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Mum’s plight: ‘It’s breaking my heart and I don’t know what else to do’

01 May 2024
Mum’s plight: ‘It’s breaking my heart and I don’t know what else to do’

Mum’s plight: ‘It’s breaking my heart and I don’t know what else to do’

01 May 2024

A Ross-shire woman has won the backing of an MP in her heart-breaking two-year plight to live closer to the hospital her daughter depends on.


Ullapool to host Fèis Rois musical workshops as star line-up revealed

01 May 2024
Ullapool to host Fèis Rois musical workshops as star line-up revealed

Ullapool to host Fèis Rois musical workshops as star line-up revealed

01 May 2024

The streets of Ullapol will be buzzing over the coming days as a session of traditional music workshops gets under way.


66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

18 April 2024
66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

66-home go-ahead for Easter Ross town

18 April 2024

THE go-ahead for a major Easter Ross housing scheme has been hailed an ‘extremely positive’ development for the nascent Cromarty Firth freeport.


‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

12 April 2024
‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

‘Unfair competition’ fears flagged over publicly funded Ross-shire project

12 April 2024

Fears a project funded with public money could create unfair competition for businesses in a fragile Ross-shire community have been raised.


Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

11 April 2024
Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

Show must go on for Sonny after tragic death of twin brother

11 April 2024

An Easter Ross community stalwart who lost his highly respected twin brother last week is pressing ahead with a fundraising cause close to his heart.


Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

10 April 2024
Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

Easter Ross hydrogen plant water supply proposal drop-in

10 April 2024

Scottish Water is offering Ross-shire residents an opportunity to discuss a proposal for a new pipe to supply water to a hydrogen production plant.


50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

07 April 2024
50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

50-year labour of love sees WWII aircraft crashes brought to book

07 April 2024

A FASCINATION sparked by a teenaged visit to a Highland war memorial prompted a Highland man to complete an epic labour of love.


Hoppy days at Tain care home

07 April 2024
Hoppy days at Tain care home

Hoppy days at Tain care home

07 April 2024

Innis Mhor Care Home in Tain has been egg-ceptionally busy this Easter entertaining local children during the school holidays.


Black Isle Show sponsor revealed as event details unveiled

05 April 2024
Black Isle Show sponsor revealed as event details unveiled

Black Isle Show sponsor revealed as event details unveiled

05 April 2024

Plans for this year’s Black Isle Show are falling into place with details now being released.


Foulis Castle Daffodil Day to benefit Mikeysline as day’s plans revealed

02 April 2024
Foulis Castle Daffodil Day to benefit Mikeysline as day’s plans revealed

Foulis Castle Daffodil Day to benefit Mikeysline as day’s plans revealed

02 April 2024

The event is a family favourite across Ross and beyond and has generated thousands for charities down the years.


Highland Minger ‘rubs shoulders with the Gods of British Cheese’

27 March 2024
Highland Minger ‘rubs shoulders with the Gods of British Cheese’

Highland Minger ‘rubs shoulders with the Gods of British Cheese’

27 March 2024

An Easter Ross Minger ‘has maybe finally arrived’ with a gold medal accolade that sees it ‘rub shoulders with the Gods of British Cheese’.


Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

24 March 2024
Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

Ullapool stop for Heartstone's trailblazing Cùra Guardian environmental roadshow

24 March 2024

It opens in Highland Scotland but then spreads out to make connections with cultures across the world.


'Working for Highland Hospice in Tain is the best thing I have ever done'

23 March 2024
'Working for Highland Hospice in Tain is the best thing I have ever done'

'Working for Highland Hospice in Tain is the best thing I have ever done'

23 March 2024

When Susan Gibson retired as compliance manager for Tesco, she told a friend she planned to do nothing for a year.


WATCH: History made on Cromarty Firth with launch of Highland Ness yoal Sula

22 March 2024
WATCH: History made on Cromarty Firth with launch of Highland Ness yoal Sula

WATCH: History made on Cromarty Firth with launch of Highland Ness yoal Sula

22 March 2024

History was made on the Cromarty Firth as well-wishers toasted the fruits of three years of work at the launch of a trailblazing new vessel.


Wester Ross Gaineamhach Hydro scheme powerhouse relocation bid tabled with Highland Council

19 March 2024
Wester Ross Gaineamhach Hydro scheme powerhouse relocation bid tabled with Highland Council

Wester Ross Gaineamhach Hydro scheme powerhouse relocation bid tabled with Highland Council

19 March 2024

The proposed relocation of a powerhouse forming part of a planned Wester Ross hydro scheme has been tabled with Highland Council.


Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

17 March 2024
Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

17 March 2024

The crew went above and beyond the call of duty after a pensioner got stuck on a remote cliff ledge for over 24 hours.


WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

17 March 2024
WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

17 March 2024

"I got diagnosed with dyslexia and all the rest – I can't remember them all! – when I was very young it felt like it was the end."


WATCH: Volunteer hero says lives saved makes all the effort worthwhile

16 March 2024
WATCH: Volunteer hero says lives saved makes all the effort worthwhile

WATCH: Volunteer hero says lives saved makes all the effort worthwhile

16 March 2024

'None of us do it for the sake of getting awards or anything. We do it because there's a need out there that needs to be filled.'


Dingwall meet-up hears of farmers' battle against 'serious levels of hopelessness and depression'

13 March 2024
Dingwall meet-up hears of farmers' battle against 'serious levels of hopelessness and depression'

Dingwall meet-up hears of farmers' battle against 'serious levels of hopelessness and depression'

13 March 2024

"It can make a huge difference to talk to someone in confidence, who is outside the family and yet who understands the pressures of farming."


‘Halt multi-million pound Invergordon bust's sale for a full consultation’ argues community council

09 March 2024
‘Halt multi-million pound Invergordon bust's sale for a full consultation’ argues community council

‘Halt multi-million pound Invergordon bust's sale for a full consultation’ argues community council

09 March 2024

The sale of a multi-million pound bust belonging to Invergordon must be halted until a “fully informed consultation” takes place, it has been argued.


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