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Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta – and his critically acclaimed company Acosta Danza – will perform their only Scottish dates in Inverness next year.

A SON of an Inverness street trader who disappeared in the US while facing 24 charges, including rape, has reportedly said his dad has entered Mexico.

TRUCK enthusiasts from across Scotland descended on the banks of Loch Ness for an annual show of monster vehicles.

A 21-year-old Inverness man who repeatedly spat on police after they had been called to an incident has been jailed for six months.

Runners and animal lovers will have the chance to help raise funds for charity by participating in the Loch Ness Marathon later this year.

Highland Youth Parliament (HYP) will holding its annual conference at Inverness College UHI on Monday and Tuesday.

SUPERSTORE giants Tesco are clamping down on rogue parkers muscling in on one of their car parks.

Two volunteer crew members at Kessock RNLI lifeboat station have had a vital part of their crew training funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

SOARING numbers of inquiries have prompted Inverness CAB to warn it is reaching a critical point unless new volunteers can be recruited.

FREQUENT gridlock in Nairn is killing off trade for local shops, a business leader has warned.

A MULTIMILLION-pound visitor centre, café, and craft shop will open at Loch Ness before the end of this month.

DELIGHTED organisers already have a date set for next year’s Woodzstock Festival after 2019’s event was a huge success.

A DRUG addict embarked on a five day shoplifting spree to feed his addiction when his medication was stopped.

PROGRAMMING robots and building structures from marshmallows and spaghetti were among the tasks for pupils at a special school event.

A COUPLE who raised more than £150,000 to transform Nairn’s West Beach play park in memory of their son were back in the spotlight this week.

A LONG-serving member of the Highland Hospice team has been shortlisted for a national nursing award.

SEVERAL roads will be affected by the Highland Cross tomorrow.

A REBEL group of councillors look likely to force the highly contentious River Ness art project to be debated formally in public for the first time.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has admitted that “it will take time” to deal with NHS Highland’s bullying problem.

A NEW service to support the mental health and wellbeing of Highland Council staff and councillors could save the local authority £30,000 per year.