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‘Fundamentally flawed’: Riverside hotel plan slammed by residents’ association
Plans for a major riverside hotel in Inverness are "fundamentally flawed", a worried residents' association has said.
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TRIBUTE: ‘Before anything else, it was her children’ - how a little girl escaped the Clydebank Blitz to become an inspirational Highland headteacher
She left school in bombed out Clydebank without a qualification before grafting to become an inspirational and influential Highland headteacher.
Riding the waves of grief is tough - but possible
Columnist Daisy McKenzie on the small steps she is taking to deal with the blues.
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Closure of charity as it marks 25th anniversary would be ‘tragic’
A charity which enables people with disabilities to access the Highland countryside faces being wound up unless it can fill a key post.
Former construction boss reflects on his New York Marathon experience and importance of ‘putting something back’
It will be 10 years ago this spring since the first patients walked through the doors of the new children’s unit at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Call made for improved funding, training and equipment for Highlands firefighters
A call has been made for better funding, training and equipment for firefighters across the Highlands and Islands.
Young man dies in A9 road crash involving van and lorry
A 20-year-old man has died following a crash on the A9 road.
Volunteers needed to help support families of children with life-shortening conditions
Volunteers are being sought to help support families of children with life-shortening conditions in the Inverness area.
Inverness link to US special forces that seized tanker reported
The Times stated last night that US special operations personnel were taken ashore at Inverness Harbour in secrecy this week.
Highland businessman hopes new US tech deal will help hotels
A Highland entrepreneur's hospitality tech firm has signed a deal he hopes will help hotels win back room sales from third-party sites.
Business summit aims to put women at the centre of investment opportunities
A women’s summit taking place in Inverness aims to tackle long-standing barriers facing women in business across the Highlands.
Man broke into city post office to steal alcohol
A man has admitted breaking into a city post office and stealing alcohol.
Doing it his way - former businessman with formidable reputation speaks about facing his latest challenge
As the boss of one of Scotland’s biggest building companies, David Sutherland was renowned for his formidable and forthright reputation.
Police hunt after latest Loch Ness-side break-in amid fears a criminal gang may be sweeping the Great Glen
Police are investigating the latest in a spate of break-ins and thefts in the Great Glen area.
Scottish festivals unite to support local food banks
Scotland’s top music festivals launch fundraiser to support local food banks across the Highlands.
Unpaid work for driver who caused death of boy (5)
The driver had admitted not paying proper attention at a junction before the accident.
New chapter for much-loved Nairn hotel
Nairn has welcomed a newly refurbished hotel in the town’s west end.
Former MFR building set for new lease of life
The former MFR building in Inverness has been sold to a local creative company for a new chapter in its history.
Architect 'so lucky to be here' after suffering heart attack following cross-country skiing
‘The pain was nine out of 10, my clothing was soaked with sweat and I felt sick’
We reveal every Highland school’s policy on mobile phones with nearly two-thirds banning devices from classrooms
A former teacher has recalled his experience seeing phones become a "blizzard of distracting information" with hundreds of notifications a day in classrooms.