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The atmosphere at a sell-out Burns supper for a Highland mental health charity has been described as “electrifying”.

Almost 16,000 homes in Scotland were already without power at lunchtime on Friday - with Storm Éowyn’s strongest winds pushing north.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ATM on the High Street has, according to locals, been faulty since December 2023.

Big name acts Supergrass, Tom Walker, Natasha Bedingfield, CMAT, Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi and Gok Wan among the names added to Belladrum line-up.

Police are investigating after the sudden death of a man in Cromarty.

A Japanese manufacturer has announced a ‘significant new chapter’ for its Highland-based operations.

Stewart Smith, from Cromarty, has been shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).

Stewart Smith, from Cromarty, has been shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).

Highland Council has announced that it intends to acquire the entire shareholding of D&E Coaches Limited.,

That works out at an average of £372.84 more a year while the council claims the impact on tenants will be ‘minimal’

Cathma ‘Katack’ Thomson passed away earlier in January aged 80, and was best known locally for her teacher at Gairloch High School from 1980 to 2003.

Approval for a £6m EV hub, shop and restaurant in North Kessock has delighted the developer but “bitterly disappointed” some in the community.

The Ship Inn restaurant, on Shore Road, will close its doors to the public indefinitely from March 29.

A renewable energy company has welcomed the go-ahead for a controversial 45MW battery energy storage plant in Easter Ross.

The red skip, located on Castle Street, is reportedly “becoming a health hazard, and the smell is horrendous,” according to one local.

Gillian McRobie has eagerly enrolled as a member of what looks set to be a 30-strong team who will walk part of the Great Wall of China next year.

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The Scottish Government said yesterday vaccination services removed from GPs to be delivered at health board level will return to local doctors.

An Inverness teenager reported missing yesterday morning has been found safe and well.

A Black Isle SWI group was given a ‘touching and informative’ presentation on a charity that looks after dogs needing rehoming.