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The former landlord of The Mallard brands the move to close The Stag a ‘huge mistake’

23 August 2024
The former landlord of The Mallard brands the move to close The Stag a ‘huge mistake’

The former landlord of The Mallard brands the move to close The Stag a ‘huge mistake’

23 August 2024

The proprietors of The National Hotel announced they would close café, bar and restaurant to concentrate on The Mallard


EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

23 August 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

EXCLUSIVE: Probe into teacher’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ to teenage girl unearths litany of staff ‘failings’

23 August 2024

Highland Council upheld complaints concerning two other members of staff, one of whom was described as ‘hostile’ to the teenager.


The Stag bar, cafe and restaurant in Dingwall will close in one week’s time, management announce

19 August 2024
The Stag bar, cafe and restaurant in Dingwall will close in one week’s time, management announce

The Stag bar, cafe and restaurant in Dingwall will close in one week’s time, management announce

19 August 2024

The plan is to refurbish The Mallard and focus on ‘party’s, events and football in our function hall and outside catering’.


Price to dual Tomatin-Moy rose by £15 million since first procurement was cancelled

13 August 2024
Price to dual Tomatin-Moy rose by £15 million since first procurement was cancelled

Price to dual Tomatin-Moy rose by £15 million since first procurement was cancelled

13 August 2024

Transport secretary at the time Jenny Gilruth said it did not represent ‘best value’ prompting an 18 month delay.


Dingwall man to take on 500 mile Spanish walk for St Clements

10 August 2024
Dingwall man to take on 500 mile Spanish walk for St Clements

Dingwall man to take on 500 mile Spanish walk for St Clements

10 August 2024

A Dingwall man has set himself the challenge of walking 500 miles of the old pilgrim trail known as the Camino de Santiago.


UPDATE: Diversions are now in place as four vehicle collision leaves the A9 closed in both directions north of Kingussie

07 August 2024
UPDATE: Diversions are now in place as four vehicle collision leaves the A9 closed in both directions north of Kingussie

UPDATE: Diversions are now in place as four vehicle collision leaves the A9 closed in both directions north of Kingussie

07 August 2024

Traffic Scotland says the diversion is via the B9152 and lasts about 13 miles for both north and south-bound traffic.


Caley Thistle ground could be ‘a hotbed for events, activities, entertainment and leisure’

02 August 2024
Caley Thistle ground could be ‘a hotbed for events, activities, entertainment and leisure’

Caley Thistle ground could be ‘a hotbed for events, activities, entertainment and leisure’

02 August 2024

Seven7 Ventures’ Ketan Makwana believes Caledonian Stadium and land around it could attract people from home and abroad if used differently.


New owner says Caley Thistle transfers will be case by case basis

01 August 2024
New owner says Caley Thistle transfers will be case by case basis

New owner says Caley Thistle transfers will be case by case basis

01 August 2024

Majority shareholder speaks about how club will deal with potential transfers.


Exclusive interview with Caley Thistle’s potential saviour

01 August 2024
Exclusive interview with Caley Thistle’s potential saviour

Exclusive interview with Caley Thistle’s potential saviour

01 August 2024

Amid ‘conspiracies’ Seventy7 Ventures’s Ketan Makwana says ‘I’m putting my money where my mouth is’.


Highland pensioners could be ‘disproportionately hit’ by Labour’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment

30 July 2024
Highland pensioners could be ‘disproportionately hit’ by Labour’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment

Highland pensioners could be ‘disproportionately hit’ by Labour’s cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment

30 July 2024

Opposition parties say they are ‘horrified’ by the move warning of the ‘potentially devastating unintended consequences’.


Internal reviews detail litany of failings at NHS Highland over adult social care services and complex care packages

29 July 2024
Internal reviews detail litany of failings at NHS Highland over adult social care services and complex care packages

Internal reviews detail litany of failings at NHS Highland over adult social care services and complex care packages

29 July 2024

Problems include a ‘no documentation or scrutiny of the whole discharge planning’ process and a lack of review leading to ‘significant cost impacts’.


Fergus Ewing: Snubbing Inverness for GB Energy HQ ‘not only unfair but illogical’

28 July 2024
Fergus Ewing: Snubbing Inverness for GB Energy HQ ‘not only unfair but illogical’

Fergus Ewing: Snubbing Inverness for GB Energy HQ ‘not only unfair but illogical’

28 July 2024

He says ‘Inverness is at the epicentre of the renewable industry. The Green freeport is located in the Highlands’.


Passengers are warned of ‘major’ disruption on Scotrail trains between Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow today

28 July 2024
Passengers are warned of ‘major’ disruption on Scotrail trains between Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow today

Passengers are warned of ‘major’ disruption on Scotrail trains between Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow today

28 July 2024

Services have been cancelled and rerouted via Aberdeen adding hours to journey times.


£400,000 upgrade works to Dingwall’s Ross Memorial Hospital spark hopes of more local health services at the facility

27 July 2024
£400,000 upgrade works to Dingwall’s Ross Memorial Hospital spark hopes of more local health services at the facility

£400,000 upgrade works to Dingwall’s Ross Memorial Hospital spark hopes of more local health services at the facility

27 July 2024

Kate Forbes says ‘I would like to see the hospital take on more local and regional outpatient services from Raigmore’.


Meet the new owner of Caley Thistle - he’s been studying football ownership for at least 3 years

26 July 2024
Meet the new owner of Caley Thistle - he’s been studying football ownership for at least 3 years

Meet the new owner of Caley Thistle - he’s been studying football ownership for at least 3 years

26 July 2024

He says the key financial are ‘commercialisation, fan engagement, entertainment, leisure options and community building’.


Dozens of caravan parks up in arms as Highland Council undercuts them with ‘unsafe’ motorhome parking scheme

24 July 2024
Dozens of caravan parks up in arms as Highland Council undercuts them with ‘unsafe’ motorhome parking scheme

Dozens of caravan parks up in arms as Highland Council undercuts them with ‘unsafe’ motorhome parking scheme

24 July 2024

Fergus Ewing warns ‘this is unfair to the existing businesses and potentially illegal and unsafe for holiday makers’.


More than 1000 Highlanders are ‘handing over their savings in agony’ to access private dental care

22 July 2024
More than 1000 Highlanders are ‘handing over their savings in agony’ to access private dental care

More than 1000 Highlanders are ‘handing over their savings in agony’ to access private dental care

22 July 2024

Scottish Labour says ‘This is what privatisation looks like – those who can, pay for a private dentist; those who can’t, suffer’


WATCH: Jamie Stone says Highland healthcare ‘stripped back and gutted’ by centralisation

18 July 2024
WATCH: Jamie Stone says Highland healthcare ‘stripped back and gutted’ by centralisation

WATCH: Jamie Stone says Highland healthcare ‘stripped back and gutted’ by centralisation

18 July 2024

In the first adjournment debate of new the parliament, he said: ‘17 years of centralisation has wreaked havoc on my part of the world’.


Number of drivers busted speeding on the A9 quadrupled between 2022 and 2023 hitting 13,322

17 July 2024
Number of drivers busted speeding on the A9 quadrupled between 2022 and 2023 hitting 13,322

Number of drivers busted speeding on the A9 quadrupled between 2022 and 2023 hitting 13,322

17 July 2024

Campaigner Laura Hansler says it is ‘absolutely inexcusable’ that the highest recorded speed was 140 mph.


Energy secretary Ed Miliband invited to consider the Highlands as potential location for Great British Energy HQ

17 July 2024
Energy secretary Ed Miliband invited to consider the Highlands as potential location for Great British Energy HQ

Energy secretary Ed Miliband invited to consider the Highlands as potential location for Great British Energy HQ

17 July 2024

MP Jamie Stone says ‘the Highlands is the biggest generator of clean, green energy in Scotland, and yet we suffer from a lack of job opportunities’.


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