Home   Categories   Grid

Educate me

Back to all categories

Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 is open for applications

26 December 2023

The Highland Shortbread Showdown is returning for a second year to discover the best biscuits from across the region.


All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

All rail fares to increase by 8.7 per cent in 2024 including Caledonian Sleeper

21 December 2023

Transport Scotland has confirmed the fares increase it will put in place for 2024.


Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

Nearly 670 per cent increase in long-term empty properties in the Highlands

20 December 2023

Properties that have been empty for 12 months or more within the region increased from 434 in 2013 to 3334 in 2023


70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

70 per cent of North American visitors to Scotland visit the Highlands

19 December 2023

Tourism businesses from the Highlands attended the North America Business Development Mission (BDM) to support the growth of visitors to Scotland.


Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

Warning that winter in Highland mountains leaves 'little room for error'

13 December 2023

The Highlands can be transformed in winter, but people are being warned that conditions can leave little room for error in the hills.


Orbex gets 'boost' of £3.3 million for Sutherland Spaceport

Orbex gets 'boost' of £3.3 million for Sutherland Spaceport

Orbex gets 'boost' of £3.3 million for Sutherland Spaceport

13 December 2023

Orbex has been awarded £3.3 million in funding from the UK Space Agency as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) “Boost!” initiative


Met Office issues yellow warning for snow and ice in Highlands

Met Office issues yellow warning for snow and ice in Highlands

Met Office issues yellow warning for snow and ice in Highlands

29 November 2023

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow and ice from 5pm today (November 29) until Friday at 11am.


Q&A with the general manager of Dornoch Station hotel

Q&A with the general manager of Dornoch Station hotel

Q&A with the general manager of Dornoch Station hotel

17 November 2023

We caught up with the general manager Robert Rogers about the changes which have taken place and what people can expect to see at the destination.


Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

08 November 2023

What do you think of when you hear the word menopause?


Highland Cup Box pilot aims to tackle scourge of single-use paper cup waste

Highland Cup Box pilot aims to tackle scourge of single-use paper cup waste

Highland Cup Box pilot aims to tackle scourge of single-use paper cup waste

06 November 2023

200 million single-use paper cups are used in Scotland each year, of which only 4 per cent are recycled - but a Highland scheme aims to change that.


New mode of transport could be seen in the Highlands by 'end of the decade'

New mode of transport could be seen in the Highlands by 'end of the decade'

New mode of transport could be seen in the Highlands by 'end of the decade'

31 October 2023

Hybrid Air Vehicles have conducted a feasibility study to see how the Airlander – a hybrid aircraft – could work in the Highlands.


Winners of Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023 announced

Winners of Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023 announced

Winners of Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023 announced

28 October 2023

The awards celebrate the talent, quality and diversity across food, drink and hospitality in the Highlands and Islands.


Highland Hero winner reflects on what it meant to win award

Highland Hero winner reflects on what it meant to win award

Highland Hero winner reflects on what it meant to win award

13 October 2023

Clare and Martin Murray of Dunnet Bay Distillery picked up the green hero accolade earlier this year.


Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

11 October 2023

What do they say – better safe than sorry? Go for the scans, get checked out.


Estimated over 2000 still to apply for Short Term Licence in Highlands

Estimated over 2000 still to apply for Short Term Licence in Highlands

Estimated over 2000 still to apply for Short Term Licence in Highlands

30 September 2023

Short Term Let Licence failings could create 'additional significant demand' say Police Scotland


UPDATE: Strathspey Steam Railway resume weekend services after train collision

UPDATE: Strathspey Steam Railway resume weekend services after train collision

UPDATE: Strathspey Steam Railway resume weekend services after train collision

30 September 2023

Strathspey Steam Railway has announced that its services will be running over the course of the weekend.


NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

NHS HIGHLAND: Reduce, return, recycle – How you can play a part in climate week

24 September 2023

Returned medication is incinerated at a huge cost to the environment.


Check for deer stalking advice and help reduce overgrazing in Highlands

Check for deer stalking advice and help reduce overgrazing in Highlands

Check for deer stalking advice and help reduce overgrazing in Highlands

22 September 2023

Hill walkers and others who access the mountains across the Highlands are being asked to check for deer stalking activity during a key period.


The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

21 September 2023

Scotland’s Makar, poet Kathleen Jamie, will embark on a national tour of Scotland’s libraries and will be at Bettyhill on October 5.


Fed up of the midges? Then help bats thrive in the Highlands!

Fed up of the midges? Then help bats thrive in the Highlands!

Fed up of the midges? Then help bats thrive in the Highlands!

17 September 2023

Making Space for Nature by Saranne Bish


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More