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Inverness Airport at centre of emergency alert

Inverness Airport at centre of emergency alert

NVERNESS Airport was at the centre of a full emergency this morning (Friday) after an aircraft reported it was having problems.


Staggies' fans shape up as Scottish football flags fitness drive

Staggies' fans shape up as Scottish football flags fitness drive

SUPPORTERS of Ross County keen to shed unwanted pounds are being encouraged to shape up with a new lifestyle and training programme.


Corriemoillie wind farm scheme in Ross-shire changes hands

Corriemoillie wind farm scheme in Ross-shire changes hands

A ROSS-SHIRE wind farm that is yet to built has changed hands.


GPS service to be disturbed during west coast 'war games'

GPS service to be disturbed during west coast 'war games'

PEOPLE in the north west Highlands who use GPS could see the service disrupted when a major military exercise gets under way next week.


Dingwall man escapes jail for hitting bouncer

Dingwall man escapes jail for hitting bouncer

A  DINGWALL man who punched a bouncer when he was on bail escaped a jail sentence today (Thursday).


Rats claim closes Ross-shire school kitchen

Rats claim closes Ross-shire school kitchen

A ROSS-SHIRE primary school kitchen was closed today (Thursday) amid reports of rats being seen at the premises.


Invergordon to remember maritime tragedy

Invergordon to remember maritime tragedy

A BLACK day in the long and proud naval history of the Cromarty Firth is to be commemorated this autumn.


Former Alness Academy staffer admits £52,000 benefit swindle fraud

Former Alness Academy staffer admits £52,000 benefit swindle fraud

A FORMER member of staff at Alness Academy fraudulently claimed disability benefits of more than £50,000 while he was working at the school, a court…


Youth appears in court on Muir of Ord underage sex offence charges

Youth appears in court on Muir of Ord underage sex offence charges

A TEENAGER has been remanded after facing allegations of sex offences against underage girls in Muir of Ord.


Car passenger sustains 'serious injuries' after Highland road smash

Car passenger sustains 'serious injuries' after Highland road smash

A MOTORIST has been taken to hospital for treatment to "serious" injuries following a two-vehicle smash in the Highlands.


Youth appears on Muir of Ord underage sex charges

Youth appears on Muir of Ord underage sex charges

A TEENAGER has been remanded after appearing in private facing allegations of sex offences involving three underage girls in Muir of Ord.


Global Energy buys out fabricating firm

Global Energy buys out fabricating firm

THE Global Energy Group, owner of the Nigg yard in Easter Ross, has taken over a 100-year-old specialist fabricator.


Former Alness Academy worker admits £52k fraud

Former Alness Academy worker admits £52k fraud

A FORMER Alness Academy staff member fraudulently claimed disability benefits while he was working at the school, a court has heard.


Ross-shire residents invited to try and crack NTS Easter egg trails

Ross-shire residents invited to try and crack NTS Easter egg trails

ROSS-SHIRE families looking for an eggs-ellent day out over the Easter holidays are being invited to try and crack a series of mystery trails.


Black Isle pupils earn praise from MSP

Black Isle pupils earn praise from MSP

PUPILS from Fortrose Academy have come home with "street cred" after featuring among the top prizewinners in the Young Consumer of the Year final.


Ross-shire residents praised for 'brown bin' garden waste effort

Ross-shire residents praised for 'brown bin' garden waste effort

A ROSS-SHIRE councillor has praised residents for heeding a garden waste appeal that will help save taxpayers from footing unnecessary bills.


Fortrose Academy pupils bag award for enterprising business wheeze

Fortrose Academy pupils bag award for enterprising business wheeze

YOUTH enterprise is alive and well in Ross-shire — and that’s official!


Ross man who cut own throat jailed for 20 months

Ross man who cut own throat jailed for 20 months

A ROSS man who drew a knife across his own throat and cut himself in front of his mother has been jailed today (Tuesday) for 20 months.


Ullapool crowd-pullers get late drinking ticket

Ullapool crowd-pullers get late drinking ticket

PUBS and bars in Ullapool can stay open until 2am during the Loch Broom Skiff Regatta and the Loopallu Music Festival under a special licence granted…


Dingwall copper theft report sparks police appeal for information

Dingwall copper theft report sparks police appeal for information

POLICE have issued an appeal for information following the reported theft of copper from a Dingwall business.


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