Highlands
Drivers in Inverness have been warned to brace themselves for weeks of disruption as the next stage of work gets under way on the £55million West Link project.
Highlands
The north's biggest theatre is seeking to distance itself from Highland Council control after having its funding cut.
Highlands
A jury has begun considering its verdict in the case of a former monk accused of excessively punishing six schoolboys with a belt and cane at a Highland school.
Highlands
An Inverness community leader has claimed two well-known city football clubs should not receive any public cash for a new artificial pitch.
Highlands
A Highland business leader has said that a "startling" rise in north A9 traffic can be put down to more Sutherland commuters and shoppers heading south.
Highlands
Scottish Water has issued a fresh warning to residents after flushed wipes and rags caused a sewer to burst in an Inverness community.
Highlands
Police have issued an appeal over separate incidents in Thurso at the weekend.
Highlands
A junction in Inverness has been named as one of the worst cycling collision blackspots in Scotland.
Highland League
Plans to build a new artificial pitch for two well-known Inverness football teams and the local community are poised to move a significant step forward.
Highlands
A warning has been issued to movie-bagging hikers after a walker was stretchered off a Skye mountain made famous by several films.
Inverness
Plans are on the brink of being lodged for the next phase of a controversial housing development in a south Inverness suburb.
Editor's picks
Housing chiefs in the Highlands have confirmed they are considering the future of a "house of horrors" where two women were brutally murdered.
Highlands
Plans to build a new multimillion pound clubhouse at an Inverness golf course have been given the go-ahead.
Highlands
A ward at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness yesterday celebrated reaching 10,000 patient days without a blood stream infection from central lines.
Highlands
Controversial public benches could be removed again from Inverness High Street - just months after they were reinstated.
Highlands
Enterprise chiefs are exploring "innovative ideas" to ensure plans for a new luxury hotel in Inverness will benefit the wider community.
Highlands
Two former Inverness classmates went their separate ways after school - only to both be brutally murdered within a few days of each other at different ends of the country.
Highlands
A pensioner has been found guilty of the "painful and terrifying" murder of a quiet Inverness mother.
Highlands
Highland Council was unable to say last night what the future holds for an Inverness house that has been the scene of two horrific murders within the space of a decade.
Highlands
An Inverness man with a crippling illness has "deferred" his decision to end his own life at a Swiss clinic next month.
Highlands
Highland Council chiefs are battling for a larger share of community cash from a £2.6billion offshore windfarm - branding the current offer "peanuts".
Editor's picks
Work on a multimillion pound transformation of the heart of Inverness is poised to get under way within weeks - creating more than 100 new jobs.
Highlands
A Highland community has celebrated the start of work on a new hydro power scheme which will raise money for local projects.
Highlands
Major investment has been demanded for the north's busiest road after new figures revealed traffic has more than doubled in recent years.
Highlands
Children and young people have waited up to 623 days to access mental health services in the Highlands after being referred for treatment, according to new figures.
Highlands
Plans to install temporary classrooms at four Inverness schools have fuelled a bitter row over claims the city's education system is heading for "catastrophe".
Highlands
The public has been urged to vote for the Press and Journal's Fight for Fort George campaign after it was nominated for a top award.
Aberdeen
Police were under fire last night as their investigation into the use of north and north-east airports for CIA "torture flights" rumbles on towards its fifth year.
Holyrood
The first minister has admitted that the Scottish Government has to "learn" from the way it handled a proposed shake-up of the north's development agency.
Highlands
A police intelligence operation last October netted a drugs haul worth up to £140,000 being brought from the Liverpool area to the Highlands.
North of Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon has hailed a wave of investment that could transform the Highlands into the "real beating heart" of the Scottish manufacturing sector.
General Election
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she is "absolutely confident" that both Angus Robertson and Alex Salmond will hang onto their north-east seats.
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Highlands
A blaze-hit former hostel in the heart of Inverness is finally poised to be rebuilt - but work at the eyesore site will cause major city centre disruption.
Highlands
Inverness judo star Stephanie Inglis has thanked her family, friends and the public as she marked the anniversary of motorcycle accident which left her battling to survive.
Highlands
Police have handed prosecutors their report into an alleged "theft" at a Highland charity event.
Highlands
Highland Council's new ruling coalition has pledged to go the distance as it brushed off claims the alliance will quickly "fall to pieces".
Highlands
A controversial charity boxing event is poised to return to Inverness - just months after one was cancelled at the last minute amid safety fears.
Highlands
A new power-sharing alliance was due to take control of Highland Council today after the Independents struck a deal with the Liberal Democrats and Labour.
Highlands
There were emotional scenes in Inverness last night as about 100 cars cruised through the city in memory of a 15-year-old boy who died after a battle with leukaemia.
Highlands
Independents are poised to regain control of Highland Council - and could ask a world-renowned economist to repair the authority's battered finances.
Highlands
A Sheriff has expressed concern that a nightclub patron for banned for assault was allowed back into the premises where he committed a similar offence.
Highlands
Revived daily flights between Inverness and London's Heathrow have been hailed as a huge success - with 75,000 passengers using the service in its first year.
Highlands
Following the news that 75,000 passengers have used the Inverness to London's Heathrow service in its first year, we asked the public what they thought about it.
Highlands
Work on a new £66million jail in Inverness could get under way near the city's biggest retail park early next year, it has emerged.
Highlands
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Highlands
New figures have revealed that the population of the Highlands is soaring - with more than an 1,000 extra people moving to the area each year.
Western Isles
The first dedicated long-distance walking route connecting the islands of the Outer Hebrides will officially open this week.
Highlands
Jobs and safety fears were raised last night over plans for air traffic controllers to run flights to the Highlands and islands from more than 100 miles away.
Highlands
Superstars of the sporting world could soon be receiving treatment from a new generation of performance experts trained in the Highlands.
Highlands
A Black Isle community has celebrated getting its own "treasure" back after saving a medieval church from "the point of no return".
North of Scotland
Businesses in the Highlands could be hit harder by Brexit than anywhere else in the country, according to a new study.
Holyrood
Nicola Sturgeon claimed yesterday that the snap UK election was called so that the Conservatives can escape the consequences of alleged expenses fraud.
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Holyrood
Jeremy Corbyn has urged voters to set aside the Scottish independence battle in the run-up to the Westminster election - claiming that only Labour can "transform the lives of Scots".
Editor's picks
A Highland hotel is at the centre of a row involving a high-profile SNP election candidate in Edinburgh.
Highlands
Scottish ministers could deliver a massive economic boost to the Highlands and islands by slashing the cost of flights to the region.
Highlands
An Inverness mother was caught by police with more than 100g of heroin hidden in her underwear, a court heard yesterday.
Inner Hebrides
Police were ferried by lifeboat to a remote Scottish island - used as the setting for the children's books Katie Morag - after reports of a disturbance at a hotel.
Highlands
A new overnight care-at-home service is to be trialled in Inverness to ease pressure on hospital beds.
Highlands
Inspectors have issued eight recommendations to improve a learning disability facility in Inverness amid concerns over delayed discharges.
Highlands
Plans have been lodged for a major revamp of a historic A-listed harbour on the Black Isle.
Editor's picks
Loch Ness tour operator Jacobite Cruises is reviving plans for a new multimillion pound operating base and visitor centre on the shores of the iconic beauty spot.
Inner Hebrides
Campaigners on Skye have demanded urgent progress in the battle to re-open the island's airport amid growing frustration at costly delays.
Inverness
The last traces of a former Inverness secondary school building will soon vanish from the city as demolition work nears completion.
Highlands
A hero Scot has become the first double leg amputee to run six marathons in as many days in the Sahara desert.
Highlands
The mountain rescue team that covers Ben Nevis has warned walkers to still expect "full winter conditions".
Inner Hebrides
An open air concert was held on an island mountain at the weekend - despite guests having to trek for two hours to enjoy the show.
Highlands
A new speed monitor has been installed at the east end of Avoch village on the Black Isle after local residents raised concerns.
Editor's picks
The battle to save the historic Fort George barracks from the axe is on the brink of being re-ignited.
Highlands
The Highlands could soon be producing a quarter of all car wheels in the UK as a new industrial revolution accelerates in the region.
Orkney
Searches continued yesterday for a missing man from Papa Westray on Orkney.
Highlands
Crowds lined the streets of Dingwall yesterday to enjoy a masterclass of military music.
Highlands
Plans to build 22 new homes are poised to progress at two separate sites in a Highland village.
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Highlands
A Highland exhibition dedicated to the perilous wartime Arctic convoy missions is due to move home next month.
Editor's picks
Demolition experts have moved in to start clearing the way for Scotland's first justice centre to be built in Inverness.
Highlands
Emergency services are attending the scene after a lorry overturned on the A9 at Berriedale Braes.
Highlands
Drivers on the A9 south of Inverness have been warned to prepare for three weeks of disruption as upgrade work is carried out.
Highlands
A former GP surgery in the Highlands could be bulldozed to make way for a new affordable housing development.
Editor's picks
A new artificial slope could be opened at the country's busiest snowsports resort by the end of the year to turn it into a "world class" attraction.
Highlands
Plans for a new £52million super-campus to replace all of the schools in Tain have taken a major step forward.
Inverness
Work to transform a prominent eyesore site in the heart of Inverness will get under way within weeks.
Highlands
Highland health chiefs have welcomed the successful recruitment of two senior nurses at a hospital which was temporarily shut due to staff shortages.
Orkney
A man who is on a mission to walk 9,500 miles around the coast of Britain and Ireland to raise money for charity has reached Orkney.
Highlands
Prison chiefs will be able to proceed with plans for a new £66million jail in Inverness without carrying out a detailed study of its impact on the local environment.
Highlands
Plans for a new "neighbourhood centre" in the Milton of Leys area of Inverness are expected to move a step forward next week.
Highlands
The timetable for constructing almost 5,000 new homes at Tornagrain could be pushed back by three years.
Highlands
A trio of controversial housing developments are poised to proceed in the south of Inverness despite local opposition.
Highlands
Events could be staged in the north to celebrate the upcoming 200th anniversaries of two key dates in the region's history.
Highlands
Here are four stories from Inverness Sheriff Court you may have missed this week.
Aberdeen
Transport chiefs have signalled that it is full steam ahead on a long-awaited £330million upgrade of the Aberdeen to Inverness rail line.
Highlands
A 23-year-old man who twice breached a community payback order was jailed for four months at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday.
Inverness
A 27-year-old Inverness man who was caught by police with cocaine and cannabis was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid community work.
Highlands
A Nairn man went into a school and confronted a girl over a bullying allegation.
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Highlands
A Ross-shire tree surgeon who repeatedly assaulted his partner over a two year period has to wait another three weeks before being sentenced.
Highlands
An Inverness mother-of-three avoided a jail sentence after admitting being concerned in the supply of £12,500 worth of heroin which had been hidden in a teddy bear.
Highlands
A Nairn man who embezzled more than £500 from a staff incentive fund was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work.
Highlands
A 34-year-old Inverness man who had been made homeless got himself arrested so he could be taken into custody.
Highlands
A 20-year-old Ullapool man will be sentenced next month after admitting downloading almost 300 indecent images of children.
Inverness
A 47-year-old Inverness man will be sentenced next month after admitting downloading indecent images of children.
Highlands
Police were called to the top storey of a city centre car park and found a 30-year-old Inverness man standing there holding a knife.
Holyrood
Communities across the north and north-east will move a step closer today to taking control of lucrative assets owned by the Queen.
Highlands
A 27-year-old Inverness man who damaged his own television in a drunken row was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work yesterday.
Highlands
A 33-year-old man who used a baseball bat to attack a former friend who owed him money in Inverness was jailed for five months yesterday.
Highlands
A Ross-shire businessman who hit 92mph on a remote stretch on a north road has been banned from driving for 28 days.
Shetland
A Lerwick man who drove to the town's Tesco supermarket while nearly six times the alcohol limit has had his sentence deferred until April.
Shetland
A Shetland family whose eight-month-old baby has been receiving chemotherapy for a rare eye cancer has raised almost £10,000 for the ARCHIE Foundation.
Shetland
A Shetland man who acted aggressively towards his partner has been fined £400.
Highlands
A Highland mobile phone engineer was fined £700 and banned from driving for a year after admitting his second drink-driving related offence.
Highlands
A case against a Black Isle man accused of attacking and severely injuring his stepfather was found not proven yesterday.
Western Isles
Urgent works are being undertaken at the world famous Callanish Stones on Lewis after rain storms washed away soil around the 5,000-year-old megaliths.
Western Isles
Western Isles NHS is under fire for axing a dental surgery ahead of a formal consultation to close it.
Highlands
A married father-of-three was jailed for two years yesterday for carrying out a sex act on himself in front of two women at a party in the Highlands.
Home
A Highland sporting estate has been bought by a Russian vodka billionaire in one of the most expensive deals in the Scottish market.
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Highlands
Over the last few months we have listened closely to a wide range of views, including those of the Press and Journal and others in the Highlands and Islands, and have heard that more can be done within the existing HIE board structure to drive forward positive change.
Highlands
There is not much point in having a board of directors if it is not responsible for the strategy of the organisation.
Shetland
A man from Lerwick who shouted and swore at his partner before becoming aggressive towards police officers has been fined and given unpaid work to complete.
Highlands
A retired heavy transport driver was fined £100 and incurred three penalty points after he admitted a charge of careless driving at Wick Sheriff Court yesterday.
Highlands
A Black Isle man attacked his stepfather after being hit with a dog cage, Inverness Sheriff Court heard yesterday.
Highlands
NHS Highland has recorded one of the lowest average cancer waiting times in Scotland - despite one patient put on hold for almost a year before being treated.
Highlands
Multimillion pound plans have been lodged for the next phase of a massive housing development in the south-western outskirts of Inverness.
Highlands
Health chiefs are drawing up secret plans for an £88.5million revamp of the biggest hospital in the north.
Highlands
A group of Inverness schoolchildren were "all safe and well" last night after receiving a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament just a day before the terror attack.
Highlands
A north MP has spoken of the "shocking" moment he witnessed the horrific terrorist attack unfolding inside the Houses of Parliament yesterday.
Highlands
The fate of local decision-making at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is due to be revealed by Scottish ministers next week.
Inner Hebrides
Public meetings on the introduction of a new £48.5million ferry for the Western Isles are being held next month.
Highlands
City chiefs are aiming to unveil the newly-gleaming exterior of the Inverness's historic Town House as early in the summer tourist season as possible.
Highlands
A plan to turn the 90-mile route between Blairgowrie and Grantown into a tourist attraction is poised to reach a new milestone.
Highlands
A leading Inverness estate agent has predicted that completion of a new £55million road could send house prices soaring in the west of the city.
Highlands
A well-known Highland brewery has lodged plans to transform a historic Inverness city centre building into a new craft beer bar and restaurant.
Highlands
One of the most high-profile local politicians in the Highlands has called for an end to "council bashing" as he prepares to bow out from the authority.
Highlands
Concerns have been raised about plans for a shake-up of specialist day care centres in Caithness.
Entertainment
Extra tickets have been released for a hotly-anticipated gathering of superheroes and villains in Inverness.
Highlands
The public sector across the Highlands is united in opposing any centralisation of decision-making at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the health board chairman has said.
