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Muir race attack commando to pay victim £1,000

Muir race attack commando to pay victim £1,000

A ROYAL marine commando from Muir of Ord has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to the Indian holidaymaker he headbutted while home after a tour…


Pothole pressure piled on

Pothole pressure piled on

EFFORTS to persuade the Scottish Government to provide extra cash for potholes and drainage repairs on Highland roads could be made.


Jury reaches verdict on Alness underage sex trial

Jury reaches verdict on Alness underage sex trial

AN EASTER Ross youth has been found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards underage girls by getting one to perform a sex act on him in a tent…


Twenty-six new classrooom jobs for Highland schools

Twenty-six new classrooom jobs for Highland schools

TWENTY six new jobs to support pupils in schools across the Highlands will be created by the local authority – a year after it tried to axe 344 classroom…


Ross bikers get set for Mongolia trek

Ross bikers get set for Mongolia trek

AN intrepid trio from Ross-shire are gearing up for a mammoth challenge to raise cash for charities – motorbiking to Mongolia in just three-and-a-half…


Drivers hit out at botched road repairs

Drivers hit out at botched road repairs

MAJOR faults have been discovered with Highland Council road tarring projects throughout Easter Ross which have left roads crumbling and dangerous in…


Ross-shire snappers urged to take walk on wild side!

Ross-shire snappers urged to take walk on wild side!

ROSS-SHIRE wildlife photographers are being encouraged to dig out their finest images for a shot at a share of a £20,000 prize pot.


Calling all the young dudes in Dingwall!

Calling all the young dudes in Dingwall!

TEENAGERS from the Dingwall area will be able to star in their very own live computer game this weekend.


Drowned Ross-shire policeman remembered

Drowned Ross-shire policeman remembered

THE mother of a Ross-shire policeman who was killed in tragic double drowning with his brother this week presented a prize in his name to a high achieving…


Confirmed February games for County

Confirmed February games for County

ROSS County will have a busy February after the Scottish Football League added their three postponed games into this month’s fixture lists. The Irn…


Trial hears Alness teen had underage sex with 14-year-old

Trial hears Alness teen had underage sex with 14-year-old

A GIRL has told a trial that she had sex in the bathroom of a house in Alness with a 17-year-old boy when she was just 14.


Tain trial hears of underage sex in Alness woods

Tain trial hears of underage sex in Alness woods

A TEENAGER yesterday described how she had sex with an 18-year-old in woods at Alness after police broke up a drinking party.


Man due in court over alleged Tain police assault

Man due in court over alleged Tain police assault

A MAN is due to appear at Tain Sheriff Court today (Tuesday) following an alleged street disturbance and police assault.


Cow killed in A9 road smash

Cow killed in A9 road smash

THE A9 road was partially blocked for 45 minutes this morning (Tuesday) following a lorry crash which killed a cow.


Google Earth aids councillors for virtual visits

Google Earth aids councillors for virtual visits

SOPHISTICATED 3D technology is now being used by council planners during public meetings to "swoop" from afar into proposed sites for new houses or other…


Highland Council first to use satellite images in planning meetings

Highland Council first to use satellite images in planning meetings

SOPHISTICATED 3D technology is now being used by council planners during public meetings to "swoop" down from afar into proposed sites for new houses…


New pilot system for Dingwall planning cases

New pilot system for Dingwall planning cases

A NEW appointments system will be piloted in Dingwall from next week to deal with queries at Highland Council’s planning and building control office.


Appointment trial for Dingwall planning office

Appointment trial for Dingwall planning office

PEOPLE wishing to contact the Dingwall planning and building control offices will now have to go through the Highland Council’s call centre and book an…


It's not always a given that you'll be friends reunited

It's not always a given that you'll be friends reunited

HAVE you ever been to a school reunion? Does the thought prompt tingles of excitement or an inexplicable sense of dread?


'Rockfall road' problems can't continue like this

'Rockfall road' problems can't continue like this

TIME flies – we are already almost a month into the New Year and Christmas seems like a dim and distant memory.


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