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Highland Council set to welcome Scottish golf fans

Highland Council set to welcome Scottish golf fans

The Highland Council is gearing up to play its part in the latest big event to take place in the area – the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.


Dalwhinnie Primary School closes because of falling roll

Dalwhinnie Primary School closes because of falling roll

One of the smallest schools in Scotland has had to close its doors, ending 134 years of history and leaving a gaping hole in the community.


Public anger grows at banking scandal

Public anger grows at banking scandal

EVEN the Banks have bunting out on the Grantown High Street as we celebrate the Jubilee, Olympics and life in general this summer.


Police find missing child in Inverness

Police find missing child in Inverness

Police have called off a large-scale search for a missing child in Inverness, involving police officers, search teams and the British Red Cross and Coastguard,…


Hollywood comes to the Highlands

Hollywood comes to the Highlands

Hollywood came to the Highlands yesterday for the Highland premiere of new Disney Pixar animation Brave.


Scotland's newest university open for business

Scotland's newest university open for business

With only five weeks to go before exam results are published,  Scotland’s newest university, The University of the Highlands and Islands,…


New £3.5M Badenoch school extension given the go-ahead

New £3.5M Badenoch school extension given the go-ahead

A badly needed £3.5 million extension will bring an end to the "terrible" teaching conditions at the strath’s largest secondary school.


Travel problems caused by severe weather

Travel problems caused by severe weather

ScotRail today confirmed a derailed freight train and flooding are causing disruption to its West Highland Line services.


Health advice for T in the Park revellers

Health advice for T in the Park revellers

Scotland's national telehealth organisation is urging music lovers in the Highlands going to T in the Park to be prepared to look after their health.


Calls for HGVs to be banned from UK motorways on Sundays

Calls for HGVs to be banned from UK motorways on Sundays

The incoming president of the Institute of Highway Engineers risks the wrath of truckers - but may earn the adulation of weekend motorists.


Highland councillor hits out at road repair methods

Highland councillor hits out at road repair methods

A councillor has claimed using cold tar to fill in potholes on the Highlands’s crumbling road network is "ridiculous" and should only be used…


Walker lifts the Scottish Hydro again

Walker lifts the Scottish Hydro again

England's Sam Walker became the first multiple winner of the Scottish Hydro Challenge at the Macdonald Spey Valley golf course in a thrilling climax.


Tomatin Distillery opens up new look visitor centre

Tomatin Distillery opens up new look visitor centre

Tomatin Distillery is looking forward to welcome in excess of 20,000 visitors to its new look visitor centre this summer.


Alleged online loans fraud

Alleged online loans fraud

POLICE wish to highlight ongoing reports of possible fraudulent schemes carried out over the telephone. Reports of fraudulent offers of loans in return…


Black Watch soldiers are welcomed to the House of Commons by MP Danny Alexander

Black Watch soldiers are welcomed to the House of Commons by MP Danny Alexander

120 soldiers from 20th Armoured Brigade including 3 Scots (Blackwatch) were welcomed home by Danny Alexander, MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey.…


Els hoping to star at Castle Stuart

Els hoping to star at Castle Stuart

Ernie Els is hoping to be to the 'four' next month when he lines up in the field for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf…


MacTavish success has ’More looking for treble

MacTavish success has ’More looking for treble

NEWTONMORE have taken the first step on the road to a pos­sible cup treble this season with a 5-1 victory at Inverness’s Bught Park over North First Division…


A9 dualling should be addressed urgently

A9 dualling should be addressed urgently

By Danny Alexander MP BEFORE I begin I would like to express my deepest of condolences to all those affected by the recent tragic accidents on the…


King hails war effort as Germany surrenders

King hails war effort as Germany surrenders

Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, the capitulation being signed by a German emissary at Reims early on Monday, May 7, and Tuesday was…


Killer bee disease found in Inverness-shire

Killer bee disease found in Inverness-shire

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB), a disease affecting colonies of honeybees, has been found in an apiary in Inverness-shire. The disease was…


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