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Highland charity founder makes Big Issue Changemaker list for work in combatting homelessness and poverty

Highland charity founder makes Big Issue Changemaker list for work in combatting homelessness and poverty

Highland charity founder makes Big Issue Changemaker list for work in combatting homelessness and poverty

27 January 2025

New Start Highland’s chief executive, James Dunbar, has been honoured as a Big Issue Changemaker for Housing and Homelessness 2025.


Blazing row over Ross County pyrotechnics - and three cheers for Dingwall schoolgirl

Blazing row over Ross County pyrotechnics - and three cheers for Dingwall schoolgirl

Blazing row over Ross County pyrotechnics - and three cheers for Dingwall schoolgirl

27 January 2025

Is this the best small business in rural Ross-shire - and are pyrotechnics at Scottish football clubs really out of control?


Dingwall eyesore cleaned up after being called out by locals

Dingwall eyesore cleaned up after being called out by locals

Dingwall eyesore cleaned up after being called out by locals

27 January 2025

The red skip, which is understood to have been on Castle Street for quite some time, was reportedly “becoming a health hazard”.


WATCH: Highland-wide autism and ADHD events charity hailed as 'invaluable' after helping 322 families in 2024

WATCH: Highland-wide autism and ADHD events charity hailed as 'invaluable' after helping 322 families in 2024

WATCH: Highland-wide autism and ADHD events charity hailed as 'invaluable' after helping 322 families in 2024

27 January 2025

Volunteer-run charity This Is Me Highland, founded in 2018, enjoyed its most successful year in 2024.


Eilean Dubh’s ‘dedicated’ staff pull together ‘glorious’ Burns Supper for residents

Eilean Dubh’s ‘dedicated’ staff pull together ‘glorious’ Burns Supper for residents

Eilean Dubh’s ‘dedicated’ staff pull together ‘glorious’ Burns Supper for residents

27 January 2025

Eilean Dubh Care Home in Fortrose held a special lunch to celebrate the life and poetry of the legendary Robbie Burns.


Double digit rise in sex crimes and anti-social behaviour reported by Highland cops

Double digit rise in sex crimes and anti-social behaviour reported by Highland cops

Double digit rise in sex crimes and anti-social behaviour reported by Highland cops

27 January 2025

The rises of 19 per cent and 28 per cent come after Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd warned “something has to give”.


Ross-shire village shop in the running to win a ‘rural Oscar’ at prestigious award ceremony

Ross-shire village shop in the running to win a ‘rural Oscar’ at prestigious award ceremony

Ross-shire village shop in the running to win a ‘rural Oscar’ at prestigious award ceremony

26 January 2025

Laide Post Office, General Store and Filling Station is in the shortlist for the Countryside Alliance Awards.


Local photographers shape up with quirky competition challenge

Local photographers shape up with quirky competition challenge

Local photographers shape up with quirky competition challenge

25 January 2025

Photographers were given a simple brief for the competition - snap square-shaped shots. Here’s how it went.


WATCH: All the gossip as Strictly Inverness launches its first-ever podcast

WATCH: All the gossip as Strictly Inverness launches its first-ever podcast

WATCH: All the gossip as Strictly Inverness launches its first-ever podcast

25 January 2025

In this first episode, we kick off by speaking to Billy Young and Kellyann McFarlane.


Easter Ross homes still without power as SSEN reacts to Storm Eowyn trail of devastation

Easter Ross homes still without power as SSEN reacts to Storm Eowyn trail of devastation

Easter Ross homes still without power as SSEN reacts to Storm Eowyn trail of devastation

25 January 2025

More than 150 customers have been advised they could be without power until 10pm tonight as engineers work hard to restore supply.


Meiklefield housing demolition phase two clears hurdle

Meiklefield housing demolition phase two clears hurdle

Meiklefield housing demolition phase two clears hurdle

25 January 2025

Further derelict housing on a Dingwall estate is set to be demolished as part of an ongoing masterplan to transform housing in the heart of the town.


Storm Éowyn power cut compensation and who is affected now

Storm Éowyn power cut compensation and who is affected now

Storm Éowyn power cut compensation and who is affected now

24 January 2025

Some customers are being warned not to expect power before 10pm on Saturday after damage caused by gusts of up to 100mph.


These Ross-shire postcodes hit by Storm Éowyn power outage

These Ross-shire postcodes hit by Storm Éowyn power outage

These Ross-shire postcodes hit by Storm Éowyn power outage

24 January 2025

The storm has wreaked havoc across the country today


Pictures: Hotel’s Burns supper for mental health charity Mikeysline - were you there?

Pictures: Hotel’s Burns supper for mental health charity Mikeysline - were you there?

Pictures: Hotel’s Burns supper for mental health charity Mikeysline - were you there?

24 January 2025

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


16,000 without power and more blackouts expected, says SSEN

16,000 without power and more blackouts expected, says SSEN

16,000 without power and more blackouts expected, says SSEN

24 January 2025

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


Invergordon ATM faulty for 14 months may be close to finally getting fixed

Invergordon ATM faulty for 14 months may be close to finally getting fixed

Invergordon ATM faulty for 14 months may be close to finally getting fixed

23 January 2025

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


Supergrass, Tom Walker, Natasha Bedingfield, and CMAT join Bella 2025 line-up

Supergrass, Tom Walker, Natasha Bedingfield, and CMAT join Bella 2025 line-up

Supergrass, Tom Walker, Natasha Bedingfield, and CMAT join Bella 2025 line-up

23 January 2025

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.


Sudden death of pensioner being investigated by police

Sudden death of pensioner being investigated by police

Sudden death of pensioner being investigated by police

23 January 2025

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


Sumitomo project set to boost jobs in the Highlands after Shetland subsea cable agreement

Sumitomo project set to boost jobs in the Highlands after Shetland subsea cable agreement

Sumitomo project set to boost jobs in the Highlands after Shetland subsea cable agreement

23 January 2025

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


Cromarty apprentice shortlisted for prestigious award

Cromarty apprentice shortlisted for prestigious award

Cromarty apprentice shortlisted for prestigious award

23 January 2025

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


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