Education

A HIGHLAND MSP's bid to give children in Scotland equal protection from assaults has been granted Royal Assent.

A DOUBLE celebration at Edderton marked the hall’s 30th birthday and the opening of a new play park.

Highland Council’s environmental health team will promote awareness of measures that can be taken by the public to improve air quality.

A NURSERY in Easter Ross has been given a "very good" rating following the latest visit by the Care Inspectorate.

THE likely site of a new super-school in Easter Ross has been revealed by Highland Council.

STUDENTS from the Contin area have been urged to use grant cash available to them after it emerged there had not been any village applicants.

A WOMAN who had to learn to walk again following surgery has overcome a potentially debilitating condition to secure a first class music degree.

A YOUNG artist from the Black Isle who has set her sights on art school has been honoured.

DELIGHTED organisers have praised the talents of the region's young footballing talent after a successful county-wide schools competition.

A LIFE-changing Ross-shire charity’s work to help poor kids in Romania is set for a cash boost after its chief set himself a 60-mile cycle challenge.

A DRIVER was caught doing three times the speed limit outside a Ross-shire school during a police crackdown.

THE family of a man who died in a road crash on the A9 have paid tribute to "a much loved husband, father and grandfather".

POLICE in Ross-shire have vowed a “robust” response to speeding motorists outside schools – ahead of a crackdown when pupils head back to class.

A STRATHPEFFER student who has taken on additional responsibilities outwith her course of study has been recognised with an award.

A DYNAMIC brother and sister duo have been hailed for the part they have played motivating fledgling young runners from two Ross-shire schools.