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£9300 donation for Invergordon thanks to East Sutherland Rotary Club

22 March 2024
£9300 donation for Invergordon thanks to East Sutherland Rotary Club

£9300 donation for Invergordon thanks to East Sutherland Rotary Club

22 March 2024

LIFESAVERS in Easter Ross have received a big cash boost thanks to the generosity of rotarians and classic car enthusiasts in Sutherland.


Almost 500 homes without electricity after power cuts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Inverness

22 March 2024
Almost 500 homes without electricity after power cuts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Inverness

Almost 500 homes without electricity after power cuts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Inverness

22 March 2024

Hundreds of Highland homes were without power on Friday morning after a number of electricity cuts across the region.


Act now over women's pension age 'injustice', Highland MP demands after ruling

22 March 2024
Act now over women's pension age 'injustice', Highland MP demands after ruling

Act now over women's pension age 'injustice', Highland MP demands after ruling

22 March 2024

Act now to compensate women hit by the rise in the pension age, a Highland MP has demanded of the UK government after a watchdog told it to pay up.


BBC Scotland hit A View From The Terrace set to hit Inverness

22 March 2024
BBC Scotland hit A View From The Terrace set to hit Inverness

BBC Scotland hit A View From The Terrace set to hit Inverness

22 March 2024

Scotland's top fan-led football show is set to travel north for the first time this season – with fans in Inverness invited to join the party.


UPDATE: A9 reopens after earlier car fire north of the Dornoch Bridge

06 March 2024
UPDATE: A9 reopens after earlier car fire north of the Dornoch Bridge

UPDATE: A9 reopens after earlier car fire north of the Dornoch Bridge

06 March 2024

The road was closed for a time after the fire broke out at Cuthill just before 3pm. The route had reopened by 4.04pm, said Traffic Scotland.


Water supply cuts reported in Easter Ross and Sutherland communities

06 March 2024
Water supply cuts reported in Easter Ross and Sutherland communities

Water supply cuts reported in Easter Ross and Sutherland communities

06 March 2024

Engineers are investigating after communities in Ardross and Golspie reported separate water outages.


Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

04 March 2024
Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

Stark new statistics highlight scale of Highland wildfires

04 March 2024

A wildfire was detected an average of every day during the peak of last year's season ­– with the Highlands hit by almost a third of all blazes.


Scam callers targetting NHS patients in the Highlands

04 March 2024
Scam callers targetting NHS patients in the Highlands

Scam callers targetting NHS patients in the Highlands

04 March 2024

NHS Highland has advised people to beware after learning that fraudsters have been targetting patients who use the region's Telecare service.


16 motorists snared by unmarked police patrols in mobile phone crackdown

04 March 2024
16 motorists snared by unmarked police patrols in mobile phone crackdown

16 motorists snared by unmarked police patrols in mobile phone crackdown

04 March 2024

Unmarked police patrol vehicles caught the offenders in the first week of an ongoing crackdown on mobile use while driving.


Alness poised for 99-home development

03 March 2024
Alness poised for 99-home development

Alness poised for 99-home development

03 March 2024

Almost 100 new homes look set to be built on the edge of Alness after planners recommended them for approval ahead of a crunch council vote.


Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival adds host of further acts to line-up

01 March 2024
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival adds host of further acts to line-up

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival adds host of further acts to line-up

01 March 2024

A HOST of new names have been added to the line-up for this year's Belladrum Festival.


Rag'n'Bone Man's special guest support acts for Inverness gig announced

01 March 2024
Rag'n'Bone Man's special guest support acts for Inverness gig announced

Rag'n'Bone Man's special guest support acts for Inverness gig announced

01 March 2024

A pair of support acts will be special guests when Rag'n'Bone Man performs in Inverness this summer.


Strike action sees UHI support staff walk-out in the Highlands

29 February 2024
Strike action sees UHI support staff walk-out in the Highlands

Strike action sees UHI support staff walk-out in the Highlands

29 February 2024

Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands hit the picket line this morning amid ongoing strike action over pay and job losses.


Cholera-scare cruise ship given the all clear following negative tests

27 February 2024
Cholera-scare cruise ship given the all clear following negative tests

Cholera-scare cruise ship given the all clear following negative tests

27 February 2024

The Norwegian Dawn, which will visit Invergordon twice this summer, was allowed entry to a Mauritius port after tests confirmed no cholera aboard.


Cholera-scare cruise ship to visit Highlands twice this summer

26 February 2024
Cholera-scare cruise ship to visit Highlands twice this summer

Cholera-scare cruise ship to visit Highlands twice this summer

26 February 2024

A major cruise ship at the centre of a cholera scare in the Indian Ocean is scheduled to visit Invergordon twice this summer.


Railway death of man in 60s 'not suspicious', police confirm

26 February 2024
Railway death of man in 60s 'not suspicious', police confirm

Railway death of man in 60s 'not suspicious', police confirm

26 February 2024

The death of a man on the Far North Line in Inverness last week is not being treated as suspicious, the British Transport Police have confirmed.


Railway line death in Inverness was man in his 60s, say police

23 February 2024
Railway line death in Inverness was man in his 60s, say police

Railway line death in Inverness was man in his 60s, say police

23 February 2024

British Transport Police has revealed the person's sex and age but he has not yet been named by the force. Investigations are continuing.


Key Highland road to close for 'essential bridge repairs'

23 February 2024
Key Highland road to close for 'essential bridge repairs'

Key Highland road to close for 'essential bridge repairs'

23 February 2024

The B9176 Struie Road, which provides a vital link between Ross-shire and southern and central Sutherland, will temporarily close at High Bridge.


Missing teen sister and brother could be in Caithness

22 February 2024
Missing teen sister and brother could be in Caithness

Missing teen sister and brother could be in Caithness

22 February 2024

Police have appealed for help finding a missing teenage sister and brother from Inverness who are known to frequent Caithness.


Section of A836 in Sutherland on North Coast 500 to close to traffic for five days, warns Highland Council

22 February 2024
Section of A836 in Sutherland on North Coast 500 to close to traffic for five days, warns Highland Council

Section of A836 in Sutherland on North Coast 500 to close to traffic for five days, warns Highland Council

22 February 2024

Roadworks will affect a mile-long section of road from the eastern end of Bettyhill to the turn off for Farr.


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