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Inspectors deliver ‘weak’ verdict on running of Inverness care home and order improvements

Inspectors deliver ‘weak’ verdict on running of Inverness care home and order improvements

The inspection “highlighted crucial weaknesses in aspects of the service which significantly affected the care that people received.”


Rory Bremner joins Prosper to celebrate Business Excellence in Highlands and Islands

Rory Bremner joins Prosper to celebrate Business Excellence in Highlands and Islands

One of Britain’s best-known impressionists and comedians, Rory Bremner, will return as host of Prosper’s Highlands & Islands Awards.


SSE announces construction of Aberarder Wind Farm

SSE announces construction of Aberarder Wind Farm

SSE has taken a final investment decision to proceed with Aberarder Wind Farm near Inverness.


Orchard Road Dental Practice goes from strength to strength under new ownership

Orchard Road Dental Practice goes from strength to strength under new ownership

Within just one year of reopening under new ownership, Orchard Road Dental Practice has flourished and is receiving prestigious award nominations.


WATCH: Global Energy chair Roy MacGregor on £350m Nigg cable plant: ‘The opportunity is here and we’ve got to embrace it’

WATCH: Global Energy chair Roy MacGregor on £350m Nigg cable plant: ‘The opportunity is here and we’ve got to embrace it’

Global Energy chairman Roy MacGregor urged Highland people to “embrace” the opportunity the new facility can bring to the area.


Stoltman brothers’ creation gifts Highland lifesavers a £1000 pizza the action

Stoltman brothers’ creation gifts Highland lifesavers a £1000 pizza the action

Their tasty creation after a hook-up with a Black Isle eatery has gone down a treat with a Highland lifeboat crew.


Inverness man threatened shop worker with a bike chain

Inverness man threatened shop worker with a bike chain

Household items, electrical goods, meat, alcohol and cigarettes were among the items stolen from several locations.


Calling all singing talent! Inverness Stars In Their Eyes contest returning for third year as charity SNAP’s big fundraiser

Calling all singing talent! Inverness Stars In Their Eyes contest returning for third year as charity SNAP’s big fundraiser

The SNAP Stars In Their Eyes contest is set to return for a third year in 2025 and the search is on for our hidden talent.


Highland ports join new alliance to drive offshore wind development

Highland ports join new alliance to drive offshore wind development

Leading Highland ports are among those across Scotland to have joined forces to launch a new alliance to capitalise on offshore wind opportunities.


Watchdog says Highland Council has the largest budget gap in Scotland this year

Watchdog says Highland Council has the largest budget gap in Scotland this year

Audit Scotland warns ‘it's getting harder for councils to do more with less’ but local authorities could be more transparent.


Midfielder fighting fit after three months injury to help Inverness to safety

Midfielder fighting fit after three months injury to help Inverness to safety

Midfielder ready for massive play-off clash on Wednesday.


New signing Davidson wanted to be part of Clachnacuddin rebuild

New signing Davidson wanted to be part of Clachnacuddin rebuild

The striker called it a no-brainer to return to the Lilywhites after cutting his Australian adventure short.


Inverness boxer set for Scottish and Celtic title fight on Friday night

Inverness boxer set for Scottish and Celtic title fight on Friday night

Boxer was Scottish Super Featherweight champion last year.


PICTURES: Rail services almost back to normal in Far North after gas leak in Inverness

PICTURES: Rail services almost back to normal in Far North after gas leak in Inverness

Rail services in the far north were almost fully back to normal tonight after a gas leak at the rail depot in Inverness earlier brought disruption.


PICTURES: £119,000 windfall as Maggie’s Highlands Golf Day and gala dinner wins superb support

PICTURES: £119,000 windfall as Maggie’s Highlands Golf Day and gala dinner wins superb support

A colossal six-figure windfall is winging its way to charity after a golf day and gala dinner proved a massive success.


Lane closures warning for £2m A9 dual carriageway roadworks south of Inverness

Lane closures warning for £2m A9 dual carriageway roadworks south of Inverness

Confusion over the extent of major roadworks on the key A9 trunk road south of Inverness has sparked moves by contractors to clear the air.


WATCH: Sumitomo factory at Nigg can have ‘major impact’ on Highland economy, says Scottish net zero secretary

WATCH: Sumitomo factory at Nigg can have ‘major impact’ on Highland economy, says Scottish net zero secretary

MSP Màiri McAllan believes the new facility at Port of Nigg has the potential to create hundreds of jobs


RHODA GRANT says of the SNP-Green leadership ‘as breakups go, this one did not end well’

RHODA GRANT says of the SNP-Green leadership ‘as breakups go, this one did not end well’

But she says it is welcome that Kate Forbes is Deputy First Minister as it means ‘having a Highlander in a senior role in government’.


Highlander who celebrated birthday with Inverness lap-dancers is sentenced

Highlander who celebrated birthday with Inverness lap-dancers is sentenced

"He felt depressed as he had no-one to celebrate his birthday with and went to the club,” heard Inverness Sheriff Court.


PICTURES: Construction of ‘state-of-the-art’ subsea cable factory at Nigg commences with groundbreaking ceremony

PICTURES: Construction of ‘state-of-the-art’ subsea cable factory at Nigg commences with groundbreaking ceremony

Construction of a new state-of-the-art subsea transmission cable factory in the Highlands commenced this morning.


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