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10cm snow forecast sparks Met Office yellow weather warning

15 November 2024
10cm snow forecast sparks Met Office yellow weather warning

10cm snow forecast sparks Met Office yellow weather warning

15 November 2024

A snow and ice warning has been issued for the northern Highlands and Moray - with up to 10cm expected to fall in some places.


MFR founder ‘sad’ at end of Highland presenting at station

15 November 2024
MFR founder ‘sad’ at end of Highland presenting at station

MFR founder ‘sad’ at end of Highland presenting at station

15 November 2024

Axeing the final local presenter from MFR has swept away the “last vestige of it being any kind of community station”, its former chief believes.


Engine fault sparks CalMac ferry cancellations

14 November 2024
Engine fault sparks CalMac ferry cancellations

Engine fault sparks CalMac ferry cancellations

14 November 2024

An engine fault has sparked the cancellation of some ferry crossings in and out of Ullapool on Thursday.


MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

13 November 2024
MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

13 November 2024

Jodie McCluskey's breakfast show is being axed, signalling an end to MFR's last regular locally-produced programming.


Water works fault sparks tanker deployment in Wester Ross community

13 November 2024
Water works fault sparks tanker deployment in Wester Ross community

Water works fault sparks tanker deployment in Wester Ross community

13 November 2024

Water tankers are being deployed to top up the mains in the Applecross area after the water treatment works shut down due to a fault.


Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

11 November 2024
Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

11 November 2024

A new Highland scheme aimed at helping support people into work has launched its website.


£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal.

02 November 2024
£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal.

£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal.

02 November 2024

Major disruption on the Highland Mainline this month will enable £9m in track improvements to be carried out, Network Rail has revealed.


Grounded fishing boat near Kessock Bridge sparks RNLI launch

01 November 2024
Grounded fishing boat near Kessock Bridge sparks RNLI launch

Grounded fishing boat near Kessock Bridge sparks RNLI launch

01 November 2024

A grounded fishing vessel sparked a call-out for the RNLI’s Kessock lifeboat on Friday afternoon.


Police searching for 2 missing children last seen at Inverness Railway Station

31 October 2024
Police searching for 2 missing children last seen at Inverness Railway Station

Police searching for 2 missing children last seen at Inverness Railway Station

31 October 2024

Kayla Munro (15) and Koby Watts (13) were last seen at Inverness Railway Station at around 5.30pm on Wednesday.


Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024
Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024

Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh are among several Highland railway stations whose ticket office hours will be affected under ScotRail’s proposals.


10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024
10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024

Work to strengthen the bridge towers, which had been due to start this month and take six months, will now begin in January and run for 10 months.


‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024
‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024

Highland Paranormal, which have just celebrated their 14th anniversary, have been sharing some of their ghostly encounters with the great beyond.


Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024
Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024

Around 10,000 music fans attended last year’s successful fest at the Black Isle Showground, and the band promise ‘bigger and better’ for its return.


No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

29 October 2024
No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

29 October 2024

Buses will replace all ScotRail and LNER trains between Inverness and Perth for four weekends from mid-November.


Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

27 October 2024
Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

Controversial retail, food and EV hub plan revised after community push back

27 October 2024

Plans for a controversial drive-through at a proposed development next to the A9 have been dropped after push back from the community.


Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024
Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024

The strike would cause Stagecoach services to grind to a halt in the Inverness area, as well as north and west of the city, and on Skye and in Orkney


Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024
Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024

The practice issued larger, monthly prescriptions and granted additional prescriptions on request despite their patient’s “history of overdoses”.


‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

23 October 2024
‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

‘Taken far too soon’: Devastated family pay tribute to woman killed in car crash

23 October 2024

Emilie Anne Parker (30) and her two dogs all died after a collision involving a car while she was walking her pets along the B9152 near Aviemore.


Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

22 October 2024
Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

Chip shop and restaurant plan excites community as planning application lodged

22 October 2024

Delighted village residents are salivating at the prospect that a new chip shop and restaurant could open in the heart of their community.


Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

21 October 2024
Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

Surprise inspections result in improvement recommendations at New Craigs Hospital

21 October 2024

Several recommendations were made, but inspectors also highlighted a number of positives too, including the staff.


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