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Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

16 August 2023
Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

Highland Council warned short-term lets licensing may be ‘legally unsound’

16 August 2023

Highland Council has been warned a controversial licensing scheme for short-term lets may be “legally unsound”.


Consultation on strategic plan for Highland adult services

14 August 2023
Consultation on strategic plan for Highland adult services

Consultation on strategic plan for Highland adult services

14 August 2023

NHS Highland and Highland Council are engaging on a strategic plan for adult health and social care services.


Highland couple set to cycle NC500 for children's hospice charity in memory of daughter

14 August 2023
Highland couple set to cycle NC500 for children's hospice charity in memory of daughter

Highland couple set to cycle NC500 for children's hospice charity in memory of daughter

14 August 2023

A Highland couple are to embark on a 500-mile bike ride across the north coast to raise £10,000 for charity in memory of their beloved daughter.


Highland Council fails to fine a single litter lout in the last year

13 August 2023
Highland Council fails to fine a single litter lout in the last year

Highland Council fails to fine a single litter lout in the last year

13 August 2023

Despite hundreds of complaints from the public over dog fouling and litter, Highland Council issued no fines to offenders in the last year.


Pet of the Week: Scottish SPCA Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre

13 August 2023
Pet of the Week: Scottish SPCA Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre

Pet of the Week: Scottish SPCA Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre

13 August 2023

Kong is a friendly, confident ferret looking for his forever family.


Highland Council hails improvements in latest school exam results

08 August 2023
Highland Council hails improvements in latest school exam results

Highland Council hails improvements in latest school exam results

08 August 2023

Highland Council says data shows improvements made as young people receive their SQA exam results today.


University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) postgraduate experience rated best in Scotland for second year in a row

06 August 2023
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) postgraduate experience rated best in Scotland for second year in a row

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) postgraduate experience rated best in Scotland for second year in a row

06 August 2023

Postgrad students at UHI have rated their study experience as the best in Scotland in a UK-wide survey for the second year in a row.


NFU Mutual records drop in rural crime across Scotland

05 August 2023
NFU Mutual records drop in rural crime across Scotland

NFU Mutual records drop in rural crime across Scotland

05 August 2023

In its 2023 Rural Crime Report rural insurer NFU Mutual reveals that rural crime cost Scotland £1.4m last year.


Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

05 August 2023
Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

05 August 2023

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has issued an enforcement letter to Magnox Ltd after recording a breach of its nuclear site licence.


Nature Friendly Farming Network launches new crofting group for Sutherland and Caithness

31 July 2023
Nature Friendly Farming Network launches new crofting group for Sutherland and Caithness

Nature Friendly Farming Network launches new crofting group for Sutherland and Caithness

31 July 2023

A new group aimed at crofters in Sutherland and Caithness has been launched by the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN).


Highland police urge people to think twice about sharing intimate footage as sextortion scam grows

26 July 2023
Highland police urge people to think twice about sharing intimate footage as sextortion scam grows

Highland police urge people to think twice about sharing intimate footage as sextortion scam grows

26 July 2023

More people are being blackmailed over intimate images shared online police have said.


East Highland charity seeks volunteers to help deliver family support

22 July 2023
East Highland charity seeks volunteers to help deliver family support

East Highland charity seeks volunteers to help deliver family support

22 July 2023

A charity providing support for families across Easter Ross and beyond is looking for volunteers to help it deliver its latest project.


Highland businesses 'not in a good place' as UK economy shrinks

13 July 2023
Highland businesses 'not in a good place' as UK economy shrinks

Highland businesses 'not in a good place' as UK economy shrinks

13 July 2023

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has reacted to news from the Bank of England that UK GDP contracted by 0.1 per cent in May.


New chairwoman for Highlands and Islands Media Awards

21 June 2023
New chairwoman for Highlands and Islands Media Awards

New chairwoman for Highlands and Islands Media Awards

21 June 2023

Nicola McAlley is to take on the role of chairwoman for the awards recognising the best of the region's journalism.


Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

20 June 2023
Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

Anders Holch Povlsen brings Lionel Richie to Highlands for birthday party

20 June 2023

Scotland’s largest private landowner and wealthiest man threw a multimillion-pound birthday bash at his Highland castle at the weekend.


Highland Council prepares to support users of private water supplies that may run out

14 June 2023
Highland Council prepares to support users of private water supplies that may run out

Highland Council prepares to support users of private water supplies that may run out

14 June 2023

Highland Council has warned that some private water supplies in the region could run low due to lack of rainfall.


Highland MP wants 'workable solution' after outbreak of wildfires

13 June 2023
Highland MP wants 'workable solution' after outbreak of wildfires

Highland MP wants 'workable solution' after outbreak of wildfires

13 June 2023

Inverness and Nairn MP Drew Hendry says communities need a solution to wildfires which have been prevalent across the region in recent weeks.


My life with diabetes: I was lucky enough to find the strength

09 June 2023
My life with diabetes: I was lucky enough to find the strength

My life with diabetes: I was lucky enough to find the strength

09 June 2023

Lilly Brown considers her experience as a Type 1 diabetic, what support is available and what more could be done for those living with the condition.


Demand to re-instate respite care at Thor House in Thurso

03 June 2023
Demand to re-instate respite care at Thor House in Thurso

Demand to re-instate respite care at Thor House in Thurso

03 June 2023

Community representatives are continuing to press for the restoration of overnight respite care at Thurso's Thor House.


New exhibition explores traditional Highland craft

22 May 2023
New exhibition explores traditional Highland craft

New exhibition explores traditional Highland craft

22 May 2023

Artist-run organisation Circus Artspace hosts a new craft exhibition in partnership with Eden Court.


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