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5113 domestic abuse reports last festive season: don’t suffer in silence in the Highlands this Christmas

23 December 2024
5113 domestic abuse reports last festive season: don’t suffer in silence in the Highlands this Christmas

5113 domestic abuse reports last festive season: don’t suffer in silence in the Highlands this Christmas

23 December 2024

Scotland’s senior law officer has encouraged victims not to suffer in silence this festive period.


THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS: Why we sentence too many to jail, Christmas, corruption and addiction at HMP Highland

20 December 2024
THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS: Why we sentence too many to jail, Christmas, corruption and addiction at HMP Highland

THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS: Why we sentence too many to jail, Christmas, corruption and addiction at HMP Highland

20 December 2024

Scott Watson, the governor of HMP Inverness gives an exclusive interview to the Inverness Courier.


Former Velocity staff launch crowdfunding campaign to bring new Roots Café to Inverness

19 December 2024
Former Velocity staff launch crowdfunding campaign to bring new Roots Café to Inverness

Former Velocity staff launch crowdfunding campaign to bring new Roots Café to Inverness

19 December 2024

Staff who worked at Velocity Café hope to carry on the venue’s ethos by re-opening with new ownership and a new name.


Tourist tax sparks debate in the Highlands amid concerns over economic impact

16 December 2024
Tourist tax sparks debate in the Highlands amid concerns over economic impact

Tourist tax sparks debate in the Highlands amid concerns over economic impact

16 December 2024

Highland Council’s proposed visitor levy has sparked a heated debate.


UHI Inverness students to provide hundreds of free meals for Ross-shire families in need this festive period

16 December 2024
UHI Inverness students to provide hundreds of free meals for Ross-shire families in need this festive period

UHI Inverness students to provide hundreds of free meals for Ross-shire families in need this festive period

16 December 2024

UHI Inverness students are set to provide over 400 meals for families in need across Inverness and Ross-shire this winter.


High Life Highland countryside ranger service win gold at international awards

08 December 2024
High Life Highland countryside ranger service win gold at international awards

High Life Highland countryside ranger service win gold at international awards

08 December 2024

The team were awarded for the Highland Wildflower Meadow Mosaic Project at the annual Green Apple Environment Awards.


Police Scotland officers safeguard 66 people being exploited by County Lines gangs in one week

06 December 2024
Police Scotland officers safeguard 66 people being exploited by County Lines gangs in one week

Police Scotland officers safeguard 66 people being exploited by County Lines gangs in one week

06 December 2024

Between Monday, November 25 and Sunday, December 1, officers across the country identified and safeguarded a number of vulnerable people.


COURT ROUND UP: Ross-shire sites used for a man who subjected a woman to repeated rapes and sexual assaults

30 November 2024
COURT ROUND UP: Ross-shire sites used for a man who subjected a woman to repeated rapes and sexual assaults

COURT ROUND UP: Ross-shire sites used for a man who subjected a woman to repeated rapes and sexual assaults

30 November 2024

Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last week.


‘Emerging leader’ appointed as managing director of two Highland companies after acquisition

29 November 2024
‘Emerging leader’ appointed as managing director of two Highland companies after acquisition

‘Emerging leader’ appointed as managing director of two Highland companies after acquisition

29 November 2024

Daniel Cormack will take the reigns of Scotbuild and Calder Electrical after GEG Capital acquired the two Highland contractors.


Highland-based energy firm lands 160-tonne marine contract

28 November 2024
Highland-based energy firm lands 160-tonne marine contract

Highland-based energy firm lands 160-tonne marine contract

28 November 2024

Global Energy Group has secured a contract from Briggs Marine for the fabrication of two 20-metre Subsea Cable Storage Baskets.


Invergordon-based firm completes multi-million pound project of quay wall at Ardersier

27 November 2024
Invergordon-based firm completes multi-million pound project of quay wall at Ardersier

Invergordon-based firm completes multi-million pound project of quay wall at Ardersier

27 November 2024

Invergordon-based specialists Sarens PSG has just completed a multi-million pound project on the UKs largest brownfield port development site.


Highland-based construction company acquired by Global Energy Group

27 November 2024
Highland-based construction company acquired by Global Energy Group

Highland-based construction company acquired by Global Energy Group

27 November 2024

Scotbuild, based in Inverness, changed hands earlier this month.


Another chemical spill near Inverness train station sparks cancellation of Kyle of Lochalsh service

27 November 2024
Another chemical spill near Inverness train station sparks cancellation of Kyle of Lochalsh service

Another chemical spill near Inverness train station sparks cancellation of Kyle of Lochalsh service

27 November 2024

A chemical spill near Inverness train station is causing cancellations this morning.


Police appeal after man (65) assaulted in Dingwall

26 November 2024
Police appeal after man (65) assaulted in Dingwall

Police appeal after man (65) assaulted in Dingwall

26 November 2024

On November 21 a 65-year-old man was walking on Mill Street, Dingwall, when he was assaulted by another man who was riding a bike.


Ferries cancelled and liable to disruption between Ullapool and Stornoway as yellow weather warning in place due to Storm Bert

25 November 2024
Ferries cancelled and liable to disruption between Ullapool and Stornoway as yellow weather warning in place due to Storm Bert

Ferries cancelled and liable to disruption between Ullapool and Stornoway as yellow weather warning in place due to Storm Bert

25 November 2024

The early morning ferry between Ullapool and Stornoway has been cancelled due to Storm Bert.


Tentacles of ‘County Lines’ drug gangs reach as far north as Alness

23 November 2024
Tentacles of ‘County Lines’ drug gangs reach as far north as Alness

Tentacles of ‘County Lines’ drug gangs reach as far north as Alness

23 November 2024

The Highlands are grappling with the grim reality of County Lines drug operations exploiting vulnerable individuals and wreaking misery.


Tain housing support service gets glowing report from Care Inspectorate

18 November 2024
Tain housing support service gets glowing report from Care Inspectorate

Tain housing support service gets glowing report from Care Inspectorate

18 November 2024

The Christian Community Action Support Team known as CCAST Highland is a charity that provides support to adults in their own homes.


Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

16 November 2024
Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

Research partnership will shape development of custodial care at new Highland prison

16 November 2024

Supporting rehabilitation of people in prison to reduce reoffending is at the heart of an innovative new research project in the Highlands.


Highland woman helps clothe domestic abuse survivors with dignity

15 November 2024
Highland woman helps clothe domestic abuse survivors with dignity

Highland woman helps clothe domestic abuse survivors with dignity

15 November 2024

A Highland woman has started a charity to give dignifying help to those living in clothes poverty.


A87 between Keppoch and Dornie clear after earlier traffic incident

15 November 2024
A87 between Keppoch and Dornie clear after earlier traffic incident

A87 between Keppoch and Dornie clear after earlier traffic incident

15 November 2024

The A87 between Keppoch and Dornie is now clear after a traffic incident.


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