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SNP and Liberal Democrats highlight the plight of 1.25 million Scots living in fuel poverty

SNP and Liberal Democrats highlight the plight of 1.25 million Scots living in fuel poverty

SNP and Liberal Democrats highlight the plight of 1.25 million Scots living in fuel poverty

03 December 2023

The parties separately underlined how Scotland was energy rich but fuel poor and demand action from the UK government


Lovat Estates digital mapping project focus of Cromarty History Society talk

Lovat Estates digital mapping project focus of Cromarty History Society talk

Lovat Estates digital mapping project focus of Cromarty History Society talk

03 December 2023

Dr Roland Spencer-Jones, formerly a local GP, returned to give a talk entitled Map Making in the Scottish 18th century.


MacMoray Summer Festival holding out for a hero with Bonnie Tyler coming to Elgin

MacMoray Summer Festival holding out for a hero with Bonnie Tyler coming to Elgin

MacMoray Summer Festival holding out for a hero with Bonnie Tyler coming to Elgin

03 December 2023

THE festival is due to take place on August 10 and 11, 2024.


PICTURES: £10,000 windfall raised for charity at Ladies Night in Simpsons Garden Centre

PICTURES: £10,000 windfall raised for charity at Ladies Night in Simpsons Garden Centre

PICTURES: £10,000 windfall raised for charity at Ladies Night in Simpsons Garden Centre

03 December 2023

A whopping £10,000 has been raised for cancer care charity Maggie’s Highlands after a hugely successful ladies night in Inverness.


RNLI Christmas Singalong event aims to delight North Kessock

RNLI Christmas Singalong event aims to delight North Kessock

RNLI Christmas Singalong event aims to delight North Kessock

03 December 2023

A Black Isle Christmas Singalong will help to raise funds for a lifesaving RNLI crew later this month.


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

03 December 2023

We’re aware of the scandal of sexual abuse in churches, which should be among the safest places on Earth.


What were the must-have gifts for Christmas 1993 in the Highlands?

What were the must-have gifts for Christmas 1993 in the Highlands?

What were the must-have gifts for Christmas 1993 in the Highlands?

03 December 2023

It was the year the ever-popular fashion doll Barbie and the coveted adventure figure Action Man were among the best-selling toys in the UK.


MOTORS: Here's why Kuga might be the answer to your electric car conundrum

MOTORS: Here's why Kuga might be the answer to your electric car conundrum

MOTORS: Here's why Kuga might be the answer to your electric car conundrum

03 December 2023

Politics can have more of an impact than you might think on your choice of car after a certain decision was taken.


Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

Highland Archive Centre records offer a glimpse into women’s lives in centuries past

03 December 2023

Historic papers offer a glimpse into the lives of women in the Highlands in centuries long ago.


Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

03 December 2023

The Highlands is one of Scotland's worst hot-spots for drink-driving, new data has revealed as police gear up for their annual festive crackdown.


'And a lit crab in a creel tree' – Ullapool kicks off festive countdown in style

'And a lit crab in a creel tree' – Ullapool kicks off festive countdown in style

'And a lit crab in a creel tree' – Ullapool kicks off festive countdown in style

03 December 2023

The lights switch on has become a local tradition, attracting visitors during what is a traditionally quieter time of the year for the tourist trade.


-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

03 December 2023

Temperatures in the Highlands fell well below freezing overnight , with the mercury bottoming out at -18C near the A9 in the Cairngorms National Park.


10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

03 December 2023

Warnings for snow have been issued for large swathes of the Highlands – especially in the east – with up to 10cm possible in hilly spots


Hit-and-run driver sought over lamppost damage

Hit-and-run driver sought over lamppost damage

Hit-and-run driver sought over lamppost damage

03 December 2023

A car collided with a lamppost in Maryburgh at around 5pm on Friday but then left the scene and failed to report the damage.


How to try and tap share of £30K from Highland care home operator marking a milestone

How to try and tap share of £30K from Highland care home operator marking a milestone

How to try and tap share of £30K from Highland care home operator marking a milestone

03 December 2023

Applications are being invited in particular from areas the firm operates, or has operated, in – including Fortrose, Muir of Ord, Tain and Ullapool.


What a lot they got! Dingwall shoppers show they care

What a lot they got! Dingwall shoppers show they care

What a lot they got! Dingwall shoppers show they care

02 December 2023

132 boxes filled to the brim of essential long life foods and cash donations on top.


Parklands offers £30,000 in funding for communities across Ross-shire

Parklands offers £30,000 in funding for communities across Ross-shire

Parklands offers £30,000 in funding for communities across Ross-shire

02 December 2023

Parklands Care Homes is marking its 30th anniversary with a significant funding boost for local community groups.


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Local need before cruise company profits

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Local need before cruise company profits

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Local need before cruise company profits

02 December 2023

'I am struck by the apparent assumption on all sides that all infrastructure in the Highlands is primarily for corporate profit at local's expense.'


Police hunting vandals after patio door smashed with bottle

Police hunting vandals after patio door smashed with bottle

Police hunting vandals after patio door smashed with bottle

02 December 2023

Vandals who smashed a patio door window with a bottle in Tain are being hunted by police.


Campaigners vow to fight controversial Invergordon housing plan, after application formally lodged

Campaigners vow to fight controversial Invergordon housing plan, after application formally lodged

Campaigners vow to fight controversial Invergordon housing plan, after application formally lodged

02 December 2023

“DISAPPOINTED” campaigners have vowed to fight a “fundamentally flawed” plan for almost 80 houses on a greenfield site on the fringes of Invergordon.


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