WORK to boost inclusion through the teaching of British Sign Language has earned a Highland organisation a top prize in a prestigious UK competition.
Halkirk's Ruby Everett was among half-a-dozen youngsters whose poems won commendations from across the Highland Council area.
Banniskirk cup for most points in handicrafts and the Banniskirk Silver plate for most points in baking were also awarded.
The plea has gone out to Highland residents who have CPR knowledge.
SOARING sea water temperatures are causing "deep concern" a Highland salmon farm business has warned.
The strikes are in response to plans to cut £4 million from the UHI's budget and make dozens of staff redundant.
Rail passengers are being warned of disruption to services on the Far North Line later this month.
Jago Ashwell (74) is known to have travelled by train from Inverness to Caithness on Monday.
The Communication Workers' Union's Highland chair issued the warning after an MP highlighted NHS patients who'd missed appointments due to late mail.
Passengers have had to endure journeys of up to four-and-a-half hours without any on-board food-and-drink service.
The drivers, aged 18 to 56, were caught in Caithness, Easter and Wester Ross and the Black Isle
A three-day walkout of school staff across the Highlands later this month looks set to go ahead after UNISON rejected a revised pay offer.
SEVEN Highland schools were in the 100 best performing Scottish secondaries, when measured on the percentage of pupils securing five or more Highers.
A revised pay offer has been made to striking school staff just a fortnight before the next walkout, with a union set to meet tomorrow to discuss it.
THE failure of a bid to pause the introduction of short-term lets licensing legislation has been branded "disappointing" by a Highland MSP.
The chief inspector of prisons in Scotland issued the warning in her latest annual report.
DOZENS of motorcyclists were stopped by police during a weekend safety campaign on the North Coast 500.
A HIGHLAND MP has issued an urgent plea in Westminster for action to safeguard the roles of more than 100 trainee journalists.
Fears over the possible fate of a small boat sparked a call-out for the Thurso lifeboat on Thursday night.
Highlands and Islands Green MSP Ariane Burgess has welcomed the support for groups that are working to create new affordable homes for locals.