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Ullapool’s An Talla Solais opens latest art exhibition

Ullapool’s An Talla Solais opens latest art exhibition

An award-winning Ullapool artist is set to feature in a new exhibition in the Wester Ross village, alongside a fellow local artist.


Caithness writer tells of ‘living in the world of Bonnie Prince Charlie’ to create new audio series

Caithness writer tells of ‘living in the world of Bonnie Prince Charlie’ to create new audio series

Colin MacDonald, from Wick, has revealed the two key questions that drove him on in his new documentary/drama project about the 1745 Jacobite Rising.


Let the stairs take the strain - it’s better for your health!

Let the stairs take the strain - it’s better for your health!

Someone once had the idea of chipping away at stone or using wood to make flatter areas to climb and reduce the chance of falling on a slippery slope.


Almshouse resident (85) heading for Sutherland on ‘Brother on a Bus’ tour

Almshouse resident (85) heading for Sutherland on ‘Brother on a Bus’ tour

An 85-year-old resident of a medieval almshouse is heading north as part of a nationwide road trip using his bus pass.


Record-chasing vessel makes waves on Black Isle

Record-chasing vessel makes waves on Black Isle

Fiona Deakin, from Cromarty, is part of a crew aiming to become the first ever all-female team from Scotland to row across an ocean.


Dance music duo announced as MacMoray Festival 2026’s first act

Dance music duo announced as MacMoray Festival 2026’s first act

A Belgian-Dutch dance act will visit Elgin in May 2026.


A glimpse inside £850K-plus Ross-shire property with famous pedigree

A glimpse inside £850K-plus Ross-shire property with famous pedigree

Future possible uses for property designed by Ardross Castle architect include country retreat, hotel, large home or conversion into apartments.


Rev James Currall: ‘One of the VE Day 80 events that particularly caught my eye was the Liberation Convoy’

Rev James Currall: ‘One of the VE Day 80 events that particularly caught my eye was the Liberation Convoy’

As we mark the courage of all those who fought for the freedoms we now enjoy, it’s worth reflecting that peace begins in each of our heart.


LOOKING BACK: Road ribbon cutting ceremony at Lairg

LOOKING BACK: Road ribbon cutting ceremony at Lairg

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.


“You and your agent are going to get about a billion phone calls tomorrow”

“You and your agent are going to get about a billion phone calls tomorrow”

Ullapool’s RuMac featured on tonight’s live Britain’s Got Talent semi-final in front of millions of TV viewers


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

MSP Jamie Stone highlights the plight of Hunters of Brora woollen mill in the Scottish Parliament; And La Mirage in Helmsdale is put on the market.


‘Best ever’ live music line-up as Northern Meeting Park reopens - briefly! - for The Gathering Festival

‘Best ever’ live music line-up as Northern Meeting Park reopens - briefly! - for The Gathering Festival

Northern Meeting Park in Inverness is set to re-open briefly later this month to host a top Highland festival of music, culture, food and drink.


Ullapool musician to feature on tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final

Ullapool musician to feature on tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final

RuMac will perform on tonight’s BGT semi-final in front of millions of TV viewers


Cycle sportive set to close famous Bealach Na Bà stretch of NC500

Cycle sportive set to close famous Bealach Na Bà stretch of NC500

A cycling event is set to close one of the most spectacular stretches of road on the Highlands’ NC500 route for two-and-a-half hours later this month.


WATCH: ‘One-handed’ Highland rock talent inspires national campaign on the benefits of music for stroke survivors

WATCH: ‘One-handed’ Highland rock talent inspires national campaign on the benefits of music for stroke survivors

An Inverness musician’s determined recovery from the trauma of suffering a stroke is providing inspiration in a new national campaign.


Ullapool families to benefit from £87k funding for wellbeing through nature

Ullapool families to benefit from £87k funding for wellbeing through nature

Families in the Ullapool High School catchment area are set to benefit from £87,000 in funding to support family wellbeing through nature connection.


‘Start of new era’ as UK’s largest rewilding initiative launches as charity

‘Start of new era’ as UK’s largest rewilding initiative launches as charity

A Highland rewilding initiative has launched as an independent charity in a bid to restore nature across more than 200,000 hectares in the region.


Highland port’s cruise season ramps up

Highland port’s cruise season ramps up

The Easter Ross port’s season, running until the end of October, is worth millions to the wider Highland tourism economy.


Highland Council urge Tain community to have say as future of TRACC — and town’s only swimming pool — hangs in the balance

Highland Council urge Tain community to have say as future of TRACC — and town’s only swimming pool — hangs in the balance

Five options have been put forward to consider regarding the future of TRACC in Tain.


PICTURES: See the new Skinnet cross-slab replica being put in place in Halkirk

PICTURES: See the new Skinnet cross-slab replica being put in place in Halkirk

A replica Pictish stone that has been painstakingly carved over the last 12 months was put in place earlier this week.


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