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‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

18 June 2025

An Inverness dad renowned as a friendly doorman on the city’s evening hospitality scene has died tragically at the age of 49.


Prosecco picnic raises more than £40k for children’s charity

Prosecco picnic raises more than £40k for children’s charity

Prosecco picnic raises more than £40k for children’s charity

17 June 2025

Guests at an annual charity prosecco picnic swapped the Highlands for the islands of Hawaii, raising thousands of pounds for The Archie Foundation.


Andy Murray revealed as Walker’s Shortbread’s new brand ambassador

Andy Murray revealed as Walker’s Shortbread’s new brand ambassador

Andy Murray revealed as Walker’s Shortbread’s new brand ambassador

16 June 2025

A tennis legend has become a family-owned business’s first-ever brand ambassador.


Mikeysline ‘incredibly grateful’ for £5k donation from renewable energy firm

Mikeysline ‘incredibly grateful’ for £5k donation from renewable energy firm

Mikeysline ‘incredibly grateful’ for £5k donation from renewable energy firm

16 June 2025

A team of cyclists from a renewable energy firm has handed over funds to a charity, raised by its participation in this year’s Etape Loch Ness.


‘I have gone from singing in the corner to singing in the shopping centre’ - the charity helping people to believe in themselves

‘I have gone from singing in the corner to singing in the shopping centre’ - the charity helping people to believe in themselves

‘I have gone from singing in the corner to singing in the shopping centre’ - the charity helping people to believe in themselves

15 June 2025

In a corner at Studio 58 - beyond a grand piano, comfy armchairs and various instruments - a group of teenagers are engrossed in a jamming session.


Gamekeeping student ‘very honoured’ by award win

Gamekeeping student ‘very honoured’ by award win

Gamekeeping student ‘very honoured’ by award win

14 June 2025

A gamekeeping student working on an estate near Tomatin has been named a student of the year by a Highland college.


Man admits to spitting in takeaway and threatening police

Man admits to spitting in takeaway and threatening police

Man admits to spitting in takeaway and threatening police

13 June 2025

Sentencing has been deferred on a 45-year-old who admitted spitting on a man and then behaving in an abusive manner towards police.


‘It’s nice to know that there are parts of Chris that are out there and still alive’

‘It’s nice to know that there are parts of Chris that are out there and still alive’

‘It’s nice to know that there are parts of Chris that are out there and still alive’

13 June 2025

Talking about organ donation today can ease unimaginable decisions tomorrow.


Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

Mechanic injured police officers when resisting arrest

12 June 2025

A Sheriff has taken pity on a motor mechanic after hearing his tales of woe following his arrest last May.


My personal connection to Foyers hydro scheme as it marks 50th anniversary

My personal connection to Foyers hydro scheme as it marks 50th anniversary

My personal connection to Foyers hydro scheme as it marks 50th anniversary

11 June 2025

The 300MW Foyers pumped storage hydro scheme has been producing power since 1975. John Davidson tells how his Grandpa was instrumental in its making


Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

11 June 2025

The former Scottish Conservative leader faced calls to leave as some committee members branded his virtual attendance ‘farcical’.


Race is on for business leaders to ‘raise their ransom’ for baby loss charity

Race is on for business leaders to ‘raise their ransom’ for baby loss charity

Race is on for business leaders to ‘raise their ransom’ for baby loss charity

09 June 2025

Business leaders in Inverness are being held to ransom - all in aid of charity.


Awards honour at special ceremony

Awards honour at special ceremony

Awards honour at special ceremony

01 June 2025

Outstanding achievements, leadership and long service were honoured by the Boys Brigade at a special event in Inverness.


Race for Life Inverness welcomes hundreds of runners

Race for Life Inverness welcomes hundreds of runners

Race for Life Inverness welcomes hundreds of runners

01 June 2025

Hundreds of runners have raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity after pounding the streets of Inverness at the latest Race for Life.


Pictures: Finding love online in later life - newly-married Inverness couple say digital dating worked for them

Pictures: Finding love online in later life - newly-married Inverness couple say digital dating worked for them

Pictures: Finding love online in later life - newly-married Inverness couple say digital dating worked for them

01 June 2025

When well-known Inverness businessman David Dowling joined an online dating agency, a quirky profile caught his attention.


Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

Mikeysline Bee The Change choir is bringing school pupils out of their shells

30 May 2025

One Charleston Academy teacher hailed the group as ‘one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in a long time’.


Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

30 May 2025

An epic challenge which saw a semi-retired farmer take a vintage tractor from Land’s End to John O’Groats is closing in on its fundraising target.


Part 3: Meeting a bombmaker turning scrap into weapons of resistance - Highland car mechanic travels to Ukrainian war zone

Part 3: Meeting a bombmaker turning scrap into weapons of resistance - Highland car mechanic travels to Ukrainian war zone

Part 3: Meeting a bombmaker turning scrap into weapons of resistance - Highland car mechanic travels to Ukrainian war zone

28 May 2025

As car mechanic Danny Ward arrives in Kramatorsk near the Ukrainian front line, he is struck by the people’s resilience amid heart-breaking scenes.


Part 2: ‘I was in a war zone now” - car mechanic describes sense of danger on mission to Ukrainian front line

Part 2: ‘I was in a war zone now” - car mechanic describes sense of danger on mission to Ukrainian front line

Part 2: ‘I was in a war zone now” - car mechanic describes sense of danger on mission to Ukrainian front line

27 May 2025

As he presses on towards the Ukrainian front line to deliver aid from the Highlands, car mechanic Danny Ward experiences a night-time drone strike.


Part 1: From Inverness to Ukrainian front line - car mechanic sets off on mercy mission to deliver Nessie the Nissan

Part 1: From Inverness to Ukrainian front line - car mechanic sets off on mercy mission to deliver Nessie the Nissan

Part 1: From Inverness to Ukrainian front line - car mechanic sets off on mercy mission to deliver Nessie the Nissan

26 May 2025

In part one of Danny Ward’s series about his journey to deliver aid to the Ukrainian front line, he sets off from Inverness into the unknown.


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