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Melvich care provider making ‘very good progress’ with staff team after follow-up inspection

17 January 2025
Melvich care provider making ‘very good progress’ with staff team after follow-up inspection

Melvich care provider making ‘very good progress’ with staff team after follow-up inspection

17 January 2025

A Far North care home has made “very good progress” in areas related to staff training, a recent inspection has found.


Brora man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

15 January 2025
Brora man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

Brora man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

15 January 2025

An elderly Sutherland man was snared by paedophile hunters after he indecently communicated with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl.


Woman (66) admonished after admitting behaving in a threatening manner towards Ullapool man

13 December 2024
Woman (66) admonished after admitting behaving in a threatening manner towards Ullapool man

Woman (66) admonished after admitting behaving in a threatening manner towards Ullapool man

13 December 2024

A woman who admitted conducting herself in a threatening manner towards a man in a Wester Ross village has been admonished.


Court hears of Easter Ross man’s tragic death after accident at wind farm

11 December 2024
Court hears of Easter Ross man’s tragic death after accident at wind farm

Court hears of Easter Ross man’s tragic death after accident at wind farm

11 December 2024

Sheriff Ian Cruickshank heard details of the tragic case and told the court how he will deal with sentencing.


Police halted high risk chase of drug-driver - who ended up crashing into car

28 November 2024
Police halted high risk chase of drug-driver - who ended up crashing into car

Police halted high risk chase of drug-driver - who ended up crashing into car

28 November 2024

He ran off after the collision, but he left his passenger who told the police who he was.


Wester Ross driver who hit 102mph at Achanalt had sped before

25 November 2024
Wester Ross driver who hit 102mph at Achanalt had sped before

Wester Ross driver who hit 102mph at Achanalt had sped before

25 November 2024

The court heard the 57-year-old had a similar conviction before.


‘We will miss him greatly but remember him fondly’ - sudden death prompts love and tributes for Highland News and Media journalist Neil MacPhail

22 November 2024
‘We will miss him greatly but remember him fondly’ - sudden death prompts love and tributes for Highland News and Media journalist Neil MacPhail

‘We will miss him greatly but remember him fondly’ - sudden death prompts love and tributes for Highland News and Media journalist Neil MacPhail

22 November 2024

His engaging wit and infectious giggle endeared him to everyone, but it was his talent as a scribe which was most impressive..


Ullapool fracas rowdy will learn fate on Christmas Eve

06 November 2024
Ullapool fracas rowdy will learn fate on Christmas Eve

Ullapool fracas rowdy will learn fate on Christmas Eve

06 November 2024

He also admitted assaulting one man to his injury by repeatedly punching him on the head.


Castletown man in court over alleged 29-hour siege

06 November 2024
Castletown man in court over alleged 29-hour siege

Castletown man in court over alleged 29-hour siege

06 November 2024

A 49-year-old man has appeared at court charged in connection with an alleged 29-hour siege in Castletown on Monday and Tuesday.


Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

05 November 2024
Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

05 November 2024

The man, who also faced a charge of possession of a bladed item, will appear again within the next eight days.


5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

28 October 2024
5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

28 October 2024

A 60 year old Wester Ross man who had four drink driving convictions was spared a jail sentence after running up his fifth.


Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

15 October 2024
Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

15 October 2024

Scotland’s richest man has been accused of greenwashing after his private jet firm made more than 1100 trips despite his environmental aims.


‘Extremely dangerous’ rapist jailed for more than 12 years

11 October 2024
‘Extremely dangerous’ rapist jailed for more than 12 years

‘Extremely dangerous’ rapist jailed for more than 12 years

11 October 2024

Ryan MacDonald (31) committed the offences - which included three charges of rape - in the Sutherland, Inverness and Aberdeen areas.


Tain man covered in blood spat at police officer in face, court told

28 September 2024
Tain man covered in blood spat at police officer in face, court told

Tain man covered in blood spat at police officer in face, court told

28 September 2024

Police who discovered a Tain man covered in blood were subjected to threats and insults with one officer getting spat at in the face.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

22 September 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Flourishing software company was sold after a sense of ‘call’

22 September 2024

Ex tech worker ran a Highland retreat centre for Christian pastors and missionaries.


Police Scotland confirms death of man (37) in Inverness Prison

26 August 2024
Police Scotland confirms death of man (37) in Inverness Prison

Police Scotland confirms death of man (37) in Inverness Prison

26 August 2024

Police Scotland has confirmed the death of a 37-year-old man in Inverness Prison.


Cocaine-selling illegal immigrant expects to be deported after police sting operation

20 August 2024
Cocaine-selling illegal immigrant expects to be deported after police sting operation

Cocaine-selling illegal immigrant expects to be deported after police sting operation

20 August 2024

The 23-year-old Romanian was recruited by a serious organised crime gang uncovered by the police County Lines operation.


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

20 July 2024
From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

20 July 2024

Sutherland gold, a handsome mace, a missing postman, and a hotel fire outbreak in Brora


Highland MSP hails quick progress of Sutherland Spaceport after visit

12 July 2024
Highland MSP hails quick progress of Sutherland Spaceport after visit

Highland MSP hails quick progress of Sutherland Spaceport after visit

12 July 2024

Emma Roddick met with representatives of orbital launch services company Orbex in Tongue on Wednesday.


‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

10 July 2024
‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

‘Hysterical’ Ullapool man injured victim in attack

10 July 2024

Two men were confronted by a hysterical man outside a Wester Ross hotel and one of them sustained a broken thigh bone when he was attacked.


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