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Council's public toilets shake-up threatens jobs

Council's public toilets shake-up threatens jobs

A BID to remove staff from award-winning public toilets in the Highlands to save £96,000 would see only one solitary manned facility left in the whole…


Ross movie-makers need your votes!

Ross movie-makers need your votes!

THE Ross-shire public are being urged to take part in an online vote to help pick the winner of a national film-making competition. Pupils from Dingwall…


Ross tenants set for below inflation rent hike

Ross tenants set for below inflation rent hike

COUNCIL tenants in Ross-shire look set to have a below-inflation rent increase when the local authority sets its budget next month.


Tain glass attack £2,500 payout

Tain glass attack £2,500 payout

AN OFF-DUTY waitress who severed a tendon in a woman’s arm when she threw a wine glass at her during a party has been ordered to pay £2,500 compensation…


Police warn over cash fraud scheme

Police warn over cash fraud scheme

POLICE are warning staff in shops and garages to be aware of a fraudulent scheme which has seen businesses in Ross-shire duped out of cash.


Goalless draw but County hold top spot

Goalless draw but County hold top spot

ROSS County have retained a three-point lead at the top of the First Division after a goalless draw at Queen of the South.


Strome ferry timetable unveiled

Strome ferry timetable unveiled

HIGHLAND Council has announced the timetables for the free passenger and car ferries – with connecting feeder bus services –being introduced on Monday…


Train barrier breakthrough hailed by Ross MSP

Train barrier breakthrough hailed by Ross MSP

MOVES aimed at improving public safety at open level crossings in Ross-shire have been welcomed.


Community service for window leap man

Community service for window leap man

TAIN Sheriff Court has been hearing how a man jumped from a first floor window to evade police who came to check on him after he breached curfew conditions.


Police name A9 collision victim

Police name A9 collision victim

AN ALNESS man who was struck by a car and killed on the A9 on Tuesday has been named by police.


Jobs threat to classroom assistants lifted

Jobs threat to classroom assistants lifted

THE threat to hundreds of classroom assistant jobs in primary schools across the Highlands has been lifted, it has emerged.


North Focus Dores beach

North Focus Dores beach

Sunlight creates a glow on Loch Ness on a winter afternoon at Dores beach, pictured by Julie Hindley.


Ferries to relieve rockfall road havoc

Ferries to relieve rockfall road havoc

FERRIES will be introduced on Monday between North and South Strome, Highland Council has confirmed, as motorists brace themselves for another at least…


Parklands invest £5 million in two new Ross care homes

Parklands invest £5 million in two new Ross care homes

A BUCKIE-based residential care home provider has announced plans to invest £5 million in two new homes in Ross-shire.


Council reveals Ross care home plans

Council reveals Ross care home plans

PLANS for new care homes in two Ross-shire communities have taken a major step forward.


Man killed in Easter Ross road crash

Man killed in Easter Ross road crash

A PEDESTRIAN has died on the A9 near Alness following an accident on the road on Tuesday evening.


County set for fifth round of the cup

County set for fifth round of the cup

ROSS County will be on the road in the next round of the Scottish Cup following the weekend 7-0 drubbing of lower league opponents, Stenhousemuir.


Muir squaddie in racist attack

Muir squaddie in racist attack

A ROSS-SHIRE soldier headbutted a Pakistani man after he returned home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.


Ullapool festival has global pull

Ullapool festival has global pull

A WESTER Ross book festival has unveiled a line-up peppered with prize-winners and boasting an international appeal.


Cops issue fresh 'skimming' warning

Cops issue fresh 'skimming' warning

HIGHLAND police have reissued advice about some of the things members of the public can do to avoid becoming victims of card skimming following an incident…


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