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Asbestos survey of 281 council buildings after notice served by Health and Safety Executive

08 April 2025
Asbestos survey of 281 council buildings after notice served by Health and Safety Executive

Asbestos survey of 281 council buildings after notice served by Health and Safety Executive

08 April 2025

Highland Council will conduct an asbestos survey of 28l communal buildings after being served a notice by the Health and Safety Executive.


Contract for major electricity network projects around Inverness and Highlands awarded to Freedom

07 April 2025
Contract for major electricity network projects around Inverness and Highlands awarded to Freedom

Contract for major electricity network projects around Inverness and Highlands awarded to Freedom

07 April 2025

Electricity network projects worth £55 million in the Inverness and Highlands area will be carried out by the Freedom Group.


Ukraine-bound aid from Highlands will make huge difference, says solicitor in war zone

06 April 2025
Ukraine-bound aid from Highlands will make huge difference, says solicitor in war zone

Ukraine-bound aid from Highlands will make huge difference, says solicitor in war zone

06 April 2025

A solicitor in Ukraine has outlined how aid from the Highlands will make a huge difference as Russia ramps up its attacks on her homeland.


Ceremony in Inverness will reflect on lives lost at work

05 April 2025
Ceremony in Inverness will reflect on lives lost at work

Ceremony in Inverness will reflect on lives lost at work

05 April 2025

Workers who have died at work or from work-related injury and diseases will be remembered at a ceremony in Inverness later this month.


‘Roads will become unbearable’ - residents voice fears over substation project

05 April 2025
‘Roads will become unbearable’ - residents voice fears over substation project

‘Roads will become unbearable’ - residents voice fears over substation project

05 April 2025

Horrified residents in Highland communities are to hold a public meeting to discuss controversial plans for a major substation.


Battle of Culloden anniversary commemoration to include talks on Jacobite uprising

04 April 2025
Battle of Culloden anniversary commemoration to include talks on Jacobite uprising

Battle of Culloden anniversary commemoration to include talks on Jacobite uprising

04 April 2025

An insight into the Jacobite uprising using eyewitness testimony will be among the events to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden.


‘This was our home but it doesn’t feel like our home any more’ - residents say short term let properties are having a negative impact

03 April 2025
‘This was our home but it doesn’t feel like our home any more’ - residents say short term let properties are having a negative impact

‘This was our home but it doesn’t feel like our home any more’ - residents say short term let properties are having a negative impact

03 April 2025

Retired NHS worker Jacky Kirby has lived in her first-floor apartment in Old Edinburgh Court in Inverness for the past 11 years.


Delay to beaver project in Glen Affric shows ‘mystifying lack of backbone’, says rewilding charity

03 April 2025
Delay to beaver project in Glen Affric shows ‘mystifying lack of backbone’, says rewilding charity

Delay to beaver project in Glen Affric shows ‘mystifying lack of backbone’, says rewilding charity

03 April 2025

A rewilding charity has accused a Scottish Government agency of a “mystifying lack of backbone” after delaying a decision on a beaver release project.


Bakery celebrates opening of new shop one month after blaze destroyed another store

03 April 2025
Bakery celebrates opening of new shop one month after blaze destroyed another store

Bakery celebrates opening of new shop one month after blaze destroyed another store

03 April 2025

Award-winning bakery chain, Harry Gow, has celebrated the opening of a new store in Inverness.


Watch: ‘People are still going to come to the Highlands’ - campaigners say a tourist tax could help tackle housing crisis

02 April 2025
Watch: ‘People are still going to come to the Highlands’ - campaigners say a tourist tax could help tackle housing crisis

Watch: ‘People are still going to come to the Highlands’ - campaigners say a tourist tax could help tackle housing crisis

02 April 2025

A Highland tourist tax will not stop visitors coming to the region, say campaigners calling for some of it to be used to address the housing crisis.


Film industry spend in Highlands rises to more than £3.5m

01 April 2025
Film industry spend in Highlands rises to more than £3.5m

Film industry spend in Highlands rises to more than £3.5m

01 April 2025

Productions such as The Traitors pushed direct spending by the film industry in the Highlands to more than £3.5million in 2024 - its highest level.


Mentoring scheme to expand in Highlands with £1000 donation from freemasons

01 April 2025
Mentoring scheme to expand in Highlands with £1000 donation from freemasons

Mentoring scheme to expand in Highlands with £1000 donation from freemasons

01 April 2025

Mentoring services for young people following a difficult start in life are being expanded in the Highlands thanks to help from a masonic lodge.


Police stop 156 vehicles for road traffic offences during weekend operation in Highlands

01 April 2025
Police stop 156 vehicles for road traffic offences during weekend operation in Highlands

Police stop 156 vehicles for road traffic offences during weekend operation in Highlands

01 April 2025

Police stopped 156 vehicles in connection with road traffic offences during a two-day operation in the Highlands and Islands.


Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

01 April 2025
Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

Charity marks 25 years with start of work to create Scotland’s first training and reuse village

01 April 2025

Work to develop Scotland’s first training and reuse village in Inverness has started.


Proposed tourist tax should be used to address housing crisis, say Living Rent Highland campaigners

31 March 2025
Proposed tourist tax should be used to address housing crisis, say Living Rent Highland campaigners

Proposed tourist tax should be used to address housing crisis, say Living Rent Highland campaigners

31 March 2025

Campaigners have delivered a petition to Highland Council’s headquarters calling for a proposed tourist tax to be used to address the housing crisis.


Improvement plans for community-owned woodland in Inverness recommended for approval

30 March 2025
Improvement plans for community-owned woodland in Inverness recommended for approval

Improvement plans for community-owned woodland in Inverness recommended for approval

30 March 2025

Planned improvements at a community-owned Inverness beauty spot are being recommended for approval.


‘It is going to be ‘soulless’ - community leaders voice fears over rising number of holiday let properties

30 March 2025
‘It is going to be ‘soulless’ - community leaders voice fears over rising number of holiday let properties

‘It is going to be ‘soulless’ - community leaders voice fears over rising number of holiday let properties

30 March 2025

With its Victorian and Edwardian houses, the Crown neighbourhood in Inverness has traditionally been regarded as a sought-after residential area.


Songs associated with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Jacobite rebellion feature in choral society’s spring concert

29 March 2025
Songs associated with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Jacobite rebellion feature in choral society’s spring concert

Songs associated with Bonnie Prince Charlie and Jacobite rebellion feature in choral society’s spring concert

29 March 2025

Songs associated with the Jacobite rebellion will be performed by the Inverness Choral Society at its spring concert.


Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

28 March 2025
Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

28 March 2025

A trainee solicitor will attempt what is known as “the toughest foot race on earth” in aid of a Highland charity helping people with complex needs.


Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

28 March 2025
Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

Brother and sister prepare for ‘toughest foot race on earth’ to raise funds for Highland charity

28 March 2025

A trainee solicitor will attempt what is known as “the toughest foot race on earth” in aid of a Highland charity helping people with complex needs.


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