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Hunt after robbery bid in Alness

Hunt after robbery bid in Alness

POLICE have stepped up patrols in Alness after an attempted robbery took place near to Redwoods Nursing Home on Riverside Road.


Walkers quizzed as search for missing Highland journalist goes on

Walkers quizzed as search for missing Highland journalist goes on

THE search of a Highland journalist posting missing a week ago is continuing, three days after his empty car was found in Knoydart.


Strathpeffer group slams turbine proposal as 'inappropriate'

Strathpeffer group slams turbine proposal as 'inappropriate'

PLANS to build a 70-metre turbine on a Ross-shire farm has divided opinion – with some objectors claiming it will scar the landscape while supporters…


Spate of Ross wildfires over Easter weekend

Spate of Ross wildfires over Easter weekend

A FRESH warning on the practice of muirburning has been issued by Highlands fire chiefs after a spate of around the North wildfires over the Easter weekend.


Fresh spate of Ross wildfires spark muirburn warning

Fresh spate of Ross wildfires spark muirburn warning

A FRESH spate of Highland wildfires demanding a response from in excess of 150 firefighters has sparked a fresh warning on the practice of muirburning.


Ross face that launched Lady Charlotte

Ross face that launched Lady Charlotte

A SCHOOLGIRL from Wester Ross has launched a boat named after her.


Cops tackle Black Isle 'rat runners'

Cops tackle Black Isle 'rat runners'

POLICE have warned they are cracking down on motorists using narrow country roads on the Black Isle as "rat runs" in a bid to avoid the Kessock Bridge…


Evanton RAF engineer honoured for long service

Evanton RAF engineer honoured for long service

AN aircraft engineer from Ross-shire who has served in Iraq and Kuwait has been honoured for his 15 years of exemplary service in the RAF.


Fraser's final triumph as Belmaduthy veteran comes good

Fraser's final triumph as Belmaduthy veteran comes good

ROSS Province curling champion Iain Fraser triumphed in the final against his Belmaduthy club mate Ian Chisholm to win the President’s Cup —…


£1m price tag for two Ross-shire pupils

£1m price tag for two Ross-shire pupils

A ROSS-SHIRE school with just two pupils is being kept open at a cost of £1 million a year to the taxpayer, it has emerged this week.


Dingwall couple appeal over parakeet puzzle

Dingwall couple appeal over parakeet puzzle

AN APPEAL has been issued to try and trace the owners of an escaped parakeet.


Crisis cash plan for 'bedroom tax' victims

Crisis cash plan for 'bedroom tax' victims

PEOPLE left financially stricken and struggling to pay for food or heating because of the bedroom tax’s impact can apply for help through a new…


Evanton Wood branches out with plans for Easter fun!

Evanton Wood branches out with plans for Easter fun!

VISITORS to a fun-filled Easter event in Evanton are being invited to make a lasting impression while they’re there.


Alness cancer teen goes over the top for charity

Alness cancer teen goes over the top for charity

AN Easter Ross teenager battling cancer is challenging folk to join him in putting a brave spring in their step and dropping over a castle battlement…


Breakthrough in hunt for missing Highland journalist

Breakthrough in hunt for missing Highland journalist

POLICE have traced the car belonging to missing journalist Clive Dennier in a remote spot in the West Highlands.


Energy bills bottom line shapes attitudes to wind power

Energy bills bottom line shapes attitudes to wind power

IT’S easy to get cynical about the onward march of wind turbines across the Highlands.


Missing Highland journalist's car found by police

Missing Highland journalist's car found by police

THE car belonging to a Highland journalist posted missing on Monday this week has been located.


Top climber gets behind search for missing journalist

Top climber gets behind search for missing journalist

ONE of Britain's top mountaineers today got behind efforts to trace missing Highland journalist Clive Dennier. 


Ross mum bucks beauty queen trend

Ross mum bucks beauty queen trend

A STUNNING mum from Ross-shire has proved you don’t have to be a wide-eyed teenager to win a beauty pageant.


Graduate scheme brings fresh talent to Ross-shire

Graduate scheme brings fresh talent to Ross-shire

TWO Ross-shire firms are to benefit from the skills of young graduates who have been taken on as part of a placement programme.


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