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YOUNGSTERS in Culloden were delighted this week to see the much-loved Gruffalo sculpture given its face back.

UPDATE (8pm): THE A9 has reopened to traffic on part of the Black Isle following an earlier road crash involving a campervan and motorbike.

PLANS to transform a key part of Inverness city centre’s shopping landscape has left traders fearing for their future livelihoods.

YOUNG patients at an Inverness hospital will soon be able to enjoy playing outdoors thanks to an initiative run by a local children's charity.

A WORLD-renowned monk chose the banks of Loch Ness for the official launch of his new book.

AN apparent closing date for one of Inverness’s best-known eateries has been disclosed by a city councillor.

HUNDREDS of pounds have been stolen from an Inverness hotel.

Caledonian FC legend John 'Stootie' Fraser has died at the age of 97.

A ROAD crash has closed a section of the A9 in both directions on the Black Isle.

A significant change was made to the Inverness skyline by Morrison Construction after the installation of a 20-tonne tower crane.

TWO men have been charged in connection with the vandalisms to the courthouse tower and in the harbour area of Nairn.

THUNDERSTORMS are expected to hit the Black Isle, Inverness and some other parts of the Highlands later today, the Met Office has warned.

AN Inverness nurse, who is the region’s youngest person with motor neurone disease (MND), has promised to continue raising awareness of the condition.

A CITY dog owner has called for action after claiming a hawk tried to make off with his six-month-old puppy.

A senior health policy adviser is to visit Raigmore Hospital in support of a flexible open-visiting-hours initiative tomorrow.

HIGHLIFE highland members can now access free use of leisure facilities at Live Borders facilities.

A TEEN needed hospital treatment for a head injury after he was assaulted on the Black Isle.

TRAIN passengers in the Highlands were hit with travel disruption this morning after lightning strikes damaged signalling.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) said the move is against "intolerable working pressure" following the introduction of new fleet.

THE skipper and passengers on a Loch Ness cruise boat reckon they have spotted Nessie underwater using the boat’s sonar equipment.