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Hector MacKenzie


Senior News Editor

Hector MacKenzie is a senior news editor with the Highland News and Media group and has 30-plus years’ experience in journalism. Raised in Ross-shire, he’s content editor for the Ross-shire Journal. A graduate of Glasgow University, he spent four years working in the media in Beijing and his work has appeared in publications and online in the UK, China and United States. He firmly believes everyone has a story to tell.

Hector MacKenzie

Balintore’s Seaboard Centre ‘so grateful’ for funding lifeline from auction

12 April 2025
Balintore’s Seaboard Centre ‘so grateful’ for funding lifeline from auction

Balintore’s Seaboard Centre ‘so grateful’ for funding lifeline from auction

12 April 2025

The event hosted by the Seaboard Centre in Balintore has also thrown light on the tough financial climate faced by Third Sector groups.


Scene set for Easter weekend Foulis Castle daffodil day

11 April 2025
Scene set for Easter weekend Foulis Castle daffodil day

Scene set for Easter weekend Foulis Castle daffodil day

11 April 2025

An eagerly anticipated Easter Ross daffodil day will bring a welcome seasonal boost to two much-loved local charities.


Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

11 April 2025
Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

Alma (12) inspires Black Isle Zumbathon for life-saving charity

11 April 2025

Alma was in her final year at Avoch Primary when she started to feel unwell. What happened next kickstarted a dramatic chain of events.


Iconic Ross-shire peak is scene of rescue shout

10 April 2025
Iconic Ross-shire peak is scene of rescue shout

Iconic Ross-shire peak is scene of rescue shout

10 April 2025

A walker who suffered a leg injury on an iconic Ross-shire peak triggered a full callout of a mountain rescue team.


Why public toilets got Black Isle community excited

10 April 2025
Why public toilets got Black Isle community excited

Why public toilets got Black Isle community excited

10 April 2025

The opening of a public toilet may not sound like much of a draw. But this one proved popular.


Love is all around — and carved in stone

09 April 2025
Love is all around — and carved in stone

Love is all around — and carved in stone

09 April 2025

A fascinating insight into marriage lintels that surround us if we look closely enough will be offered at a history talk on the Black Isle next week.


Why Dingwall hotel is set to become Cafe Eccentrique

09 April 2025
Why Dingwall hotel is set to become Cafe Eccentrique

Why Dingwall hotel is set to become Cafe Eccentrique

09 April 2025

The amateur dramatics group is building on a successful cabaret event which proved a hit at the same venue.


Invergordon inn bades fond farewell to all its former ‘shipmates’

08 April 2025
Invergordon inn bades fond farewell to all its former ‘shipmates’

Invergordon inn bades fond farewell to all its former ‘shipmates’

08 April 2025

An Easter Ross inn that closed its doors for the final time has thanked members of the public for their kind good wishes.


Black Isle mum’s poignant return to Inverness UHI campus

08 April 2025
Black Isle mum’s poignant return to Inverness UHI campus

Black Isle mum’s poignant return to Inverness UHI campus

08 April 2025

A Black Isle mum who used to work with UHI Inverness made a poignant return to the campus to receive a charity donation in memory of her son.


Black Isle pupils go eggs-tra mile in show of support for Ukrainian counterparts

08 April 2025
Black Isle pupils go eggs-tra mile in show of support for Ukrainian counterparts

Black Isle pupils go eggs-tra mile in show of support for Ukrainian counterparts

08 April 2025

North Kessock Primary school held a fundraiser to gather Easter Eggs and stationery for the charity Highlands for Ukraine to spread the love.


Ross-shire volunteers declare war on town’s weeds

08 April 2025
Ross-shire volunteers declare war on town’s weeds

Ross-shire volunteers declare war on town’s weeds

08 April 2025

An Easter Ross town is declaring war on weeds with locals urged to bolster the small volunteer army behind the effort.


Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

07 April 2025
Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

Big issue chewed over at Black Isle tea party as politicians drop in

07 April 2025

The visit came on the back of a sobering report outlining a care home sector ‘teetering on the brink of crisis’.


Ross County FC coincidence forges artistic hook-up that’s a hit with public

07 April 2025
Ross County FC coincidence forges artistic hook-up that’s a hit with public

Ross County FC coincidence forges artistic hook-up that’s a hit with public

07 April 2025

The search is now on for the perfect venue for the show in Scotland. Any suggestions?


A835 re-opens after wildfire near Stac Pollaidh as crews standby over ‘extreme’ risk of blazes in Highlands

07 April 2025
A835 re-opens after wildfire near Stac Pollaidh as crews standby over ‘extreme’ risk of blazes in Highlands

A835 re-opens after wildfire near Stac Pollaidh as crews standby over ‘extreme’ risk of blazes in Highlands

07 April 2025

A key trunk road in Ross-shire has reopened after being closed yesterday due to a wildfire near an iconic peak visited by thousands every year.


‘If this law was in place when we built The Stonehouses, I don’t think we could have done it’

03 April 2025
‘If this law was in place when we built The Stonehouses, I don’t think we could have done it’

‘If this law was in place when we built The Stonehouses, I don’t think we could have done it’

03 April 2025

A Ross-based tourism development expert is calling on Labour to refine Jeremy Hunt’s UK tax on second homes before it damages innovation in tourism.


Sectors set to be worth billions to Highlands over next decade in spotlight

03 April 2025
Sectors set to be worth billions to Highlands over next decade in spotlight

Sectors set to be worth billions to Highlands over next decade in spotlight

03 April 2025

A multi-billion pound investment in the Highlands is the subject of a summit bringing together key players in the region’s economy.


Rosskeen Farm spring sowing with a familiar backdrop

03 April 2025
Rosskeen Farm spring sowing with a familiar backdrop

Rosskeen Farm spring sowing with a familiar backdrop

03 April 2025

Ross-shire through the Lens puts your shots in the frame every week.


Ross-shire care home plans community day ahead of re-opening

02 April 2025
Ross-shire care home plans community day ahead of re-opening

Ross-shire care home plans community day ahead of re-opening

02 April 2025

A Wester Ross care home closed last summer due to staffing challenges is set to re-open soon, it was confirmed today.


Hello - and goodbye - at popular Wester Ross cafe

01 April 2025
Hello - and goodbye - at popular Wester Ross cafe

Hello - and goodbye - at popular Wester Ross cafe

01 April 2025

The museum has won one of the biggest prizes in the sector and striven to become a destination in itself - with the help of a wonderful cafe.


Restaurant of the Year accolade for Ross-shire eatery

01 April 2025
Restaurant of the Year accolade for Ross-shire eatery

Restaurant of the Year accolade for Ross-shire eatery

01 April 2025

‘We may be small, but we’re perfectly formed, and this award outlines our aspirations.’


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