Business

The Highland Shortbread Showdown is back for its third edition in 2025, with businesses encouraged to enter their best bakes.

A couple who have run businesses in Wester Ross for several decades have stood down from the shop they have run for the past quarter of a century.

How many of these pictures and stories from the past 12 months do you remember - and who do you recognise?

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

He says an effort was made to ‘to deny the delays were because of failures by anyone in government or that uber-quango Transport Scotland’.

Work on transforming Inverness Castle into a major tourist attraction has passed “another big milestone”.

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has been given an insight into work by social enterprises in the Inverness area during visits to two organisations.

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.

Teams from Fortrose Academy and Tain Royal Academy were amongst those testing the market with the Highland public.

"We are excited about the future as we continue to scale our operations…develop talent and lead the industry toward a more sustainable future."

Scammers are targeting Highland rail passengers with fake unlimited travel deals, ScotRail has warned.

Fundraiser soars over £4500 mark as well-wishers flock to support Black Isle girl’s give back Strathpuffer effort.

A burst water main which has left multiple streets in Tain without water, is expected to take hours to repair.

Part of a closed bank looks set to return to its former use as a small house after plans were lodged with Highland Council.

Accolades have been dished out to a number of city centre businesses.

Anti-monarchy group Republic has called on police to investigate Prince Andrew for using the fake name “Andrew Inverness” in his financial dealings.

Invergordon Academy winter ball picture spread; Alness hub faces challenges; biogas plant back in the frame; Dingwall developments on horizon.

A world champion at 10 from Alness; Ruralympic glory for Black Isle SWI team and breakthrough hopes in Wester Ross affordable housing trailblazer.

An update of what happened in June of last year through the front pages of the Ross-shire Journal. Dive in and see what you can remember!

The chairman of the North Coast 500 had to spend time sheltering in an air-raid shelter in Lviv during a mercy mission to war-torn Ukraine.