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200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

15 December 2023
200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

15 December 2023

Torrential rain could bring up to 200mm of precipitation this weekend and may trigger landslides, the Met Office has warned.


Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

14 December 2023
Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

14 December 2023

Isobel Murray, who died last week, was a volunteer with the hospice for more than 30 years and was part of the Golspie Area Fundraising Group.


Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

14 December 2023
Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

14 December 2023

Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.


Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

14 December 2023
Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

14 December 2023

Lairg's mothballed police station, which has been empty for several years, is to be permanently axed and sold off, the force has announced.


175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

14 December 2023
175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

14 December 2023

As much as 175mm of rain could fall in places this weekend, the Met Office has warned after it issued a yellow alert for large areas of the Highlands.


2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

14 December 2023
2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

14 December 2023

A pair of railway stations in Sutherland and Caithness are among the 10 least used in the whole of Great Britain, new figures have revealed.


Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

03 December 2023
Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

03 December 2023

The Highlands is one of Scotland's worst hot-spots for drink-driving, new data has revealed as police gear up for their annual festive crackdown.


-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

03 December 2023
-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

03 December 2023

Temperatures in the Highlands fell well below freezing overnight , with the mercury bottoming out at -18C near the A9 in the Cairngorms National Park.


10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

03 December 2023
10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

03 December 2023

Warnings for snow have been issued for large swathes of the Highlands – especially in the east – with up to 10cm possible in hilly spots


-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

02 December 2023
-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

02 December 2023

Highland residents were waking up to what is likely to have been the coldest night of the winter so far after the mercury plummeted as low as -15C.


Campaigners for Highland railway passing loop 'less optimistic'

02 December 2023
Campaigners for Highland railway passing loop 'less optimistic'

Campaigners for Highland railway passing loop 'less optimistic'

02 December 2023

Key railway improvements which could dramatically boost train reliability on Highland lines may not take place as soon as hoped, campaigners fear.


Hundreds hit by large power cut in Sutherland and Caithness

01 December 2023
Hundreds hit by large power cut in Sutherland and Caithness

Hundreds hit by large power cut in Sutherland and Caithness

01 December 2023

Hundreds of residents in the far north were without power electricity on Friday morning after a power cut.


New yellow warning for snow and ice issued by Met Office for parts of Sutherland

01 December 2023
New yellow warning for snow and ice issued by Met Office for parts of Sutherland

New yellow warning for snow and ice issued by Met Office for parts of Sutherland

01 December 2023

The Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice comes into force on Friday evening and covers parts of the far north.


Hollywood Bowl eyeing up Inverness for newest bowling alley

29 November 2023
Hollywood Bowl eyeing up Inverness for newest bowling alley

Hollywood Bowl eyeing up Inverness for newest bowling alley

29 November 2023

The brand was named after new details over plans for the existing Sports Direct and Everlast gym site in Inverness Shopping Park were revealed.


'No question' over reopening of Altnabreac station, says Far North Line group

29 November 2023
'No question' over reopening of Altnabreac station, says Far North Line group

'No question' over reopening of Altnabreac station, says Far North Line group

29 November 2023

Rail passengers in the far north have been reassured that Altnabreac’s temporarily closed station will reopen to passengers.


Easter Ross gym's expansion plans get go-ahead from planners

19 November 2023
Easter Ross gym's expansion plans get go-ahead from planners

Easter Ross gym's expansion plans get go-ahead from planners

19 November 2023

The new extension could also be used for private class space.


No easy solution to overcrowded ScotRail trains caused by booming Highland cruise ship market

19 November 2023
No easy solution to overcrowded ScotRail trains caused by booming Highland cruise ship market

No easy solution to overcrowded ScotRail trains caused by booming Highland cruise ship market

19 November 2023

Rail passengers on the Far North Line may wait years for a solution to overcrowded trains during the height of the cruise ship season, it is feared.


Call for Affric to Alladale National Park

18 November 2023
Call for Affric to Alladale National Park

Call for Affric to Alladale National Park

18 November 2023

A new national park should be created stretching up into Mid and Easter Ross, a Highland group has argued.


20mph speed limits: 'Have your say on which you want to keep or lose,' urges Highland Council

16 November 2023
20mph speed limits: 'Have your say on which you want to keep or lose,' urges Highland Council

20mph speed limits: 'Have your say on which you want to keep or lose,' urges Highland Council

16 November 2023

Views over new 20mph speed limits will be sought when a consultation opens next month – with the axing of some and creation of more all possible.


Ban pavement parking in the Highlands, MSP urges

16 November 2023
Ban pavement parking in the Highlands, MSP urges

Ban pavement parking in the Highlands, MSP urges

16 November 2023

Green MSP Ariane Burgess wants Highland Council to follow Edinburgh's example in the interests of pedestrian safety people with mobility issues.


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