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Free prescription value to Highlands revealed amidst ‘damning’ universal credit report

03 September 2024
Free prescription value to Highlands revealed amidst ‘damning’ universal credit report

Free prescription value to Highlands revealed amidst ‘damning’ universal credit report

03 September 2024

Free prescriptions ‘vital part of the social contract the SNP has with people across the Highlands’.


QM2 makes an entrance as thousands disembark at Cromarty Firth port

02 September 2024
QM2 makes an entrance as thousands disembark at Cromarty Firth port

QM2 makes an entrance as thousands disembark at Cromarty Firth port

02 September 2024

Reader Fran Tilbrook shared this head-turning image of a now familiar sight in the Cromarty Firth.


Badcall based salmon producer Loch Duart targets Asian seafood expo

02 September 2024
Badcall based salmon producer Loch Duart targets Asian seafood expo

Badcall based salmon producer Loch Duart targets Asian seafood expo

02 September 2024

A Sutherland salmon producer based at Badcall aims to get a new audience hooked on its product halfway across the world.


Tain Royal Academy in search for new headteacher

22 August 2024
Tain Royal Academy in search for new headteacher

Tain Royal Academy in search for new headteacher

22 August 2024

The town’s school community is poised for one of the biggest changes in generations with the construction of a new campus.


PICTURES: Lots raised for Highland charities at Lochbroom sheepdog trial and auction

20 August 2024
PICTURES: Lots raised for Highland charities at Lochbroom sheepdog trial and auction

PICTURES: Lots raised for Highland charities at Lochbroom sheepdog trial and auction

20 August 2024

A terrific response to a sheepdog trials event in Lochbroom has raised a remarkable sum for two deserving charities.


BREAKING: ‘Person hit by train’ on Highland rail line

19 August 2024
BREAKING: ‘Person hit by train’ on Highland rail line

BREAKING: ‘Person hit by train’ on Highland rail line

19 August 2024

Reports of a person being struck by a train between Dingwall and Achnasheen has prompted cancellation of services between Inverness and Kyle.


‘Whirlwind’ of trade at ‘phenomenal’ sheep sale in Dingwall

17 August 2024
‘Whirlwind’ of trade at ‘phenomenal’ sheep sale in Dingwall

‘Whirlwind’ of trade at ‘phenomenal’ sheep sale in Dingwall

17 August 2024

Cheviot wedder lambs, despite being smaller than last year due to the adverse weather conditions ‘showed a phenomenal trade’.


SNEAK PEEK: Inside the ‘one of a kind’ coastal home near Tain on market at £725,000-plus

15 August 2024
SNEAK PEEK: Inside the ‘one of a kind’ coastal home near Tain on market at £725,000-plus

SNEAK PEEK: Inside the ‘one of a kind’ coastal home near Tain on market at £725,000-plus

15 August 2024

The asking price for a ‘truly one of a kind enchanting property’ in Easter Ross has been revealed.


Highland audiences invited to have a Blas-t as festival marks 20th anniversary

13 August 2024
Highland audiences invited to have a Blas-t as festival marks 20th anniversary

Highland audiences invited to have a Blas-t as festival marks 20th anniversary

13 August 2024

Organisers say the event has attracted over 130,000 of an audience and generated at least £8m for the Highland economy.


‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

12 August 2024
‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

12 August 2024

“The reporter will make his decision on the planning merits of the case having fully considered submissions by all…including the local community.”


WATCH: Highland rescue mission hailed as missing 7-year-old traced

11 August 2024
WATCH: Highland rescue mission hailed as missing 7-year-old traced

WATCH: Highland rescue mission hailed as missing 7-year-old traced

11 August 2024

‘The kindness of you is outstanding’ helpers told as hundreds turn out to assist Easter Ross search.


Seven taken to hospital after Highland collision involving motorhome and motorcycle

11 August 2024
Seven taken to hospital after Highland collision involving motorhome and motorcycle

Seven taken to hospital after Highland collision involving motorhome and motorcycle

11 August 2024

Dingwall police probing the collision hope witnesses and dashcam footage can help them piece together what happened on the A837.


UPDATE - Joy as missing boy (7) is found: ‘What an amazing community this is’

11 August 2024
UPDATE - Joy as missing boy (7) is found: ‘What an amazing community this is’

UPDATE - Joy as missing boy (7) is found: ‘What an amazing community this is’

11 August 2024

‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’ it was described by one - and it sparked an amazing community response in Easter Ross.


WATCH: ‘I want to break down the wall’ says Highland dancer

10 August 2024
WATCH: ‘I want to break down the wall’ says Highland dancer

WATCH: ‘I want to break down the wall’ says Highland dancer

10 August 2024

He insists: ‘You can connect to it just as much as going to see musical theatre.’


Why Black Isle designer’s raring to take another bite out of Big Apple

10 August 2024
Why Black Isle designer’s raring to take another bite out of Big Apple

Why Black Isle designer’s raring to take another bite out of Big Apple

10 August 2024

Designer ‘has already made an exceptional contribution to the world of fashion and design - taking it forward in a fresh new yet classic direction’.


Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

09 August 2024
Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

Lots and lots up for grabs at special Lochbroom sheepdog trial auctions

09 August 2024

We’ve got a list of every single lot currently up for auction this weekend…


‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

06 August 2024
‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

‘Explosive’ Easter Ross biogas plant proposal sparks hard-hitting petition

06 August 2024

Petition flags concerns over ‘highly explosive plant’ adjacent to a local distillery, training airfield and distilled spirit storage units.


‘This has hung over me for nearly a year and it’s been extremely stressful’

02 August 2024
‘This has hung over me for nearly a year and it’s been extremely stressful’

‘This has hung over me for nearly a year and it’s been extremely stressful’

02 August 2024

“I’m having to watch the nasty comments people are writing about me on Facebook. It’s very unfair and I feel for others…put in this awful position.”


Secrets of 3000-year-old Black Isle hoard to be probed

31 July 2024
Secrets of 3000-year-old Black Isle hoard to be probed

Secrets of 3000-year-old Black Isle hoard to be probed

31 July 2024

Probe results will shed light on Bronze Age settlements and secrets of our ancestors.


Hundreds disappointed after Bella plug pulled on John B’s Daughter

29 July 2024
Hundreds disappointed after Bella plug pulled on John B’s Daughter

Hundreds disappointed after Bella plug pulled on John B’s Daughter

29 July 2024

The good news is the band plays the Black Isle Show on Thursday - and has been invited back to Bella.


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