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First cohort graduate from University of the Highlands and Islands midwifery pilot

03 September 2020
First cohort graduate from University of the Highlands and Islands midwifery pilot

First cohort graduate from University of the Highlands and Islands midwifery pilot

03 September 2020

Midwifery nurses become first to graduate from innovative UHI pilot programme.


Safety probe on notorious killer section of A9 to start

03 September 2020
Safety probe on notorious killer section of A9 to start

Safety probe on notorious killer section of A9 to start

03 September 2020

Kate Forbes MSP has welcomed the beginning of a major road safety study on the trunk road from North Kessock to the Tore roundabout.


Three-vehicle crash on A9 on the north side of Dornoch Bridge

31 August 2020
Three-vehicle crash on A9 on the north side of Dornoch Bridge

Three-vehicle crash on A9 on the north side of Dornoch Bridge

31 August 2020

A THREE-vehicle crash on the A9 in the Highlands yesterday prompted the temporary closure of a section of the road.


Rotary club members enjoy meeting up for socially distanced walk and litter pick

30 August 2020
Rotary club members enjoy meeting up for socially distanced walk and litter pick

Rotary club members enjoy meeting up for socially distanced walk and litter pick

30 August 2020

Rotarians in Easter Ross got stuck in to a litter pick up – and had a lot of fun doing it!


Teacher recruitment drive bears fruit

30 August 2020
Teacher recruitment drive bears fruit

Teacher recruitment drive bears fruit

30 August 2020

A recruitment campaign aimed at filling promoted teacher posts across the Highlands – amongst them one in Easter Ross – is bearing fruit.


Teenage musician from Ullapool awarded place in National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

30 August 2020
Teenage musician from Ullapool awarded place in National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

Teenage musician from Ullapool awarded place in National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland

30 August 2020

A Wester Ross teenager has earned a place in the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland Development Band.


Only book a coronavirus test if you have symptoms; Increase in test requests since return of schools prompts plea to public from north public health chief

26 August 2020
Only book a coronavirus test if you have symptoms; Increase in test requests since return of schools prompts plea to public from north public health chief

Only book a coronavirus test if you have symptoms; Increase in test requests since return of schools prompts plea to public from north public health chief

26 August 2020

A sharp rise in requests for Covid-19 testing since schools went back has prompted an appeal by Highland health chiefs.


Spotlight to shine on Highland Wildlife Park in eight part BBC TV series

26 August 2020
Spotlight to shine on Highland Wildlife Park in eight part BBC TV series

Spotlight to shine on Highland Wildlife Park in eight part BBC TV series

26 August 2020

A wildlife park familiar to many in the Highlands will come under the TV spotlight next month.


Pre-booking required for High Life Highland activities – including gym and swim sessions – when north leisure facilities reopen next week

26 August 2020
Pre-booking required for High Life Highland activities – including gym and swim sessions – when north leisure facilities reopen next week

Pre-booking required for High Life Highland activities – including gym and swim sessions – when north leisure facilities reopen next week

26 August 2020

High Life Highland has released further details on what customers can expect when returning to leisure activities over the coming weeks.


Highland region hailed as 'one of the safest places in Scotland' as police performance report indicates increased detection rates and rise in public confidence

25 August 2020
Highland region hailed as 'one of the safest places in Scotland' as police performance report indicates increased detection rates and rise in public confidence

Highland region hailed as 'one of the safest places in Scotland' as police performance report indicates increased detection rates and rise in public confidence

25 August 2020

Public confidence in the Highland police has risen during the coronavirus pandemic, a new report claims.


Police bikers out on patrol on NC500

25 August 2020
Police bikers out on patrol on NC500

Police bikers out on patrol on NC500

25 August 2020

Police in the Highlands have pledged to continue patrols of one of the most high-profile routes in the country.


New job for well known north auctioneer and Black Isle Show stalwart

24 August 2020
New job for well known north auctioneer and Black Isle Show stalwart

New job for well known north auctioneer and Black Isle Show stalwart

24 August 2020

One of the best-known faces in Ross-shire farming circles started a new job this week, leaving a major gap to fill.


Shoppers throng to first community market in Tain since lockdown

23 August 2020
Shoppers throng to first community market in Tain since lockdown

Shoppers throng to first community market in Tain since lockdown

23 August 2020

The tills were ringing for many of the stallholders attending the first community market an Easter Ross town has staged since lockdown.


Polar bear on the move! New home in Yorkshire for Highland Wildlife Park's Hamish

18 August 2020
Polar bear on the move! New home in Yorkshire for Highland Wildlife Park's Hamish

Polar bear on the move! New home in Yorkshire for Highland Wildlife Park's Hamish

18 August 2020

The Highland Wildlife Park has revealed when one of its most popular residents will be moving out.


Great Wilderness Challenge entries open for 2021

16 August 2020
Great Wilderness Challenge entries open for 2021

Great Wilderness Challenge entries open for 2021

16 August 2020

Entries for the biggest single-day fundraising event in Ross-shire – which would have been held today – are already open for next year.


Man who fled the scene of a collision near Tore is sought by police

14 August 2020
Man who fled the scene of a collision near Tore is sought by police

Man who fled the scene of a collision near Tore is sought by police

14 August 2020

Police are looking for help tracing a man they said fled from the scene of a collision on the Black Isle.


Retirement beckons for head of North Highland College UHI

12 August 2020
Retirement beckons for head of North Highland College UHI

Retirement beckons for head of North Highland College UHI

12 August 2020

The principal and chief executive of North Highland College UHI is set to retire at the end of September.


Road trip to Highlands is most popular choice in new Travelodge survey

11 August 2020
Road trip to Highlands is most popular choice in new Travelodge survey

Road trip to Highlands is most popular choice in new Travelodge survey

11 August 2020

A road trip to the Highlands has come out tops in a list compiled in a new travel report.


January Toploader fundraising gig will mark fresh start for community owned Strathpeffer Pavilion

11 August 2020
January Toploader fundraising gig will mark fresh start for community owned Strathpeffer Pavilion

January Toploader fundraising gig will mark fresh start for community owned Strathpeffer Pavilion

11 August 2020

Dancing in the Moonlight stars Toploader are set for a Strathpeffer Pavilion showcase in January next year.


Tain to welcome back its community market

11 August 2020
Tain to welcome back its community market

Tain to welcome back its community market

11 August 2020

AN outdoor market is set to return to an Easter Ross town this weekend.


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