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Highland designer Siobhan Mackenzie showcases award-winning tartan fashion to Prime Minister

28 January 2023
Highland designer Siobhan Mackenzie showcases award-winning tartan fashion to Prime Minister

Highland designer Siobhan Mackenzie showcases award-winning tartan fashion to Prime Minister

28 January 2023

A FASHION designer from the Black Isle had plenty to talk about when invited to showcase some of her fabulous tartan creations at 10 Downing Street.


Look who popped in for fish and chips in Highland village...

28 January 2023
Look who popped in for fish and chips in Highland village...

Look who popped in for fish and chips in Highland village...

28 January 2023

Award-winning actor 'living the dream' in Highland village.


Ginger the cat makes it home to Highlands after 100-mile misadventure

26 January 2023
Ginger the cat makes it home to Highlands after 100-mile misadventure

Ginger the cat makes it home to Highlands after 100-mile misadventure

26 January 2023

A pet cat that went missing from its Alness home on Hogmanay turned up 20 days later – more than 100 miles away.


Ross-shire mart hails 'sensational' day's trade

26 January 2023
Ross-shire mart hails 'sensational' day's trade

Ross-shire mart hails 'sensational' day's trade

26 January 2023

Store cattle trade 'eclipsed anything ever witnessed before as values mirrored that of the spaceship rocketing into space'.


'Don't take rural shops for granted' says Sutherland MP as supermarket threat looms large

26 January 2023
'Don't take rural shops for granted' says Sutherland MP as supermarket threat looms large

'Don't take rural shops for granted' says Sutherland MP as supermarket threat looms large

26 January 2023

Rural shops form the 'backbone' of many communities and need to be supported amid the widespread threat from large supermarkets, says MP.


Mo Dhachaidh care home in Ullapool set to close as operator Parklands cites 'most challenging economic climate we have ever faced'

26 January 2023
Mo Dhachaidh care home in Ullapool set to close as operator Parklands cites 'most challenging economic climate we have ever faced'

Mo Dhachaidh care home in Ullapool set to close as operator Parklands cites 'most challenging economic climate we have ever faced'

26 January 2023

The operator said 'the current economic climate is the most challenging...ever faced' and the decision leaves 14 residents with an uncertain future.


Tain student is up for Lantra Scotland accolade

25 January 2023
Tain student is up for Lantra Scotland accolade

Tain student is up for Lantra Scotland accolade

25 January 2023

Hannah Munro from Tain has been short-listed for Lantra Scotland’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).


2000-tonne 'monopiles' set to arrive in Highland town after deal struck

25 January 2023
2000-tonne 'monopiles' set to arrive in Highland town after deal struck

2000-tonne 'monopiles' set to arrive in Highland town after deal struck

25 January 2023

The Port of Cromarty Firth has been selected for marshalling of 62 massive monopiles prior to installation of offshore wind farm.


Police flag up Easter Ross advice session drop-in to public

24 January 2023
Police flag up Easter Ross advice session drop-in to public

Police flag up Easter Ross advice session drop-in to public

24 January 2023

Advice on everything from antisocial behaviour to cost of living support and fire safety is being offered at a free Easter Ross drop-in event.


Easter Ross bird flu surveillance zone flagged

23 January 2023
Easter Ross bird flu surveillance zone flagged

Easter Ross bird flu surveillance zone flagged

23 January 2023

A BIRD flu surveillance zone has been established in Easter Ross after confirmation of "a highly pathogenic avian influenza".


As Chinese New Year is celebrated in the Highlands, find out YOUR animal sign

23 January 2023
As Chinese New Year is celebrated in the Highlands, find out YOUR animal sign

As Chinese New Year is celebrated in the Highlands, find out YOUR animal sign

23 January 2023

Here's what one leading light within the Highlands' Chinese community reckons the Year of the Rabbit might have in store for us...


Sutherland MP presses Home Office to help female trainee doctors in Afghanistan

22 January 2023
Sutherland MP presses Home Office to help female trainee doctors in Afghanistan

Sutherland MP presses Home Office to help female trainee doctors in Afghanistan

22 January 2023

Jamie Stone said: 'The UK must do everything we can to support women who are having their rights stripped away from them in real-time.'


Sudden death of woman in Tain set to prompt report to fiscal

22 January 2023
Sudden death of woman in Tain set to prompt report to fiscal

Sudden death of woman in Tain set to prompt report to fiscal

22 January 2023

The sudden death of a woman in Easter Ross is being treated by police as 'unexplained'.


New Met Office weather warning for ice across Highlands

19 January 2023
New Met Office weather warning for ice across Highlands

New Met Office weather warning for ice across Highlands

19 January 2023

The ice alert is the latest in a long line during the cold snap.


Highland Council school closure list for Wednesday

18 January 2023
Highland Council school closure list for Wednesday

Highland Council school closure list for Wednesday

18 January 2023

There's a return to the classroom for many senior pupils but transport remains an issue for some schools.


School closures across Highlands hit thousands of pupils with Sutherland amongst areas affected

17 January 2023
School closures across Highlands hit thousands of pupils with Sutherland amongst areas affected

School closures across Highlands hit thousands of pupils with Sutherland amongst areas affected

17 January 2023

There's a very long weather-related casualty list of school closures across the region today.


'Tricky morning' on Highland roads and thousands off kids hit by school closures

17 January 2023
'Tricky morning' on Highland roads and thousands off kids hit by school closures

'Tricky morning' on Highland roads and thousands off kids hit by school closures

17 January 2023

Thousands of school pupils will be off today amid a ongoing bad weather.


A9 restrictions lifted after accident at Tore roundabout cleared

16 January 2023
A9 restrictions lifted after accident at Tore roundabout cleared

A9 restrictions lifted after accident at Tore roundabout cleared

16 January 2023

The accident restricted traffic on the busy A9 route for a period this morning.


Bad weather takes toll with Sutherland schools on today's closure list

16 January 2023
Bad weather takes toll with Sutherland schools on today's closure list

Bad weather takes toll with Sutherland schools on today's closure list

16 January 2023

Severe road conditions have seen school transport cancelled at some schools. A Met Office weather warning is in place.


The Traitors – with an American twist and star front man – returns to Ardross Castle

15 January 2023
The Traitors – with an American twist and star front man – returns to Ardross Castle

The Traitors – with an American twist and star front man – returns to Ardross Castle

15 January 2023

News of the return of the show – with an American twist – has delighted fans.


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