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Funding boost on offer for community house repair projects

GROUPS who help maintain premises used by those in need could be in line for a four figure cash boost.

Highland League champions Buckie Thistle are thrown out of promotion play-offs

Club told they don’t have the required licence.

Cruise ship is largest ever to berth at Scrabster harbour

Scrabster harbour’s cruise season has begun with a visit by the 71,304-tonne AIDAsol, the largest vessel to ever berth at the port.

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

NorthLink Ferries has become the first ferry operator to achieve Gold standard in an environmental awards programme.

Highland MSP launches vote of no confidence in Humza Yousaf as SNP-Greens coalition implodes

Pressure was mounting on the First Minister to ditch his coalition partners from backbench MSPs like Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes.

The Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2024 launches for entries

The Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2024 (HIFAD) has launched for entries.

John O’Groats Trail bridge fundraiser hits £5k target

More than £5000 has been raised towards a new bridge on the John O’Groats Trail after a mystery donor pledged to match funds donated by the public.

Rare bird spotted at Durness

A Pallid Harrier was recorded at Durness on Tuesday.

Acclaimed Cuban guitar duo to play at Durness and Rosehall

Eduardo Martin and Ahmed Dickinson will be at Durness Village Hall on Tuesday, April 30, and at Rosehall Village Hall on Wednesday, May 1.

Caithness and north Sutherland venues urged to take part in Doors Open Days

Far north venues are being encouraged to sign up for this year’s Doors Open Days festival which has a ‘Routes, Networks and Connections’ theme.

‘We were gobsmacked’ — Tain pub’s joy at regional award win

The Star Inn in Tain won Best Licensed Premises in the Inverness heat.

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

I love living here. But I implore our national and regional leaders to travel. And watch and notice what others do better and bring that home.

Loganair to cut Inverness flights in bid to restore “image and reputation” after stormy 18 months

Loganair flights between Inverness and Manchester and Inverness and Stornoway will be reduced in number this summer.

Travelling gallery set to visit three Highland venues next week

A mobile art exhibit is set to return to the Highlands with its latest exhibition “A Bonnie Way: Unravelling the seduction of the countryside”.

Award-winning Irish band comes to Brora for special night of country music

The award-winning Stephen Smyth Band will be playing at Brora Social Club in May.

Moray West wind farm blades ‘bigger than Wembley pitch’ installed off Caithness coast

Wind turbine blades longer than the Wembley Stadium pitch have begun to be put in place as part of an offshore wind farm off the Caithness coast.

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Mobile units can help detect bowel cancer in Sutherland and other rural areas

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

Loch Ness and the Cairngorms among top 5 most Instagrammable spots in Scotland

Two Highland scenic locations were listed among the most Instagrammable tourist destination in the country according to a new survey.

Emergency services attend “multiple vehicle” accident on A9 at Dornoch Bridge

The A9 at Dornoch Bridge has been cleared of debris after a multiple vehicle crash this morning.

Social enterprise celebrates 30 years of supporting the Sutherland community

A Highland social enterprise is celebrating 30 years of providing home improvement, electrical recycling, and retail services to the North.