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A warm welcome to new Highland councillors

A warm welcome to new Highland councillors

A very warm congratulations go out to all the elected councillors for Badenoch and Strathspey. Of course, I am especially pleased that my party colleagues,…


Jags' season ends with defeat

Jags' season ends with defeat

The curtain came down on Strathspey Thistle’s third Highland League season with a 4-0 defeat from a Clachnacuddin side that leapt up the league table…


Champs crash out of the cup

Champs crash out of the cup

The first round of the Macaulay Cup produced a major shock when Newtonmore crashed out at the hands of newcomers to the top flight, Kinlochshiel, They…


Bus station Samurai sword man fined

Bus station Samurai sword man fined

A man who took a decorative Samurai sword out of a case at Farraline Park bus station in Inverness has been fined £100 at Inverness Sheriff Court. Charles…


Carrbridge pool visit sex offender jailed

Carrbridge pool visit sex offender jailed

A registered sex offender has been jailed for 18 months after staff at a Carrbridge holiday resort noticed a "strange man" behaving in an odd way. Scott…


Looking forward to working with new council

Looking forward to working with new council

FIRST OF all, I welcome the new look “Strathy”. My warm congratulations go out to all the elected councillors for Badenoch and Strathspey. Of course,…


A Strathspey watchdog denies "witch-hunt" claims

A Strathspey watchdog denies "witch-hunt" claims

Dulnain Bridge’s community councillors have rejected bitter accusations of a "witch-hunt" over their handling of last summer’s "crisis kids" controversy…


New look Highland Council to meet for first time

New look Highland Council to meet for first time

Increased wages for lowly paid staff and a return to a localised decision making set-up across the Highlands are expected to be key priorities of the…


Children learn about planning in the Cairngorms National Park

Children learn about planning in the Cairngorms National Park

Primary school children in the Cairngorms National Park have been find outing more about how and why their local area is shaped the way it is.


Man airlifted to hospital after Aviemore-Grantown road smash

Man airlifted to hospital after Aviemore-Grantown road smash

Emergency services have been dealing with a major accident on the A95 Aviemore-Grantown road. A car and a van colided at about 5.30am near Boat of…


Hungry squirrel raids bird feeder

Hungry squirrel raids bird feeder

HAZEL the red squirrel is clearly a hungry lady as she has been raiding a bird feeder at Laggan Wolftrax. Staff at The Laggan Forest Trust (LFT) were…


Strath companies urged to sign up and cash in

Strath companies urged to sign up and cash in

Thousands of Scottish companies are landing contracts after signing up to a free website for public sector work, a report has revealed. The Public…


Two people badly injured after A9 crash near Aviemore

Two people badly injured after A9 crash near Aviemore

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious accident south of Aviemore on the A9 Inverness-Perth road earlier today. The accident involving…


New arrival finds feet at Highland Wildlife Park

New arrival finds feet at Highland Wildlife Park

The Highland Wildlife Park has welcomed a new arrival to their herd of European Bison. May Day saw the arrival of a calf into one of the UK’s largest…


Police warn accommodation providers in strath to be on their guard

Police warn accommodation providers in strath to be on their guard

Police are keen to trace a woman who has been travelling alone throughout the Highlands and is alleged to have committed fraud at hotels and B&B establishments. The…


Tasty new arrival set for Grantown

Tasty new arrival set for Grantown

A well-known Highland bakery firm is to move into Grantown’s High Street at the end of next month. Nairn-based Ashers Bakeries is to move into the…


Kings falter against Glenurquhart

Kings falter against Glenurquhart

Kingussie had to look lively to notch up a point against a spirited Glenurquhart at Drumnadrochit on Saturday in a 3-3 clash.


Newtonmore open gap on chasing pack

Newtonmore open gap on chasing pack

Newtonmore have edged clear at the top of the Premier League after a 3-0 win over long time title rivals Fort William.


Injury-hit Jags forced to field sick keeper

Injury-hit Jags forced to field sick keeper

STRATHSPEY Thistle manager Brian Ritchie was again left cursing his luck as the Jags injury crisis struck again on Saturday in their 3-1 defeat.


Jags fall to lively United

Jags fall to lively United

THE visitors took the lead on the stroke of half-time with the first real chance of the match to hand United the initiative.


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