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PICTURES: Were you at Highland Heroes?

PICTURES: Were you at Highland Heroes?

PICTURES: Were you at Highland Heroes?

18 March 2024

Some 400 people were at the Drumossie Hotel on Friday night for the annual Highland Heroes event.


Screen Machine mobile Highland cinema that visits Sutherland is saved

Screen Machine mobile Highland cinema that visits Sutherland is saved

Screen Machine mobile Highland cinema that visits Sutherland is saved

18 March 2024

The mobile screen has been a lifeline for far-flung communities and for people who would struggle to make it to Inverness otherwise.


Children in Highland hospital to benefit as charity's fundraising tops £1.6m

Children in Highland hospital to benefit as charity's fundraising tops £1.6m

Children in Highland hospital to benefit as charity's fundraising tops £1.6m

18 March 2024

Young patients admitted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness have benefited from a children's charity which saw its income rise by 12 per cent last year.


Sweet success for Dornoch care home chef at Highland shortbread finals

Sweet success for Dornoch care home chef at Highland shortbread finals

Sweet success for Dornoch care home chef at Highland shortbread finals

18 March 2024

David Macdonald picked up the award for 'best traditional shortbread'.


PICTURES: Loch Shin Swimmers enjoy Red Nose Day dip in 'sunshine and showers'

PICTURES: Loch Shin Swimmers enjoy Red Nose Day dip in 'sunshine and showers'

PICTURES: Loch Shin Swimmers enjoy Red Nose Day dip in 'sunshine and showers'

18 March 2024

A total of £340 has been raised so far.


SSE Renewables abandons plan for hydrogen hub at Gordonbush Wind Farm in Strath Brora

SSE Renewables abandons plan for hydrogen hub at Gordonbush Wind Farm in Strath Brora

SSE Renewables abandons plan for hydrogen hub at Gordonbush Wind Farm in Strath Brora

18 March 2024

The energy company's application for funding support from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was unsuccessful.


Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

18 March 2024

A Greens Highland councillor has called for more staff to tackle a huge backlog of unresolved planning enforcement cases across the region.


WATCH: Community champion of Highland Heroes says helping others 'gives his life purpose'

WATCH: Community champion of Highland Heroes says helping others 'gives his life purpose'

WATCH: Community champion of Highland Heroes says helping others 'gives his life purpose'

17 March 2024

David MacRae was recognised for doing something quietly within his community, without any thought of praise for himself.


YOUR VIEWS: Ardgay and district community deserves to be heard

YOUR VIEWS: Ardgay and district community deserves to be heard

YOUR VIEWS: Ardgay and district community deserves to be heard

17 March 2024

A number of residents in the Ardgay and district area have shared their views about certain local issues in the absence of a community council.


Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

17 March 2024

The crew went above and beyond the call of duty after a pensioner got stuck on a remote cliff ledge for over 24 hours.


WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

17 March 2024

"I got diagnosed with dyslexia and all the rest – I can't remember them all! – when I was very young it felt like it was the end."


WATCH: Schoolboy wins Highland Heroes award after overwhelming his community with kindness

WATCH: Schoolboy wins Highland Heroes award after overwhelming his community with kindness

WATCH: Schoolboy wins Highland Heroes award after overwhelming his community with kindness

17 March 2024

A schoolboy who made it his mission 'to be nice' won a Highland Heroes award for primary school pupil of the year.


Highland Heroes win for 'Green Hero' striving to make Inverness streets safer for cyclists

Highland Heroes win for 'Green Hero' striving to make Inverness streets safer for cyclists

Highland Heroes win for 'Green Hero' striving to make Inverness streets safer for cyclists

17 March 2024

Emily Williams said winning the award was a 'lovely surprise'.


WATCH: Highland Heroes secondary teacher says 'it takes a village to raise a child'

WATCH: Highland Heroes secondary teacher says 'it takes a village to raise a child'

WATCH: Highland Heroes secondary teacher says 'it takes a village to raise a child'

17 March 2024

Recently moving from Golspie to Invergordon, Catherine Ferguson was "overwhelmed" to be named Highland Heroes' secondary teacher of the year.


WATCH: Inverness mother and daughter jointly named Highland Heroes carer of the year

WATCH: Inverness mother and daughter jointly named Highland Heroes carer of the year

WATCH: Inverness mother and daughter jointly named Highland Heroes carer of the year

17 March 2024

Kelly Macrae and Savannah Kelly took the trophy as joint carers of the year at the Highland Heroes ceremony.


WATCH: Sutherland primary teacher 'overwhelmed' by Highland Heroes win

WATCH: Sutherland primary teacher 'overwhelmed' by Highland Heroes win

WATCH: Sutherland primary teacher 'overwhelmed' by Highland Heroes win

17 March 2024

Jane Mackintosh was named primary teacher of the year at this year's Highland Heroes awards.


WATCH: Community driven Merkinch primary crowned school of the year at Highland Heroes Awards

WATCH: Community driven Merkinch primary crowned school of the year at Highland Heroes Awards

WATCH: Community driven Merkinch primary crowned school of the year at Highland Heroes Awards

17 March 2024

An Inverness school has been named as school of the year at this year's Highland Heroes Awards.


LOOKING BACK: Embo Youth Club's 2005 donation to Eden Court

LOOKING BACK: Embo Youth Club's 2005 donation to Eden Court

LOOKING BACK: Embo Youth Club's 2005 donation to Eden Court

16 March 2024

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

16 March 2024

A dip into the Northern Times of yesteryear.


WATCH: Modest Inverness medic wins healthcare award at Highland Heroes

WATCH: Modest Inverness medic wins healthcare award at Highland Heroes

WATCH: Modest Inverness medic wins healthcare award at Highland Heroes

16 March 2024

A doctor who has helped care for children at Raigmore Hospital for 20 years has been named this year's Highland Heroes' healthcare hero.


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