Highland village hall struggles to find a builder for refurbishments
A north community who want to spend a penny on new loos are struggling to find anyone willing to take on the work.
Low bed numbers in Skye ‘still a concern’ despite plans for 24-bed community hospital going on display
The number of hospital beds in Portree and the north of Skye are “still of concern”, in spite of plans for a 24-bed community hospital going on display for the first time yesterday.
Work on Lochaber alloy wheel factory gets under way
Work on a multi-million alloy wheel factory got under way yesterday, with the first of more than 60 investigative boreholes being drilled.
Stretch of A828 closed for ‘indefinite’ period of time after driver taken ill
The A828 on the South Ballachulish to Oban road is currently closed in both directions while emergency services help a driver who has been taken ill.
Rescue of two walkers on Ben Hope under way
A rescue of two walkers on Ben Hope in Sutherland is under way with a UK Coastguard helicopter on its way to evacuate a patient who has sustained a back injury.
Airbnb blamed for lack of rental homes in the north of Scotland
Frustrated house hunters in the north are pleading for changes to stop the number of homes being used for Airbnb-type holidays, rather than providing much-needed homes for residents.
Call centre to close in Fort William relocating 19 jobs to central belt
Dutch train operator Abellio has announced it is closing its call centre in Lochaber and relocating its 19 jobs to Glasgow.
Demands chairman of Stornoway Trust must stand down
A row has broken out among members of an island trust involved with the biggest turbine development in the Western Isles.
Coming soon as long-awaited Highland cinema gets underway
Work has started to demolish a former theatre and shop complex to make way for a long-awaited cinema in Lochaber.
Highland village voice concerns about development of a waste storage building
Complaints about foul play in the citing of a waste storage building on land near to the hub of a Highland village were voiced at a community meeting in Lochaber last night.
Highland family issue urgent plea for bone marrow donor for daughter diagnosed with a very rare cancer
The family of a young Highland girl, who has been diagnosed with a very rare cancer, are urgently looking for bone marrow donors.
Volunteers join clean-up effort at fire-ravaged Stramash nursery
Volunteers turned out in droves on Saturday to help clean up the wreckage of a devastating fire which destroyed the main buildings of a children’s nursery in Fort William.
Future of Lochaber hangs in the balance as major investment needed to protect future of the once-thriving area
The future of Lochaber could decline dramatically over the next 20 years without a major “renaissance” of the area’s working population.
Police conducting river search for elderly Moray woman
Police are searching for a missing 86-year-old woman in Moray.
Lochaber residents celebrate as work begins on village crossing after five-year campaign
Lochaber residents are celebrating as work began on a crossing to connect the two halves of their village after a five-year long campaign.
Glencoe residents gear up to fight hydro scheme
Lochaber residents claim plans for a hydro scheme at historic Glencoe were shrouded in secrecy amid claims of a cover-up.
Lochaber peak dramatically lit up as crews rescue a man after a fall in Glencoe
A Lochaber peak was dramatically lit up as a rescue took place in the very early hours of yesterday morning in sub-zero temperatures.
Tourist tax ‘too much work’ in Western Isles, says chief executive of leading tourism body
A tourism chief has said such high levels of administration would surround a tourist tax that would make it “almost impossible” to implement in the north.
Third-generation Highland fisherman who fell off his boat and drowned was likely to have been pulled into the sea as he was working on his creels
An experienced third-generation fisherman who fell off his boat and drowned was likely to have been pulled into the sea as he was working on his creels, Portree Sheriff Court heard yesterday.
Cash ultimatum issued to Scottish Government to keep Orkney’s inter-island ferry service running
Orkney Islands Council has issued the Scottish Government with the ultimatum that it must pay £6.8million for its inter-island ferry service - or they will stop running it.
Police search for missing man north of Inverness
Police are currently searching an area around Clachnaharry Locks, to the north of Inverness, for a missing 84-year-old man.
Pocket-sized tick removers to be handed out to those at risk of Lyme disease
Potentially life-saving equipment will be handed out to Scots at risk of contracting a disease on the hills, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
North Skye footpath works to commence
Two new path projects are set to get underway in north Skye, as the latest phase in a community organisation’s heritage development.
Young mum launches World Cancer Day in Scotland
A mum from Tomatin who travelled to America for life-saving treatment on a rare cancer in her spine has been chosen as the face of a campaign to save lives.
Marine expert to give talk in Inverness about how to stop the plastic tide
A marine expert is to speak about battling environmental waste in seas and oceans in Inverness next month.
Three bidders invited to apply for contract to run ferries for the northern isles
The invitation to tender for the next contract to run ferries to the Northern Isles has been issued to three bidders.
Cairngorms National Park searches for new members
Five board members from the local community are being sought for the Cairngorms National Park Authority board.
First of four crofting township wind farm applications is submitted to Comhairle
A controversial planning application for a community-owned wind turbine in the Western Isles has been submitted by crofters.
Tragic incident as young horsewoman dies during training
A 22-year-old “accomplished” event rider from the Highlands has died in a tragic incident on the gallops at a stable in the Scottish borders.
A U-turn by US TV giant CNN has put Skye back on the visitor map
Skye has made it back onto one of the world’s most prestigious travel lists - despite being cited as “a place to avoid” by the same group in 2018.
£3m rescue bid to keep underwater training centre in the Highlands open falls through
Plans to keep an underwater training and dive centre as a going concern are over after a £3 million business plan has fallen through, according to the businessman behind it.
Businessman writes pleading letter over future of Highland diving centre
A north businessman has sent a letter pleading with one of the world’s richest men to withdraw his bid on land belonging to an underwater training centre which went into administration.