NEWS

Curtains up at new Black Isle picture house

Eilean Dubh Care Home in Fortrose has officially opened a new picture house, Chanonry View, offering residents a dedicated space to enjoy films.

Nominate an inspirational entrepreneur for this year’s Highland Business Women Awards

The Highland Business Women Awards are back for 2025.

£10,000 donation boosts children’s care at Raigmore Hospital

A Highland roofing business is supporting two initiatives at Raigmore Hospital’s Children's Unit, through a £10,000 donation to The Archie Foundation.

‘Teens’ on railway spark fears of ‘accident waiting to happen’

Reckless railway line trespassers in Easter Ross are being urged to act more responsibly after a fresh incident at the weekend.

Missing walkers rescued by Kintail Mountain Rescue team

Two missing walkers were rescued by a Ross-shire-based mountain rescue team last night.

Amazingly rare yet ‘worrying’ creature spotted in Ullapool loch

An amazingly rare yet “worrying” creature has been spotted in the waters of Loch Broom.

Dingwall butcher with links to Scottish regional title

Fraser Brothers Family Butchers in Dingwall has been crowned regional champion in the Scottish Pork Sausage Championships 2025.

Jail for homeless man who scared boy on train in Sutherland with knife

A boy who was travelling on a train in Sutherland was frightened when a passenger stared at him and slammed a Swiss Army style knife onto a table.

Could Ronan Hale’s surge in form help save Ross County?

Don Cowie reckons Ronan Hale has turned international misery into domestic bliss.

Frequent Inverness Airport flier wins free flight vouchers

Loganair is celebrating welcoming its 650,000th customer to Inverness Airport.

Wheels of Hope: STRIDE to Shine returns in support of HALO

Eastgate Shopping Centre, in partnership with Highland Action for Little Ones (HALO), has launched Wheels of Hope 2025.

School football team on course for historic double

One trophy is in the bag, and a national final has been reached as Dingwall Academy’s boys look to add more silverware to their collection.

Ross County Supporters’ Club hand out end-of-season awards

Seven prizes were given to players following the final game of the regular Premiership season against Motherwell.

Celebrity Traitors: 100 coffins seen floating on Loch Glass

Around 100 coffins have appeared in a loch near Alness, as a part of filming for hit reality TV show The Traitors.

Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

A tourist tax in the Highlands is an "exceptionally frightening” prospect for the area’s hotel industry, according to a representative body.

Pair rescued from water off Gairloch

Two men fishing from a kayak-type boat off Gairloch ended up in the water and had to be rescued on Monday of this week

Man (67) dies following A862 crash near Beauly

A man (67) has died following a crash on the A862 near Beauly on Saturday.

Alness A9 disruption warning as police help escort ‘abnormal load’

Police have warned of disruption between Nigg, Alness and Strathrory Wind Farm today (May 20) due to escorting an “abnormal load”.

Stoltman reacts to dramatic World’s Strongest Man final: ‘UK Strongman is in a great place’

It was the closest possible final, with the overall winner being decided by less than a second in the end.

Highland Council aims to become a ‘Council of Sanctuary’ for ‘those fleeing persecution and violence’

It means applying to be granted status for the City of Sanctuary Award.