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Full house for rail conference at Wick hotel – Convenor delighted with talks by top railway professionals

Full house for rail conference at Wick hotel – Convenor delighted with talks by top railway professionals

Full house for rail conference at Wick hotel – Convenor delighted with talks by top railway professionals

A pressure group promoting the far north railway line held its AGM and conference in Wick at the Norseman Hotel on Friday, July 4.


Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

A group of concerned Wick residents voiced their fears over plans for whisky warehouses to be sited near their homes.


WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

WATCH: Ed Miliband says cutting Scotland’s energy costs ‘unfair’ to Midlands and South of England

The Labour government’s energy secretary fears businesses there could ‘face damage to their competitiveness’.


Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

Wick Co-op is set to be ‘totally transformed’ with an extensive eight-week programme of works and improvements underway.


Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

A former heroin and crack addict has turned his life around with a successful business selling luxury candles that are now stocked in Thurso.


HITA shortlist 2025 is revealed!

HITA shortlist 2025 is revealed!

HITA shortlist 2025 is revealed!

Are you a finalist in this year’s Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards?


Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

A Halkirk businesswoman has plenty to sing about after she picked up a major award at an event in Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry.


New businesses in the north Highlands should ‘just go for it’

New businesses in the north Highlands should ‘just go for it’

New businesses in the north Highlands should ‘just go for it’

Thurso-based Fresh Favourites offers nutritious meals delivered to people’s doors. Owner Debbie Mackay shares the story of the award-winning business


PICTURES: Whisky enthusiasts flock to Inverness as festival returns for fourth edition

PICTURES: Whisky enthusiasts flock to Inverness as festival returns for fourth edition

PICTURES: Whisky enthusiasts flock to Inverness as festival returns for fourth edition

Spirits were high this afternoon as whisky enthusiasts gathered in Inverness for an annual whisky festival.


Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

Ecstatic groups fighting plans for a swathe of 4G masts in some of the Highlands’ most unspoilt landscapes are declaring victory after a sharp u-turn.


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