Business

A milestone day for the region’s freeport has been hailed by a leading politician who believes the Highlands are “already seeing the benefits”.

A free business bootcamp will take place in Inverness later this month - and the Federation of Small Businesses is urging people to attend.

The Friends of Cromarty Harbour Charity has laid down a special cask of whisky, bought from the community led GlenWyvis Distillery.

The Friends of Cromarty Harbour Charity has laid down a special cask of whisky, bought from the community led GlenWyvis Distillery.

Desire to put down roots in a community which they has made made a huge contribution to, helped them make the decision.

In March, Dingwall Tesco invited the Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes (HAIBB) to set up outside the store in hopes of raising funds and awareness.

The Port of Cromarty Firth has reached a new milestone with the 750th oil rig to visit its deep, sheltered waters.

Scottish Water engineers were left with egg on their face after having to rip up a street just days after repairing a burst main.

Customers at The Seaforth in Ullapool have been known to travel from as far as Perth – almost 200 miles – to taste the restaurant's famed mussels.

The Glenmorangie Distillery has unveiled a new multi-coloured revamp of its visitor centre experience for the start of the 2024 tourist season.

Ambitious ongoing plans to put the “heart back” into a Black Isle village through the creation of a central hub have taken another big step.

A long-established Plockton business hopes an expansion and creation of a café will safeguard its future amid the "challenging" retail conditions.

Some communities in Easter Ross were without power this lunchtime after electricity supplies were interrupted.

A Highland business has secured a four-year advertising and sponsorship contract with the local authority.

Scottish Water engineers were investigating this afternoon after residents of an Easter Ross town reported a loss of supply.

A luxury Wester Ross hotel has announced two key leadership role appointments.

A Ross-shire distillery that has established an award-winning attraction welcomed more than 64,000 visitors last year, it has been revealed.

Finlay Keiller and Haley Shepherd started their Evanton growing site last spring after several years of growing.

Two crooked hotel executives who conspired to defraud the owner of thousands of pounds by paying a fake employee have avoided prison.

The business leaders of the future have been recognised at the Highland and Moray regional finals of the Young Enterprise Scotland Company Programme.