A powerful speech from Ardross Community Council prompted a rousing response at a major Highland convention in Beauly on Saturday.
Road chiefs are being urged to upgrade a notorious A9 accident blackspot before hundreds of new homes are built nearby.
One business warns a full road closure at the busiest time of year would be ‘a disaster’ amidst wider rethink calls.
Police Scotland confirm they are pursuing ‘a positive line of enquiry’.
Patience is running thin for locals after an Ullapool “eyesore” at a busy junction adjacent to the high school turned two years old last month.
Economic transformation is key to solving a host of local problems according to a candidate standing in next week’s Cromarty Firth by election.
A near three-month closure of a section of road close to Ross-shire’s county town will involve a lengthy diversion for motorists.
The drop-in will take place on Thursday at TRACC and a local councillor has already urged those with an interest to make sure they turn out.
Plans have been lodged to build 34 new homes as part of the latest phase of construction in the regeneration of Dingwall’s Meiklefield Estate.
The rises are the local authority’s way of dealing with both a massive deficit and to invest in infrastructure.