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A look back at Ross-shire Journal's old files.

USERS of private water supplies in the Highlands have been advised to take preventative steps to preserve their drinking water.

Mobile phone network operator EE Ltd has applied for permission for a phone mast in Wester Ross.

RURAL businesses warned following a spate of thefts.

An Easter Ross woman shaken by the horrific aftermath of a young driver's car smash has turned the alarming experience into art.

Police in Dingwall are probing into fire-raising at the town's public toilets.

BOFFINS in Ross-shire are set to play a key role probing the habits of a much-maligned 'foreign invader'.

An Alness toddler who is expected to undergo a stem cell transplant following chemotherapy is being tested for the procedure.

ARTISTS working in a Black Isle studio will throw open the doors to visitors next weekend and share an insight of their creative processes.

A TOT who is expected to undergo a stem cell transplant after chemo treatment for cancer has been having her bone marrow tested for the procedure.

DINGWALL-based MSP Kate Forbes has called on Highland Council to pay foster carers a fee for each child placed.

A JACK-UP vessel which had been anchored in the Cromarty Firth has begun work on seabed piling for the £2.6bn Moray East Offshore wind farm.

MORE than 30 taxis and private hire cars have been checked during a joint operation by Police Scotland and Highland Council Trading Standards.

KEEN photographers impressed with the difference a charity is making to women in Africa are to stage a pop-up show.

A BUS driver who married for a third time without telling his new wife he had not divorced his second spouse escaped a prison sentence today.

The chair of a community group encouraging sustainable food use is keen for input from locals.

Members of an Easter Ross angling club have been celebrating catches.

AIR passengers face further disruption in the Highlands after traffic controllers announced plans for another strike next month.

POLICE have renewed an appeal for information after an Easter Ross traffic collision on Sunday.

Members of an Easter Ross lifeboat crew were paged last night after reports of a vessel losing power in the Moray Firth and drifting towards a beach.