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Fresh blow for Scottish households as water bills rise

04 February 2022
Fresh blow for Scottish households as water bills rise

Fresh blow for Scottish households as water bills rise

04 February 2022

Scottish Water has announced a rise in household water bills for the coming year.


Praise for council Covid-19 relief staff

02 February 2022
Praise for council Covid-19 relief staff

Praise for council Covid-19 relief staff

02 February 2022

Local authority staff who worked to deliver Covid-19 grants to hard-hit Highland businesses have been praised by a senior councillor.


Time to Talk initiative on mental health and suicide prevention launches this week

01 February 2022
Time to Talk initiative on mental health and suicide prevention launches this week

Time to Talk initiative on mental health and suicide prevention launches this week

01 February 2022

A new mental health awareness initiative dubbed “the nation’s biggest mental health conversation” is being backed by Highland Council.


Boost for policing numbers in Highlands

07 January 2022
Boost for policing numbers in Highlands

Boost for policing numbers in Highlands

07 January 2022

The Highlands will benefit from extra policing cover with hundreds of officers across Scotland redeployed to ease the impact of Covid-19 absences.


Eden Court Theatre panto blow as Cinderella shows are cancelled

22 December 2021
Eden Court Theatre panto blow as Cinderella shows are cancelled

Eden Court Theatre panto blow as Cinderella shows are cancelled

22 December 2021

The Highlands’ biggest Christmas panto is being cancelled after discussions on newly-announced Scottish Government Covid-19 restrictions.


Highlands remains among safest places in UK

08 December 2021
Highlands remains among safest places in UK

Highlands remains among safest places in UK

08 December 2021

Police Scotland said the Highlands and Islands is one of the safest places to live in the UK, but reported sexual crimes had risen slightly.


Highland councillors call for fair budget settlement from finance secretary Kate Forbes

07 December 2021
Highland councillors call for fair budget settlement from finance secretary Kate Forbes

Highland councillors call for fair budget settlement from finance secretary Kate Forbes

07 December 2021

Three prominent Highland councillors are calling on the Scottish Government to increase local authority funding as part of a “just” budget settlement.


Rail bridge crash causing ongoing train delays after north line re-opens

12 November 2021
Rail bridge crash causing ongoing train delays after north line re-opens

Rail bridge crash causing ongoing train delays after north line re-opens

12 November 2021

Rail services between Inverness and Wick are back running again with delays after a vehicle hit a rail bridge in Ross-shire earlier today.


Railway bridge crash halts Scotrail north line services

12 November 2021
Railway bridge crash halts Scotrail north line services

Railway bridge crash halts Scotrail north line services

12 November 2021

A vehicle’s collision with a railway bridge has forced the closure of the far north railway line between Inverness and Wick.


'There will be no more vanity courses' at UHI

07 September 2021
'There will be no more vanity courses' at UHI

'There will be no more vanity courses' at UHI

07 September 2021

FUTURE learning at the UHI will be much more closely tailored to booming sectors of the economy, the establishment’s new leader has said.


Piano man James to keep playing charity tune despite terrifying late-night tent attack

18 August 2021
Piano man James to keep playing charity tune despite terrifying late-night tent attack

Piano man James to keep playing charity tune despite terrifying late-night tent attack

18 August 2021

A recovering addict pulling a piano the length of Britain for charity is vowing to carry on despite a terrifying late-night attack in Inverness.


LISTEN – Former manager says he feels the hunger has left Brora Rangers

09 August 2021
LISTEN – Former manager says he feels the hunger has left Brora Rangers

LISTEN – Former manager says he feels the hunger has left Brora Rangers

09 August 2021

Former boss felt he couldn't get the maximum effort any more.


Sad death of north MP's grandson

02 August 2021
Sad death of north MP's grandson

Sad death of north MP's grandson

02 August 2021

The family of Highland MP Drew Hendry are mourning the sudden death of his baby grandson.


It was a magnificent feeling to get to the finish line, says Steven Mackay after running four marathons

29 June 2021
It was a magnificent feeling to get to the finish line, says Steven Mackay after running four marathons

It was a magnificent feeling to get to the finish line, says Steven Mackay after running four marathons

29 June 2021

A football manager who ran four marathons within 24 hours from Wick to Inverness is close to realising his £20,000 fundraising target for charity.


Brora football manager to set off from Wick in bid to run four marathons in 24 hours

25 June 2021
Brora football manager to set off from Wick in bid to run four marathons in 24 hours

Brora football manager to set off from Wick in bid to run four marathons in 24 hours

25 June 2021

Highland League football boss Steven Mackay will set off from Wick today in a bid to complete the equivalent of four marathons in 24 hours.


Assurances issued to Belladrum glampers after yurt firm's collapse

17 June 2021
Assurances issued to Belladrum glampers after yurt firm's collapse

Assurances issued to Belladrum glampers after yurt firm's collapse

17 June 2021

Organisers of Belladrum music festival are seeking to assure glampers that bookings made through them are safe following a firm's collapse.


The Highlands now ranks among the UK's most craved-after holiday experiences

17 June 2021
The Highlands now ranks among the UK's most craved-after holiday experiences

The Highlands now ranks among the UK's most craved-after holiday experiences

17 June 2021

Almost a fifth of UK holidaymakers surveyed rated the Highlands as their top holiday destination this year.


Highland community pharmacies to offer free, rapid Covid-19 test kits

16 June 2021
Highland community pharmacies to offer free, rapid Covid-19 test kits

Highland community pharmacies to offer free, rapid Covid-19 test kits

16 June 2021

Residents across the Highlands without Covid-19 symptoms can now collect rapid coronavirus testing kits from community pharmacies.


Highland Council's trading standards department warn of National Insurance number scam

19 May 2021
Highland Council's trading standards department warn of National Insurance number scam

Highland Council's trading standards department warn of National Insurance number scam

19 May 2021

A telephone scam is seeking to intimidate Highland residents into disclosing personal details with fake threats over National Insurance (NI) numbers.


New £122k role could be created at Highland Council

12 May 2021
New £122k role could be created at Highland Council

New £122k role could be created at Highland Council

12 May 2021

Highland councillors will tomorrow debate whether to create a new deputy chief executive post as part of a cost-saving shake-up of senior management.


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