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PICTURES: Boxing Day sales entice bargain hunters out

26 December 2024
PICTURES: Boxing Day sales entice bargain hunters out

PICTURES: Boxing Day sales entice bargain hunters out

26 December 2024

Bargain hunters were out and about in Inverness on Thursday as the Boxing Day sales got under way in many stores.


Scottish report hails successful work in Nairn to boost visitor numbers

26 December 2024
Scottish report hails successful work in Nairn to boost visitor numbers

Scottish report hails successful work in Nairn to boost visitor numbers

26 December 2024

Work to boost visitor numbers in Nairn has been recognised in a leading new report.


Christmas sighting of missing man reported as police urge people to check gardens and sheds

26 December 2024
Christmas sighting of missing man reported as police urge people to check gardens and sheds

Christmas sighting of missing man reported as police urge people to check gardens and sheds

26 December 2024

Police looking for missing man Marc Drostie have urged people to check their sheds. The plea comes as a Christmas Eve sighting was reported.


Controversial EV hub plan’s revisions fail to win over community critics

26 December 2024
Controversial EV hub plan’s revisions fail to win over community critics

Controversial EV hub plan’s revisions fail to win over community critics

26 December 2024

Critics of controversial plans for an EV charge hub, shop and restaurant have not been won over by changes to the proposals.


New cattery proposed as planning application lodged

25 December 2024
New cattery proposed as planning application lodged

New cattery proposed as planning application lodged

25 December 2024

A new cattery could open south of Inverness after plans were submitted to Highland Council.


Christmas of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

25 December 2024
Christmas of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

Christmas of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

25 December 2024

Part two: Snow 15ft deep, the future route of the Highland mainline, and a surprise appearance by Santa at a council meeting were making the news.


Christmas Eve power cut hits almost 1000 Highland homes

24 December 2024
Christmas Eve power cut hits almost 1000 Highland homes

Christmas Eve power cut hits almost 1000 Highland homes

24 December 2024

Forty-four separate postcodes dotted in communities in Sutherland and Wester Ross were among those affected.


Christmases of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

24 December 2024
Christmases of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

Christmases of Yesteryear: Stories making the headlines in festive seasons long ago

24 December 2024

Snow drift chaos on the A9 and offshore drama involving a fishing boat sinking near the Kessock ferry were among stories in Christmas editions of old.


Cordoned off section of busy Inverness thoroughfare ‘being investigated’

24 December 2024
Cordoned off section of busy Inverness thoroughfare ‘being investigated’

Cordoned off section of busy Inverness thoroughfare ‘being investigated’

24 December 2024

The cause of the subsidence in Falcon Square was not known, but is not affecting the Eastgate Shopping Centre or Christmas Eve shoppers.


Busy Inverness road to close for vital railway level crossing maintenance

24 December 2024
Busy Inverness road to close for vital railway level crossing maintenance

Busy Inverness road to close for vital railway level crossing maintenance

24 December 2024

A busy Inverness road will be closed overnight for two nights from Hogmanay, motorists have been warned.


2-3 weeks of Improvement works in housing estate sparks ‘traffic management’ warning

24 December 2024
2-3 weeks of Improvement works in housing estate sparks ‘traffic management’ warning

2-3 weeks of Improvement works in housing estate sparks ‘traffic management’ warning

24 December 2024

Motorists travelling through an Inverness housing estate have been warned of two to three weeks of possible disruption.


Signalling fault disruption hits Christmas Eve rail passengers in north

24 December 2024
Signalling fault disruption hits Christmas Eve rail passengers in north

Signalling fault disruption hits Christmas Eve rail passengers in north

24 December 2024

Rail passengers setting off on the Christmas Eve getaway were being hit by disruption on the Far North Line after a signalling fault.


PICTURES: Loneliness charity users get together for special Christmas meal celebration

23 December 2024
PICTURES: Loneliness charity users get together for special Christmas meal celebration

PICTURES: Loneliness charity users get together for special Christmas meal celebration

23 December 2024

Festive celebrations were the order of the day when a charity which works to tackle isolation among older people held a special Christmas lunch.


‘Sightings’ in search for missing man, but police growing concerned for his wellbeing

23 December 2024
‘Sightings’ in search for missing man, but police growing concerned for his wellbeing

‘Sightings’ in search for missing man, but police growing concerned for his wellbeing

23 December 2024

Police searching for a missing London man in the Highlands are following up several sightings - but are also increasingly concerned for his welfare.


Met Office ice warning issued as temperatures fall

22 December 2024
Met Office ice warning issued as temperatures fall

Met Office ice warning issued as temperatures fall

22 December 2024

Ice will pose a danger to motorists and pedestrians overnight and into Monday, the Met Office has warned Highland and Moray residents.


Picture Detective: Do you recognise anyone in our latest mystery photographs?

22 December 2024
Picture Detective: Do you recognise anyone in our latest mystery photographs?

Picture Detective: Do you recognise anyone in our latest mystery photographs?

22 December 2024

Are you in our latest mystery photos from a snowy Inverness city centre, or do you know anyone who is?


Man arrested and another in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries’ after two-car crash

20 December 2024
Man arrested and another in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries’ after two-car crash

Man arrested and another in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries’ after two-car crash

20 December 2024

The collision occurred on the A9 at Doll, between Brora and Golspie, at around 6.10pm on Thursday.


CalMac cancels ferries ahead of storm

20 December 2024
CalMac cancels ferries ahead of storm

CalMac cancels ferries ahead of storm

20 December 2024

Ullapool-Stornoway sailings are heavily disrupted this weekend; and Northlink Ferries is warning of likely cancellations in the Pentland Firth.


UPDATE: One-vehicle crash closes A9 southbound in Inverness

20 December 2024
UPDATE: One-vehicle crash closes A9 southbound in Inverness

UPDATE: One-vehicle crash closes A9 southbound in Inverness

20 December 2024

Police have confirmed that the incident which has closed the A9 southbound is a one-vehicle crash.


CalMac: 'Travel on Friday instead, if you can'

19 December 2024
CalMac: 'Travel on Friday instead, if you can'

CalMac: 'Travel on Friday instead, if you can'

19 December 2024

Ferry passengers looking to travel over the final weekend before Christmas have been advised to make their journey on Friday instead.


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