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Concern as firm's contract to run Caledonian Sleeper service set to be axed

06 October 2022
Concern as firm's contract to run Caledonian Sleeper service set to be axed

Concern as firm's contract to run Caledonian Sleeper service set to be axed

06 October 2022

The Serco Caledonian Sleeper contract between London and the Highlands will end next June Scottish Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth confirms.


MacRae case killer William MacDowell starts appeal, legal representative confirms

05 October 2022
MacRae case killer William MacDowell starts appeal, legal representative confirms

MacRae case killer William MacDowell starts appeal, legal representative confirms

05 October 2022

The man convicted of killing Renee MacRae and their son Andrew has started appeal proceedings only days after he was sentenced to life in prison.


'Did I think after my interview with MacDowell that he could have been the murderer?'

04 October 2022
'Did I think after my interview with MacDowell that he could have been the murderer?'

'Did I think after my interview with MacDowell that he could have been the murderer?'

04 October 2022

Highland News and Media reporter Neil Macphail recalls reporting the Renee and Andrew MacRae mystery over the years.


Loch Hourn fish farm campaigners to fight on

29 September 2022
Loch Hourn fish farm campaigners to fight on

Loch Hourn fish farm campaigners to fight on

29 September 2022

Campaigners against the expansion of Mowi Scotland's Loch Hourn fish farm are to fight the company's appeal against Highland Council's rejection.


Mowi appeal Loch Hourn fish farm decision

28 September 2022
Mowi appeal Loch Hourn fish farm decision

Mowi appeal Loch Hourn fish farm decision

28 September 2022

Fish farm giant Mowi Scotland is to appeal the rejection by Highland Council of their application to increase salmon production in Loch Hourn.


Dingwall Academy cooking heat winner

27 September 2022
Dingwall Academy cooking heat winner

Dingwall Academy cooking heat winner

27 September 2022

Dingwall Academy is back in the junior cooking competition after a Covid break along with Inverness Royal Academy and Charleston Academy, Inverness.


New beaver expansion strategy launched to actively identify sites

25 September 2022
New beaver expansion strategy launched to actively identify sites

New beaver expansion strategy launched to actively identify sites

25 September 2022

A strategy has been published setting out a route map for beaver reintroduction in Scotland for decades to come.


Tanera Mor proposals logded with Highland Council as Summer Isles development takes shape

25 September 2022
Tanera Mor proposals logded with Highland Council as Summer Isles development takes shape

Tanera Mor proposals logded with Highland Council as Summer Isles development takes shape

25 September 2022

The proposals are part of a major multimillion-pound investment now well under way.


UPDATE: Firefighters still at Easter Ross farm blaze

22 September 2022
UPDATE: Firefighters still at Easter Ross farm blaze

UPDATE: Firefighters still at Easter Ross farm blaze

22 September 2022

Two fire units were today still dampening down hay bales at an Easter Ross farm three days after the blaze started on Tuesday September 20.


Young people given taste of firefighting in Highland capital

21 September 2022
Young people given taste of firefighting in Highland capital

Young people given taste of firefighting in Highland capital

21 September 2022

Eight young people have been given a unique firefighting experience at Inverness Community Fire Station.


Six fire units fighting blaze at Easter Ross farm

20 September 2022
Six fire units fighting blaze at Easter Ross farm

Six fire units fighting blaze at Easter Ross farm

20 September 2022

Six fire crews are tackling a barn on fire at an Easter Ross farm this afternoon.


Outgoing UHI principal to leave this week

15 September 2022
Outgoing UHI principal to leave this week

Outgoing UHI principal to leave this week

15 September 2022

Principal Todd Walker of the University of the Highlands and Islands has brought forward his departure date to this week.


PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

11 September 2022
PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

11 September 2022

'I'm a bit of a chocoholic but no foods are banned'.


PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

10 September 2022
PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

PICTURES: 'Chocaholic' Easter Ross mum becomes slimming group's woman of the year

10 September 2022

'I'm a bit of a chocoholic but no foods are banned'.


Future of Black Isle woodland still in melting pot

28 August 2022
Future of Black Isle woodland still in melting pot

Future of Black Isle woodland still in melting pot

28 August 2022

The future of a 20-acre Highland Council wood on the Black Isle is still to be undecided.


Ross-shire woman (105) shares simple secret of a long and happy life

23 August 2022
Ross-shire woman (105) shares simple secret of a long and happy life

Ross-shire woman (105) shares simple secret of a long and happy life

23 August 2022

Ross-shire woman Marjorie Stuart has turned 105 and has views on the secret of a long, happy life.


Chanonry Point dolphin disturbance concerns spur marine campaign on Black Isle

21 August 2022
Chanonry Point dolphin disturbance concerns spur marine campaign on Black Isle

Chanonry Point dolphin disturbance concerns spur marine campaign on Black Isle

21 August 2022

The famous dolphins in the Moray Firth are facing a new marine threat - the surge in popularity of paddle boarding, kayaking and sea swimming.


Ross-shire care assistant struck off for turning up at work under influence of alcohol

21 August 2022
Ross-shire care assistant struck off for turning up at work under influence of alcohol

Ross-shire care assistant struck off for turning up at work under influence of alcohol

21 August 2022

A Dingwall care assistant at a home for vulnerable adults has been struck off for endangering residents by turning up for work under the influence.


Highland can tap into satellite connectivity

19 August 2022
Highland can tap into satellite connectivity

Highland can tap into satellite connectivity

19 August 2022

RURAL businesses and households in the Highlands now have the chance to tap into high-speed connectivity thanks to Starlink satellite technology.


Oh LORRY! Easter Ross gran gets her licence to drive 32-tonne trucks

13 August 2022
Oh LORRY! Easter Ross gran gets her licence to drive 32-tonne trucks

Oh LORRY! Easter Ross gran gets her licence to drive 32-tonne trucks

13 August 2022

An Easter Ross gran has surprised and delighted her friends and relatives by passing her test to drive lorries weighing up to 32 tonnes.


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