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Poundland up for sale? Parent company says option ‘is on the table’

06 March 2025
Poundland up for sale? Parent company says option ‘is on the table’

Poundland up for sale? Parent company says option ‘is on the table’

06 March 2025

Uncertainty surrounds the major high street retailer, which has stores in Inverness and Elgin, after its owner said it may sell the chain.


Premier Inn vows big expansion won’t overwhelm car parking

06 March 2025
Premier Inn vows big expansion won’t overwhelm car parking

Premier Inn vows big expansion won’t overwhelm car parking

06 March 2025

A major hotel expansion which would more than double its original capacity will cut car parking bays but still provide ample, a UK chain has claimed.


PICTURES: Popular Potato Day pulls in the crowds

04 March 2025
PICTURES: Popular Potato Day pulls in the crowds

PICTURES: Popular Potato Day pulls in the crowds

04 March 2025

Green-fingered fans of North Kessock’s popular annual Potato Day once again flocked to the Black isle community at the weekend.


Sauna profits ‘could boost park and wellbeing’

04 March 2025
Sauna profits ‘could boost park and wellbeing’

Sauna profits ‘could boost park and wellbeing’

04 March 2025

A new Inverness community sauna will be a “peaceful retreat” and profits could be pumped into a local park and wellbeing projects, say the applicants.


PICTURES: Designs revealed for 17 new homes in Dores

04 March 2025
PICTURES: Designs revealed for 17 new homes in Dores

PICTURES: Designs revealed for 17 new homes in Dores

04 March 2025

Almost 20 new homes could be built in a Loch Ness-side village under plans lodged by Highland Council.


Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

04 March 2025
Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

Rapist Kim Avis has two months added to 15 year sentence after prison offence

04 March 2025

An Inverness rapist who faked his own death to avoid justice and was later jailed for 15 years has had two months added to his sentence.


Primary school making progress after recommendations, say inspectors

04 March 2025
Primary school making progress after recommendations, say inspectors

Primary school making progress after recommendations, say inspectors

04 March 2025

A primary school is showing "signs of progress" after being told to make improvements by inspectors, a follow-up visit has found.


Bookies set for transformation into council office space

03 March 2025
Bookies set for transformation into council office space

Bookies set for transformation into council office space

03 March 2025

A former betting shop looks set to be converted into office space for Highland Council.


New charity partnership aims to ‘enhance’ Highland disability services

03 March 2025
New charity partnership aims to ‘enhance’ Highland disability services

New charity partnership aims to ‘enhance’ Highland disability services

03 March 2025

Leading Highland charities have joined forces in a bid to enhance disability services in the region.


B&B with ‘fantastic reputation’ could be yours for just £649,000

03 March 2025
B&B with ‘fantastic reputation’ could be yours for just £649,000

B&B with ‘fantastic reputation’ could be yours for just £649,000

03 March 2025

A popular Highland B&B with "superb" and "excellent" ratings on accommodation websites is on the market after its current owners decided to retire.


Falcon takes to Inverness skies to deter nuisance seagulls in city centre

03 March 2025
Falcon takes to Inverness skies to deter nuisance seagulls in city centre

Falcon takes to Inverness skies to deter nuisance seagulls in city centre

03 March 2025

Angel (4) has begun her Inverness patrols, covering 14 miles on Saturday as part of efforts to deter seagulls from nesting at busy city centre sites.


Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

03 March 2025
Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

Drink-driving charge for motorist who crashed car and abandoned it ‘in middle of road’

03 March 2025

A driver has been charged with drink-driving and "several other offences" after a car crashed and was abandoned on a Highland trunk road.


Who was the man who designed Inverness Cathedral? New talk explores the legacy of Alexander Ross

02 March 2025
Who was the man who designed Inverness Cathedral? New talk explores the legacy of Alexander Ross

Who was the man who designed Inverness Cathedral? New talk explores the legacy of Alexander Ross

02 March 2025

The architect behind one of Inverness’s most famous buildings as well as a host of others in Ross & Cromarty will be the subject of a special talk.


Family fun at Eden Court

02 March 2025
Family fun at Eden Court

Family fun at Eden Court

02 March 2025

Eden Court is set to host a family fun day.


Community sauna planned for public park

01 March 2025
Community sauna planned for public park

Community sauna planned for public park

01 March 2025

A public sauna could be built in an Inverness park under ambitious plans to establish the “first urban community sauna space” in the Highland capital.


‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

28 February 2025
‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

‘Firearms’ threat to Highland and Moray schools sparks 19-year-old’s arrest

28 February 2025

Police have arrested a man after malicious emails - understood to be a firearms threat - were sent to multiple Highland and Moray schools.


Bursary cash available for young farming and agriculture hopefuls

28 February 2025
Bursary cash available for young farming and agriculture hopefuls

Bursary cash available for young farming and agriculture hopefuls

28 February 2025

A bursary scheme aimed at helping young Highland people who are seeking a life in farming or agriculture will open for applications again next week.


Calls for flat-rate tourist tax made as business leaders unite against percentage plan

27 February 2025
Calls for flat-rate tourist tax made as business leaders unite against percentage plan

Calls for flat-rate tourist tax made as business leaders unite against percentage plan

27 February 2025

Business leaders across the Highlands have united to back calls for changes to planned tourist levies.


Rail travel just got even cheaper for Highland Railcard holders

27 February 2025
Rail travel just got even cheaper for Highland Railcard holders

Rail travel just got even cheaper for Highland Railcard holders

27 February 2025

Rail travel for families with a Highland Railcard just got even cheaper - after ScotRail announced it can now be used with its Kids for a Quid scheme.


Popular chip shop could be yours for just £169,000

27 February 2025
Popular chip shop could be yours for just £169,000

Popular chip shop could be yours for just £169,000

27 February 2025

Nairn’s Castaway chip shop in King Street is for sale for offers over £169,000 after the owners chose to “focus on other business interests”.


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