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Highland-based company reports 71 per cent increase in revenue

Highland-based company reports 71 per cent increase in revenue

Highland-based company reports 71 per cent increase in revenue

09 January 2024

Ross-shire Engineering (RSE) – which is based in Inverness and has facilities in Muir of Ord – announced £198 million in revenue.


COLD SNAP: What to do if your pipes freeze – and how to prevent it in the first place

COLD SNAP: What to do if your pipes freeze – and how to prevent it in the first place

COLD SNAP: What to do if your pipes freeze – and how to prevent it in the first place

08 January 2024

Rural homeowners are being warned not to become complacent over the threat of burst pipes.


Bewitched: Easter Ross author talk demand prompts demand for a repeat

Bewitched: Easter Ross author talk demand prompts demand for a repeat

Bewitched: Easter Ross author talk demand prompts demand for a repeat

08 January 2024

Demand for tickets for an author's Easter Ross talk on the Scottish witchcraft trials has been so high he's set to repeat it at the same venue.


Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

Cromarty History Society member shares insight into 19th century Black Isle heritage

01 January 2024

Ross Couper, who has lived in Cromarty for many years and has a family history in the town and wider area, spanning many generations.


Our message to you as a new year dawns

Our message to you as a new year dawns

Our message to you as a new year dawns

01 January 2024

We've covered a lot of ground over the past year and 2024 promises to be no different. Here's a personal message with our best wishes for the new year


FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Looking back on another busy year in Highlands

31 December 2023

This was a busy year for the Highland Archive Centre, with lots of researchers through the doors and lots of enquiries answered by the archive team.


'It has destroyed all our lives' – displaced Ukrainian mum in Highlands hopes for peace in 2024

'It has destroyed all our lives' – displaced Ukrainian mum in Highlands hopes for peace in 2024

'It has destroyed all our lives' – displaced Ukrainian mum in Highlands hopes for peace in 2024

31 December 2023

Yulia Kushch says her life – like the lives of all Ukrainians – is divided into the past before the war and the new present.


'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

27 December 2023

Kevin Green recalls the stormy December night in 1959 when the ill-fated trawler George Robb went down off Duncansby Head


Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

25 December 2023

The Highland Shortbread Showdown is returning for a second year to discover the best biscuits from across the region.


Young Ross-shire entrepreneurs sell own products at Christmas market

Young Ross-shire entrepreneurs sell own products at Christmas market

Young Ross-shire entrepreneurs sell own products at Christmas market

24 December 2023

Ross-shire pupils set out their stalls in the Eastgate in Inverness earlier this month.


7 of the weirdest Christmas-themed objects animals have eaten

7 of the weirdest Christmas-themed objects animals have eaten

7 of the weirdest Christmas-themed objects animals have eaten

23 December 2023

“Over the festive period, we all eat things we shouldn’t, and that’s no exception for many pets."


All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

21 December 2023

Transport Scotland has confirmed the fares increase it will put in place for 2024.


Highland-based energy group report £273million of turnover

Highland-based energy group report £273million of turnover

Highland-based energy group report £273million of turnover

21 December 2023

Energy sector services group, Global Energy Group (GEG), has reported a 21 per cent increase in revenue for 2023.


Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

20 December 2023

Properties that have been empty for 12 months or more within the region increased from 434 in 2013 to 3334 in 2023


Highland business bodies react to Scottish Government budget announcement

Highland business bodies react to Scottish Government budget announcement

Highland business bodies react to Scottish Government budget announcement

19 December 2023

The Scottish Government today announced the Scottish Budget which sets out its proposed spending and tax plans for 2024 to 2025.


70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

19 December 2023

Tourism businesses from the Highlands attended the North America Business Development Mission (BDM) to support the growth of visitors to Scotland.


What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

What it's like to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 16

16 December 2023

Leoni shares her story of both heartbreak, as well as how love and family time helped her deal with the major lifestyle change.


PICTURES: SFA doffs cap to Inverness women's footballer – half a century on

PICTURES: SFA doffs cap to Inverness women's footballer – half a century on

PICTURES: SFA doffs cap to Inverness women's footballer – half a century on

15 December 2023

Almost half a century on, the cap fits for Therese Coffey – at last!


Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

13 December 2023

The Highlands can be transformed in winter, but people are being warned that conditions can leave little room for error in the hills.


Highland MSP says Scottish government should not appeal against gender ruling

Highland MSP says Scottish government should not appeal against gender ruling

Highland MSP says Scottish government should not appeal against gender ruling

10 December 2023

MSP Kate Forbes has urged the Scottish government not to appeal a court decision to uphold the UK government's block on gender reform.


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