NEWS

Sutherland records coldest temperature in the UK with -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

Altnaharra, Loch Glascarnoch, Lairg and Aviemore all saw the mercury plunging to negative double digits.

River Helmsdale ceremonial opening today cancelled but anglers can still fish for free

The Helmsdale District Salmon Fishery Board made the decision to call off the ceremony as the weather continued to deteriorate.

Second Kingussie lynx pair safely trapped

‘Please don’t travel to the Drumguish area of Kingussie’ plead authorities

Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

The man heading up the new Inverness Castle Experience has been honoured after almost quarter of a century serving the Royal Family.

WATCH: ‘Big milestone’ reached during work on Inverness Castle Experience

Work on transforming Inverness Castle into a major tourist attraction has passed “another big milestone”.

Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

He says an effort was made to ‘to deny the delays were because of failures by anyone in government or that uber-quango Transport Scotland’.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

But in what is a major positive the Scottish Government appears open to accelerating work on the deadliest sections.

New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.

Highlands’ roads heroes praised by vice-convener

Tough conditions set to continue - but so are Highland snow plough champions

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team search Socach Hill, Brora, in first call-out of 2025

Nine members of the team along with three dogs and handlers from the Search & Rescue Dog Association (Scotland) dogs were involved in the search.

‘Brave and selfless’: Lord-Lieutenant pays tribute to Melness residents of 80 years ago at SS Ashbury gun memorial ceremony

The gun of the SS Ashbury has been mounted on a plinth and now points over Talmine Bay.

Highland League hit by heavy snow as 7 of 9 matches fall

Seven of nine Highland League fixtures set to be played tomorrow have been postponed.

Police Scotland probe report of two more lynx on the loose near Kingussie

Operation has started to capture lynx spotted in same location where two big cats were caught yesterday

WATCH: The moment two lynx are captured by keepers in the Cairngorms

Lynx appear to be used to humans in the footage of their return from wild

Heavy snow set to keep 1000s of Highland school and nursery youngsters at home

Thousands of Highland school and nursery children are set for another day at home as the cold snap continues.

Sutherland resident accuses Forestry and Land Scotland of ‘secret deal’ for wind farm land

Andrew Graham-Stewart says local people should have been consulted over a land agreement with a wind farm developer.

Over 700 cyclists aim to keep going around the clock in freezing temperatures

It has been described as one of the toughest mountain bike events in the world

Ross-shire and Sutherland bus services hit by heavy snow

Bus services parts of Ross-shire and Sutherland are facing delays and cancellations today after fresh overnight snowfalls.

Brora look to play first game of new year

Can they close the gap with Brechin City?

University lecturer to give geopark Zoom talk on prospect of geothermal energy in the north

Dr Iain Neill will discuss which rocks across the Highlands and Islands could be of interest and how heat could be extracted.