Education

Highland Council said it was closed due to a power/heating/water issue.

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.

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

Thousands of Highland school and nursery children are set for another day at home as the cold snap continues.

Inverness Campus will remain closed to students for a second day on Friday, UHI Inverness has confirmed amid further weather warnings for the region.

Around 20,000 school pupils and nursery children in the Highland Council area are staying at home today after heavy snow overnight forced closures.

The past 12 months proved to be another very busy year for our team, writes the Highland Archive Service.

Highland Council has announced the closure of nine schools and six nurseries early this morning with more expected to follow.

Six schools and three nurseries in the Highlands have so far announced they will be closed or will open later today.

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

Shania Twain’s shout-out for Black Isle designer; Dingwall woman picks up posthumous medal for brother and Tain tragedy spurs life-saving campaign.

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!

An 11-year-old’s miracle escape after 200ft cliff plunge recalled; school decision-makers told to stop passing the buck and hopes for a village hall.

A Sutherland woman is on a mission to revive Gaelic in the county amid fears the language is dying out.

Invergordon Academy’s senior students were given the chance to develop their leadership and organisational skills.

After months of practise, dancers at South Lodge Primary School put on a show at the school with help from their dancing teacher, Leonie Reid.

Tain pupils dazzled Innis Mhor Care Home residents with their festive tunes, as they make an effort to “give something back to the community”.

A group of young people in Tain has given one of the town’s most iconic sites a makeover.

One of the people involved in the “transformative” establishment of UHI will be moving on to new challenges after the new year.

Trust chief executive Marc Lambert said that “every child deserves the magic of a book”.