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Smash BBC series The Traitors returns to airwaves tonight (Wednesday) and joining the 22 hopefuls battling it out will be two Inverness contestants.

MSPs on a Holyrood committee have backed calls for the introduction of a visitor levy in local authorities

The two-part documentary airing over the festive season follows the folk-rock band's road to musical success over a challenging but triumphant year.

A Highland-based support service for people with long-term health conditions has secured a £120,000 award from the National Lottery Community Fund.

They have been added to the bill for the annual entertainment extravaganza alongside the likes of Deacon Blue and Sugababes.

The owners of 8 Doors Distillery at John O'Groats were delighted to be among the winners in the annual Scottish Whisky Awards held in Glasgow.

Macdonald Aviemore's Santa Weekends are promising to be an experience the whole family can enjoy.

The first wave of acts have been named for the 20th anniversary celebrations of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival.

Staff and young people from youth mentoring charity Day1 discussed its important work with the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.

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A new scheme aiming to tackle the use of single-use cups in the Highlands has reached a milestone after launching in April.

North MSP Maree Todd is being urged by councillors to "take the lead" in pushing for funds to upgrade sections of the A9 in Sutherland and Caithness.

Businesses and communities in Caithness and Sutherland are being invited to take part in a series of Talking Tourism webinars over autumn and winter.

Lairg features in the latest episode of the BBC’s Landward television programme, which is celebrating the role dogs play in Scotland’s countryside.

Fans of Shrek are to get the chance to live just like their cantankerous movie hero at a fantasy rural retreat in the Highlands.

"The winners really do showcase the diverse nature of businesses in the Highlands and Islands," said one of the organisers.

Local MP Jamie Stone has described farming as "the backbone of the rural economy" and pledged to keep campaigning for a fairer deal for agriculture.

Callum Beattie says he is "absolutely buzzing" about making his first appearance at Tunes By the Dunes in Dunnet over the weekend of September 8/9.

Communities and businesses in the far north are being urged to have their say on the proposals for Scotland's so-called tourist tax.

Sixteen venues in Caithness and Sutherland will be taking part in next month's Doors Open Days festival, the theme this year being "living heritage".