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Chancellor Rachel Reeves claims Scotland will get an additional £3.4 billion

30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves claims Scotland will get an additional £3.4 billion

Chancellor Rachel Reeves claims Scotland will get an additional £3.4 billion

30 October 2024

But what does that mean for the Highlands including vital sectors like the whisky industry?


Multimillion-pound upgrade to Inverness and Dingwall fire stations to deliver ‘highest’ service

29 October 2024
Multimillion-pound upgrade to Inverness and Dingwall fire stations to deliver ‘highest’ service

Multimillion-pound upgrade to Inverness and Dingwall fire stations to deliver ‘highest’ service

29 October 2024

Chief Officer Ross Haggart says the changes deliver ‘modern, state-of-the-art facilities’.


Transport Scotland spent £300 million maintaining A9 since SNP came to power

29 October 2024
Transport Scotland spent £300 million maintaining A9 since SNP came to power

Transport Scotland spent £300 million maintaining A9 since SNP came to power

29 October 2024

The average cost is steadily rising from over £14m for the first five years to more than £22 million for the last five.


Another street artist goes to work in Inverness city centre overnight

28 October 2024
Another street artist goes to work in Inverness city centre overnight

Another street artist goes to work in Inverness city centre overnight

28 October 2024

Is this the return of the Friar’s Bridge artist which impressed locals a year ago?


Highland Astronomy group celebrates 30 years with special event

28 October 2024
Highland Astronomy group celebrates 30 years with special event

Highland Astronomy group celebrates 30 years with special event

28 October 2024

Three decades spent studying the skies will be marked by a special event with the Glasgow Science Centre’s Steve Owens.


Highland Council says it will cost £90,000 for a renewable projects map updated ‘monthly’

27 October 2024
Highland Council says it will cost £90,000 for a renewable projects map updated ‘monthly’

Highland Council says it will cost £90,000 for a renewable projects map updated ‘monthly’

27 October 2024

That is part of a larger £278,000 annual bill to keep the public fully informed including training for community councils.


Assault of two males at Farraline bus station sparks police appeal for witnesses

27 October 2024
Assault of two males at Farraline bus station sparks police appeal for witnesses

Assault of two males at Farraline bus station sparks police appeal for witnesses

27 October 2024

Police Scotland say the incident happened on Wednesday between 21.00 and 21.35 and one of the victims ‘had property damaged’.


Police appeal over break-in and theft at Tesco on Dores Road in the early hours of Saturday

27 October 2024
Police appeal over break-in and theft at Tesco on Dores Road in the early hours of Saturday

Police appeal over break-in and theft at Tesco on Dores Road in the early hours of Saturday

27 October 2024

Detectives are searching for an unknown male wearing a dark coloured tracksuit with a white emblem, black trainers, a blue rucksack


The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass campaign is nominated for a top national award

27 October 2024
The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass campaign is nominated for a top national award

The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass campaign is nominated for a top national award

27 October 2024

The A96 goes straight through the Highland town causing congestion and pollution that the campaign aims to tackle with a bypass.


Inverness Royal Academy’s mountain bike skills course begins to take shape

27 October 2024
Inverness Royal Academy’s mountain bike skills course begins to take shape

Inverness Royal Academy’s mountain bike skills course begins to take shape

27 October 2024

The course is built on the school grounds and should be open by the start of 2025, maybe sooner.


A82 restricted in both directions near Letter Finlay just south of Invergarry

26 October 2024
A82 restricted in both directions near Letter Finlay just south of Invergarry

A82 restricted in both directions near Letter Finlay just south of Invergarry

26 October 2024

Motorists are advised to use caution on approach due to a fuel spillage on the carriageway.


New £750k Inverness indoor inflatables theme park opens after week’s delay

26 October 2024
New £750k Inverness indoor inflatables theme park opens after week’s delay

New £750k Inverness indoor inflatables theme park opens after week’s delay

26 October 2024

Innoflate Inverness is located at the Inverness Shopping Park where it shares a building with Hollywood Bowl


Inquiry finds trust in Scottish Government damaged over A9 delays amid failure to agree funding

26 October 2024
Inquiry finds trust in Scottish Government damaged over A9 delays amid failure to agree funding

Inquiry finds trust in Scottish Government damaged over A9 delays amid failure to agree funding

26 October 2024

Draft petitions committee report warns that history could repeat itself identifying funding as one of many major problems


Cancelled ScotRail trains rack up £1.7 million bill for replacement bus services

26 October 2024
Cancelled ScotRail trains rack up £1.7 million bill for replacement bus services

Cancelled ScotRail trains rack up £1.7 million bill for replacement bus services

26 October 2024

Highland passengers are no strangers to having a bus instead of the rail service they wanted.


Highland Council considering annual council tax hikes of 5–7%

25 October 2024
Highland Council considering annual council tax hikes of 5–7%

Highland Council considering annual council tax hikes of 5–7%

25 October 2024

The rises are the local authority’s way of dealing with both a massive deficit and to invest in infrastructure.


Highland Council has the biggest budget gap in Scotland and why you should care

24 October 2024
Highland Council has the biggest budget gap in Scotland and why you should care

Highland Council has the biggest budget gap in Scotland and why you should care

24 October 2024

Economist warns the council is overspending and has a ‘bad reputation for mismanaging projects’.


Inverness Courier reporter becomes latest subject of mysterious Highland street artist MicroMischief

23 October 2024
Inverness Courier reporter becomes latest subject of mysterious Highland street artist MicroMischief

Inverness Courier reporter becomes latest subject of mysterious Highland street artist MicroMischief

23 October 2024

She says sticker art was inspired by a fear of personal loss and it celebrates ‘my childhood friend, partner in crime, my always love’.


MicroMischief: Have you seen the work of Inverness’ tiniest street artist?

19 October 2024
MicroMischief: Have you seen the work of Inverness’ tiniest street artist?

MicroMischief: Have you seen the work of Inverness’ tiniest street artist?

19 October 2024

The sticker art ‘chronicling the lives of Scotland's smallest residents’ in the city centre even made it to the door of The Inverness Courier.


Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

18 October 2024
Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

18 October 2024

The issue involves more than just a shortage of affordable local homes and include taxation, energy ratings and administration.


Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

18 October 2024
Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

Could the Highland housing emergency be deeper, more complicated and more expensive than previously thought?

18 October 2024

The issue involves more than just a shortage of affordable local homes and include taxation, energy ratings and administration.


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