Highlands
Health chiefs in the Highlands have hailed the “fantastic opportunity” offered by a new surgical hospital planned for Inverness.
Highlands
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Highlands
Major disruption was experienced on north roads yesterday after a bus broke down in Inverness city centre and three cars collided on the A9.
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The Royal Navy’s “biggest and greatest” warship has left the Cromarty Firth to resume her sea trials after an extended 15-day stay at Invergordon.
Highlands
Extensive buried prehistoric remains have been found at the site earmarked for a new £66million prison in Inverness.
Highlands
Emergency services attended a three vehicle crash near the A9 Cromarty Bridge.
Highlands
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has joined a charity’s youngest-ever fundraiser on a trek up Ben Nevis.
Highlands
A Highland estate is under pressure to immediately remove locked gates, which are blocking the route of the Speyside Way, also known as the Whisky Trail.
Holyrood
A north MSP has secured another award for his road safety campaigning.
Highlands
More than 150 runners have joined forces to raise “life-changing” funds to help a two-year-old Inverness boy walk for the first time.
Highlands
Inverness Airport has received a boost after EU chiefs ruled it could continue to receive Scottish Government cash.
Highlands
The cost of building a new “world class” hospital in Inverness has soared by two-thirds to £27million.
Highlands
An eight-year-old girl has died and a 12-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after being trapped under logs in an Argyll forest.
Highlands
Housing chiefs in the Highlands have confirmed that new tenants will be moved into a “house of horrors” where two women were brutally murdered.
Orkney
Three archbishops and nine bishops will make an historic pilgrimage to Orkney to mark the 900th anniversary of the death of St Magnus.
Highlands
A children’s movie character has been welcomed aboard the Royal Navy’s largest warship during her call at a Highland port.
Highlands
A business leader has warned that “loud warning bells” would be ringing in the north if a radical plan to overhaul road and fuel tax was pursued.
Highlands
A new £30million secondary is finally due to be built to replace the “worst school building in the Highlands”.
Highlands
A Skye woman had just started walking to safety when she was killed by a rally car near Inverness, her son revealed at an inquiry yesterday.
Highlands
A whistleblower has spoken of the moment he was left “covered in blood, crying and terrified” after being attacked in bed by a colleague.
Highlands
Heavy rain failed to dampen the spirits as more than 20,000 people enjoyed a trio of major summer events in Inverness at the weekend.
Highlands
Residents of a Highland village have joined forces to launch a campaign for measures cut traffic speeds on local roads amid fears over children’s safety.
Highlands
Health chiefs in the Highlands are facing calls to scrap “unfair” fees for baby scan photos after it emerged it was the only health board in Scotland to charge for them.
Highlands
An award-winning Pictish and Celtic art museum in the Highlands is planning to revamp its courtyard to make it more accessible to visitors.
Highlands
Health chiefs have agreed a shake-up of their procedures after a surgeon sliced open a baby's head at the north's biggest hospital.
Highlands
A 20-year-old Inverness man was criticised by a sheriff for being a "thoroughly obnoxious nuisance" at Raigmore Hospital.
Highlands
Parking advice has been issued as Inverness prepares to be swamped by visitors for a trio of events in the city this weekend.
Highlands
Education chiefs are pressing forward with plans for a £10million upgrade of Inverness High School amid "concern" over its current condition.
Buckie
A 20-year-old Buckie man with ambitions to pursue an Army career kept his dream on track by retaining his licence yesterday.
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A prominent eyesore building in the heart of Inverness could be transformed under new plans being drawn up by city culture chiefs.
Inverness
We asked members of the public: What do you think of the plans for Inverness Museum and Art Gallery?
Islands
A war of words between two airlines over lifeline flights to the islands has intensified amid fears a price war could threaten the future of services.
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Highlands
The first residents have moved into a landmark Victorian building on the Black Isle that has been transformed into luxury apartments.
Highlands
An Inverness delivery company team leader took more than £20,000 worth of equipment from his employers with the intention of selling them to pay his debts.
Highlands
An Inverness father-of-five was caught driving the family camper van without insurance.
Highlands
Plans to completely redecorate the public hall of the historic Inverness Town House have been given the go-ahead.
Highlands
Work is under way to fix gas pipes at a £34million Inverness secondary school after they were incorrectly fitted by bungling contractors.
Highlands
The father of three-week-old Inverness baby Mikayla Haining has been charged in connection with his daughter's death.
Highlands
Health chiefs in the Highlands have admitted that all of the region's hospitals face a maintenance backlog - and most older buildings are "high risk".
Highlands
Calum Ross
Highlands
Retail park bosses are on a collision course with Scottish prison chiefs over plans to build a £66million jail next door to shops in Inverness.
Western Isles
Coastguards were sent to rescue a child sinking in quicksand on the Isle of Lewis.
Shetland
A woman has pleaded guilty to seizing a seven-year-old girl and detaining her against her will at a play park in Lerwick this spring.
Highlands
Calum Ross
Highlands
A Speyside teenager has been named Scotland's young gamekeeper of the year.
Orkney
An announcement from the Scottish Government on fairer fares for the Northern Isles ferry service could be made in a matter of weeks.
Highlands
A new drive to deliver apprenticeships in Gaelic is to be launched.
Highlands
A deal has been reached to transform a historic building in the heart of Inverness into an upmarket bar and restaurant.
Highlands
Tickets are selling fast for this year's rejuvenated Highland Military Tattoo - with visitors to travel from as far as the US and Down Under.
Islands
South Uist campaigners were celebrating last night after winning approval for the first officially recognised community flag in the Outer Hebrides.
Islands
One of the most famous lighthouses in Scotland is poised to undergo a major revamp later this year.
Highlands
Transport chiefs have warned that plans for a new £66million jail in Inverness could clog up two busy city roundabouts.
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Football
The future of the only junior football team in Inverness has been plunged into fresh turmoil after ground-sharing plans collapsed.
Aberdeen
An innovative designer from the Black Isle is aiming to transform the way prosthetic casts are viewed - by "accessorising" them.
Highlands
Highland Council was facing calls for an urgent investigation last night after a water pipe burst at a £15million primary school for a second time.
Highlands
A new £6.4million luxury hotel is to open in the heart of Inverness next year after the plans were approved by council officials.
Highlands
The public has been urged to contact police if they find an illegal snare.
Highlands
Police are appealing for witnesses following two assaults in Tain town centre at the weekend.
Highlands
Inspectors have highlighted "progress" at an Inverness primary school but it still has "significant scope to improve" in some areas.
Highlands
A prime development site in Inverness has gone on the market for more than £1.25million as the Forestry Commission prepares to relocate.
Highlands
NC500 bosses pledged to deliver a "lasting legacy" for the Highlands as a study showed the route had transformed the local economy.
Highlands
Concerns have been raised after it emerged that a Black Isle community was going to be left relying on locum GPs and others based 15 miles away.
Aberdeen
North councils have been awarded £385,000 from the Scottish Government to "unlock the potential" of local schools.
Aberdeenshire
North and north-east school pupils were celebrating at the weekend after triumphing at the Scottish finals of the prestigious Rock Challenge.
Highlands
One of the finest small ships in the world has marked her maiden voyage to the Cromarty Firth.
Highlands
Mushrooms were found in "various" damp-ridden classrooms and gyms at one of the north's top performing schools.
Highlands
Mushroom growth is just the latest in a series of revelations about the state of Fortrose Academy's older buildings.
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A motorbike and a Land Rover were involved in a horrific crash on a busy Highland road yesterday.
Highlands
A Highland road was closed for several hours today after a two-vehicle crash.
Highlands
An MP has raised concerns that Inverness Airport is being given "prominence" over others amid plans for a shake-up of air traffic control.
Highlands
Motorists have been warned they face disruption on the northbound A9 at Drumochter next week as resurfacing work gets under way.
Highlands
Engineers are poised to start drawing up detailed plans for a multimillion-pound flyover at the worst traffic bottleneck in Inverness.
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Highlands
Police in Inverness have appealed for information following a break-in and theft at a city centre shop.
Highlands
Tests are under way to find out if a new industrial estate for 2,000 workers can be built at the former Inverness dump, it has emerged.
Highlands
Shock new figures have revealed that a Highland region has witnessed a five-fold increase in deliberate fires in just two years.
Highlands
North airport chiefs have moved to try to ease concerns about a proposal to scrap air traffic control towers across the region.
Highlands
The newly-gleaming exterior of the historic Town House in Inverness is expected to be unveiled to the public by August.
Highlands
People living in the Highlands who are thinking of a career change to primary teaching are being urged to consider a distance learning course at Aberdeen University.
Highlands
Highland Council is poised to urge transport chiefs to accelerate plans for a new "running lane" on the A9 in Inverness as the first stage of the city's new "East Link".
Highlands
A vision to breathe new life into the famous Victorian Market in the heart of Inverness is expected to be given the go-ahead next week.
Highlands
Police in Inverness have been continuing high visibility patrols at key points in the city centre in the wake of the terror attacks in Manchester and London.
Highlands
A LAW change has triggered fresh calls for a court hearing into the mid-air RAF Tornado crash off the Highlands which killed three Moray-based aircrew.
Highlands
The events that happened after the tragic Tornado crash:
Inner Hebrides
Islanders and their guests joined together yesterday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the pioneering community buyout of Eigg.
Inner Hebrides
A raft of new measures to protect and empower the islands have been hailed as a "historic milestone" for remote communities.
Highlands
The largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy could be heading for the Highlands for her final tests within weeks.
Highlands
A north MSP has called for a "tangible" legacy to be left in Caithness from the decommissioning work being carried out at Dounreay.
Highlands
Rail services to the far north are by far the worst performing in Scotland, shocking new punctuality figures show.
Highland League
A major figure in the history of Clachnacuddin FC has spoken out against calls for the club to share their ground with another Inverness team.
General Election
Here are nine things that could happen following today's General Election results:
General Election
The SNP was caught in a perfect storm which could leave the party with little choice but to kick its independence dream into the long grass.
General Election
A few hours ago Theresa May thought she was going to emerge from this election as the strongest Conservative prime minister since Margaret Thatcher.
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General Election
Alex Salmond, Nick Clegg and Angus Robertson are among the high profile figures voted out in a series of shock results.
General Election
A hung parliament raises the prospect of a minority Tory administration or a coalition government - just days before the Brexit negotiations are due to start.
General Election
A shock election poll has predicted the Conservatives will miss out on an overall majority and SNP could slump to 34 seats.
Shetland
A leading children's charity has headed to the most northerly school in the country to keep children safe from abuse.
Highlands
Clachnacuddin FC have said they are "reviewing" a proposal to ground-share with another Inverness football club.
Highlands
New proposals for a £66million jail in Inverness have been "broadly supported" by local authority planning officials.
Western Isles
Barra prayed yesterday for the recovery of Eilidh MacLeod's friend and classmate Laura MacIntyre as she continues to make progress in hospital.
Highlands
A row over being British or Scottish led to a stepson biting a chunk off the ear of his mother's husband in Inverness.
Highlands
A mechanic caused a three vehicle pile-up in Inverness after keeping his epileptic seizures secret.
General Election
The iconic mountains and glens of Ross, Skye and Lochaber were the scene of two of the biggest political shocks of 2015.
Highlands
Perspectives and priorities vary greatly in a corner of the country which is home to some of Scotland's most sparsely-populated islands - and the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Highlands
Here are five stories you may have missed from Inverness Sheriff Court this week.
Highlands
Tributes were paid yesterday to a Highland shinty star after he was found dead at the age of 29.
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.
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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.
