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Trailblazing Highland sheepdog sale at Dingwall Mart achieves high prices

25 November 2023
Trailblazing Highland sheepdog sale at Dingwall Mart achieves high prices

Trailblazing Highland sheepdog sale at Dingwall Mart achieves high prices

25 November 2023

The inaugural sale 'will hopefully be the start of a yearly sales fixture in the Highlands'.


A9 road resurfacing between Alness and Tomich back on track

23 November 2023
A9 road resurfacing between Alness and Tomich back on track

A9 road resurfacing between Alness and Tomich back on track

23 November 2023

The project is scheduled to take place over 20 nights and should be finished by 7am on Monday, December 18.


Black Isle champ graces 'best ever' prime cattle show in Dingwall

22 November 2023
Black Isle champ graces 'best ever' prime cattle show in Dingwall

Black Isle champ graces 'best ever' prime cattle show in Dingwall

22 November 2023

'Ewen had the unenviable task of judging one of the best, if not the best show of prime cattle to have graced the ring in Dingwall.'


Theft of cash from Tain-based Easter Ross lifeline charity CCAST Highland 'a real low point for us'

22 November 2023
Theft of cash from Tain-based Easter Ross lifeline charity CCAST Highland 'a real low point for us'

Theft of cash from Tain-based Easter Ross lifeline charity CCAST Highland 'a real low point for us'

22 November 2023

Thieves have stolen cash from a Tain charity which runs a lifeline food bank helping some of the most vulnerable people in the community.


Delayed A9 road resurfacing work near Alness due to start today

20 November 2023
Delayed A9 road resurfacing work near Alness due to start today

Delayed A9 road resurfacing work near Alness due to start today

20 November 2023

A 20-night programme of road surfacing work is scheduled to get under way on a stretch of the A9 today.


Plug pulled on Seaboard holiday pods bid amid controversy in Easter Ross community

18 November 2023
Plug pulled on Seaboard holiday pods bid amid controversy in Easter Ross community

Plug pulled on Seaboard holiday pods bid amid controversy in Easter Ross community

18 November 2023

The plug has been pulled on a contentious planning proposal aimed at helping to fund a hall at the heart of an Easter Ross community.


Ross-shire couple's 'selfless efforts and care' of war graves is honoured

18 November 2023
Ross-shire couple's 'selfless efforts and care' of war graves is honoured

Ross-shire couple's 'selfless efforts and care' of war graves is honoured

18 November 2023

The squadron lost 39 of its men and women when at Tain and 21 are buried in the St Duthus graveyard.


Stone slams Sunak as 'out of ideas and out of talent' after shock appointment

13 November 2023
Stone slams Sunak as 'out of ideas and out of talent' after shock appointment

Stone slams Sunak as 'out of ideas and out of talent' after shock appointment

13 November 2023

Sutherland MP Jamie Stone has offered a scathing verdict on Rishi Sunak's choice as the new Foreign Secretary.


'Greeny Granny' from Black Isle aims 'to speak truth King wasn't allowed to' as area MP

13 November 2023
'Greeny Granny' from Black Isle aims 'to speak truth King wasn't allowed to' as area MP

'Greeny Granny' from Black Isle aims 'to speak truth King wasn't allowed to' as area MP

13 November 2023

A 'greeny granny' from the Black Isle hopes to "speak the truth the King wasn't allowed to" if elected to Westminster.


Harry Potter creator J K Rowling thought this Ullapool Christmas creel tree was magic

12 November 2023
Harry Potter creator J K Rowling thought this Ullapool Christmas creel tree was magic

Harry Potter creator J K Rowling thought this Ullapool Christmas creel tree was magic

12 November 2023

Harry Potter's creator lit up when she first saw Ullapool's creel tree and many locally agree it's an illuminating experience worth travelling to see.


STARTING ON MONDAY: Dates and times for A9 roadworks at Alness

11 November 2023
STARTING ON MONDAY: Dates and times for A9 roadworks at Alness

STARTING ON MONDAY: Dates and times for A9 roadworks at Alness

11 November 2023

A 20-day road surfacing project on a stretch of the A9 in the north Highlands will get under way on Monday.


Doubling council tax for Highland homes could generate £2.8m for cash-strapped council

10 November 2023
Doubling council tax for Highland homes could generate £2.8m for cash-strapped council

Doubling council tax for Highland homes could generate £2.8m for cash-strapped council

10 November 2023

Doubling council tax on holiday homes could generate around £2.8m per year for cash-strapped Highland Council.


Meet Miss Myrtle, Tain art studio's four-legged meet and greeter!

10 November 2023
Meet Miss Myrtle, Tain art studio's four-legged meet and greeter!

Meet Miss Myrtle, Tain art studio's four-legged meet and greeter!

10 November 2023

Visitors to a Tain art studio's eagerly anticipated winter show can look forward to a very enthusiastic meet and greet.


Fearn Airfield 'green energy' biogas plant refused by Highland Council

09 November 2023
Fearn Airfield 'green energy' biogas plant refused by Highland Council

Fearn Airfield 'green energy' biogas plant refused by Highland Council

09 November 2023

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a multimillion-pound green energy anaerobic digestion plant near Balintore have been knocked back.


What brought Rio De Janeiro carnival atmosphere to Dingwall?

06 November 2023
What brought Rio De Janeiro carnival atmosphere to Dingwall?

What brought Rio De Janeiro carnival atmosphere to Dingwall?

06 November 2023

Spirits were high amidst a 'phenomenal' day of trading at the annual breeding cattle sale.


Tain Royal Academy pupils turn journalists to learn about new 'superschool' as part of Developing the Young Workforce project

05 November 2023
Tain Royal Academy pupils turn journalists to learn about new 'superschool' as part of Developing the Young Workforce project

Tain Royal Academy pupils turn journalists to learn about new 'superschool' as part of Developing the Young Workforce project

05 November 2023

PUPILS at an Easter Ross school are putting tips they picked up from local journalists to good use.


Fancy taking part in the next series of The Traitors?

04 November 2023
Fancy taking part in the next series of The Traitors?

Fancy taking part in the next series of The Traitors?

04 November 2023

The Traitors, the hit reality TV show filmed in Easter Ross, will return to BBC One for a third series.


Ullapool business gets planning go-ahead for change of use from motel to HMO

01 November 2023
Ullapool business gets planning go-ahead for change of use from motel to HMO

Ullapool business gets planning go-ahead for change of use from motel to HMO

01 November 2023

PLANS to change a hotel to a house of multiple occupancy for staff in Ullapool have been approved by Highland Council.


HIGHLAND HEROES: Driving force volunteer recalls 'a brilliant night'

30 October 2023
HIGHLAND HEROES: Driving force volunteer recalls 'a brilliant night'

HIGHLAND HEROES: Driving force volunteer recalls 'a brilliant night'

30 October 2023

We've been catching up with some of this year's winners as nominations for the 2024 event open.


BOOK REVIEW: Free for All – Why the NHS is worth saving

30 October 2023
BOOK REVIEW: Free for All – Why the NHS is worth saving

BOOK REVIEW: Free for All – Why the NHS is worth saving

30 October 2023

'A health service free for all at the point of use, based on need rather than on demand, is an expression of what's best in our society.'


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