NEWS

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: It’s showtime!

The annual charity dance contest gets under way on Wednesday, with the final being held next Saturday.

Cowie believes Staggies showed their character against Hibs

Don Cowie was delighted to see his players come from behind to beat Hibernian – and move out of the Premiership’s relegation play-off zone.

Loss of late night train impacting night-time economy in Highland capital, warns business leader

Failure to bring back a late night train linking Inverness with Ross-shire communities is having an “affect on the city’s night-time economy”.

Curious Shieldaig Primary School youngsters make a ‘lovely’ visit to Gairloch Museum

Gairloch Museum gets a visit from Shieldaig Primary School youngsters keen to learn more about how people lived in the past.

NHS Highland in Scottish first after app launch to support new dads

The new DadPad app in the NHS Highland region is the first time it has been launched in Scotland.

WATCH: Dingwall Academy leavers count down final seconds of their school years

Dingwall Academy leavers had a “real celebration” for their final day of high school.

LETTERS: ‘The Greens were less environmentalists and more power crazy opportunists’

‘Good riddance to the Greens’ says Lynsey Ward in a letter to the editor.

COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

Lib Dem candidate David Green says he is not hopeful the government will fix ‘its broken relationship with rural Scotland.’

Highland MSP set to pressure First Minister in waiting John Swinney for action on killer A96

Highland MSP Fergus Ewing is demanding Scotland’s future First Minister makes a concrete pledge on A96 dualling before the summer.

Can Highland Council actually deliver £2bn promised investment in roads and schools?

Opposition leader Alasdair Christie has questions and wonders ‘when the new school will be open for children.’

New schools and roads investment for Ross-shire: ‘What is not to like about this?’

Highland Council plans a £2 billion investment splurge over two decades.

Gorge-eous bridge milestone inspires Ross-shire open day invite

The consulting engineer on the Forth Road Bridge had strong links to Wester Ross - and one of his milestone achievements there is to be marked.

Kyle records hottest temperature in Scotland for 2024 so far

Kyle has recorded the highest temperature in Scotland for 2024 so far, with 22.1 °C.

Schoolboy finds Tennent’s can almost as old as his mum on Highland beach

The 49-year-old can featuring one of the ‘Lager Lovelies’ will be kept as a souvenir.

66 year old in court after one woman taken to hospital after A9 crash near Evanton

A 66-year-old woman is to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court today after a two-car crash on the A9 that left one woman hospitalised.

Police hunting vandals after window smashed in Easter Ross town

Police have appealed for information after vandals smashed a window in Tain on Wednesday morning.

Extreme wildfire warning issued for Highlands

An extreme wildfire warning has been issued for the north-west Highlands after some of the hottest temperatures of the year were recorded.

Morning flights between Inverness and Manchester grounded today

Morning flights between Inverness and Manchester today have been cancelled.

North Kessock Primary’s new ‘garden teacher’ determined to ‘normalise outdoor learning’

The new teacher says: “All the pupils are really enthusiastic, and you don’t need to tell them what the benefits are – they know.”

Stoltman brothers both qualify for World Strongest Man final

Both men set to compete in the World Strongest Man final.