait for all Storm Gerrit power cuts to be resolved, customers warned

48-hour wait for all Storm Gerrit power cuts to be resolved, customers warned

28 December 2023

Almost 8000 homes across Scotland were still without power shortly before lunch on Thursday & some may have to wait up to 48 hours to be reconnected.


PICTURES: Scale of Storm Gerrit tree fall damage to A82 highlighted by Bear Scotland

28 December 2023
PICTURES: Scale of Storm Gerrit tree fall damage to A82 highlighted by Bear Scotland

PICTURES: Scale of Storm Gerrit tree fall damage to A82 highlighted by Bear Scotland

28 December 2023

The teams working tirelessly to clear a major Highland trunk road of fallen trees have released pictures highlighting the scale of the task they face.


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