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Dingwall set to celebrate Coronation with a Big Lunch on Sunday for the over 60s

02 May 2023
Dingwall set to celebrate Coronation with a Big Lunch on Sunday for the over 60s

Dingwall set to celebrate Coronation with a Big Lunch on Sunday for the over 60s

02 May 2023

The lunch is free and will be held from 12.30pm to 3.30pm in the National Hotel with around 120 people expected


Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

01 May 2023
Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

Highland roads improve by just 0.2 per cent while pothole backlog edges towards £200 million

01 May 2023

The council says 'our results over the last 11 years show a significant deterioration' which is a 'long term trend'


Japanese manufacturing giant plans massive subsea cable factory at Nigg

28 April 2023
Japanese manufacturing giant plans massive subsea cable factory at Nigg

Japanese manufacturing giant plans massive subsea cable factory at Nigg

28 April 2023

Sumitomo Electric Industries 44m high plant would cover 48,000 m2 and be the largest on the Cromarty Firth.


Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

27 April 2023
Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

Japanese manufacturing giant plans a major Highland factory producing subsea power cables

27 April 2023

But mystery surrounds where exactly Sumitomo Electric Industries' plant will be located in the region


'The last thing the Highlands needs is the Lynx effect' – do you agree?

27 April 2023
'The last thing the Highlands needs is the Lynx effect' – do you agree?

'The last thing the Highlands needs is the Lynx effect' – do you agree?

27 April 2023

It comes amid calls to reintroduce the Eurasian Lynx to the Highlands after half a millenium of extinction.


Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

26 April 2023
Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

Danish ASOS billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen clocked doing 82mph in latest episode of the BBC's Highland Cops show

26 April 2023

The UK's biggest landowner was fined £100 and got three penalty points


High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

26 April 2023
High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

High Life Highland forced to end in-house provision of outdoor activities

26 April 2023

Parts of the school summer programme could be saved through external funding.


EXCLUSIVE: The Mallard in Dingwall is set to reopen under new management on Friday

25 April 2023
EXCLUSIVE: The Mallard in Dingwall is set to reopen under new management on Friday

EXCLUSIVE: The Mallard in Dingwall is set to reopen under new management on Friday

25 April 2023

The team behind the successful relaunch of National Hotel are taking on the pub


£300 million investment in the Port of Ardersier to accelerate redevelopment plans

24 April 2023
£300 million investment in the Port of Ardersier to accelerate redevelopment plans

£300 million investment in the Port of Ardersier to accelerate redevelopment plans

24 April 2023

US private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners will put up the cash to create oil rig decommissioning and off shore wind farm facility


Political dispute erupts as Ross Greer suggests Fergus Ewing may be too fond of alcohol

24 April 2023
Political dispute erupts as Ross Greer suggests Fergus Ewing may be too fond of alcohol

Political dispute erupts as Ross Greer suggests Fergus Ewing may be too fond of alcohol

24 April 2023

The Inverness and Nairn MSP previously described the Greens as 'wine bar revolutionaries'


WATCH: Fergus Ewing slams Green party 'wine bar revolutionaries' over new North Sea gas fields

20 April 2023
WATCH: Fergus Ewing slams Green party 'wine bar revolutionaries' over new North Sea gas fields

WATCH: Fergus Ewing slams Green party 'wine bar revolutionaries' over new North Sea gas fields

20 April 2023

The veteran MSP was furious at what he calls their 'economic masochism' which would make climate 'actually worse not better'


Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

20 April 2023
Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

Scottish cabinet is slammed for not discussing the failure to meet 2025 A9 deadline

20 April 2023

The Conservatives hit out at the SNP's 'shocking indifference' saying it is 'unforgivable'


Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

20 April 2023
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is a Zero Hours Justice accredited employer

20 April 2023

She called on other MSPs to join her as around 94,000 staff in Scotland are employed in insecure work


Forbes warns SNP ‘will be in trouble’ without real action

20 April 2023
Forbes warns SNP ‘will be in trouble’ without real action

Forbes warns SNP ‘will be in trouble’ without real action

20 April 2023

She says 'people are watching with astonishment but they want to see the leadership dealing with it'


First Minister ditches Greens controversial deposit return scheme until next year

18 April 2023
First Minister ditches Greens controversial deposit return scheme until next year

First Minister ditches Greens controversial deposit return scheme until next year

18 April 2023

Humza Yousaf was making a major policy announcement just minutes after Fergus Ewing labelled the scheme a ‘green poll tax’


EXPLAINED: How hydrogen power could help Glenmorangie and Whyte & Mackay

13 April 2023
EXPLAINED: How hydrogen power could help Glenmorangie and Whyte & Mackay

EXPLAINED: How hydrogen power could help Glenmorangie and Whyte & Mackay

13 April 2023

The UK government chose a Highland site for a share of the £240 million Net Zero Hydrogen Fund


'If we don't do that here, it will realistically go abroad'

02 April 2023
'If we don't do that here, it will realistically go abroad'

'If we don't do that here, it will realistically go abroad'

02 April 2023

Potential Ross-shire manufacturing jobs generated by the renewables boom could be lost to the area if a £150m-plus port expansion doesn't go ahead.


Kate Forbes rejects claim she said 'stick it' when offered a cabinet post

30 March 2023
Kate Forbes rejects claim she said 'stick it' when offered a cabinet post

Kate Forbes rejects claim she said 'stick it' when offered a cabinet post

30 March 2023

She says 'I’d never be as impolite about any such offer as has been attributed'


First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

30 March 2023
First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

First Minister accused of creating a government of 'vibes' not delivery

30 March 2023

None of the top jobs even mention housing, transport or local government


Kate Forbes turns down a seat in Humza Yousaf’s cabinet, a campaign source confirms

28 March 2023
Kate Forbes turns down a seat in Humza Yousaf’s cabinet, a campaign source confirms

Kate Forbes turns down a seat in Humza Yousaf’s cabinet, a campaign source confirms

28 March 2023

Being forced to back two Greens policies she disagrees with could have been at the heart of the decision


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