Plans unveiled for a Loch Ness ‘whisky experience’ visitor centre
The history of illicit distilling in the Highlands is to be told in a planned new visitor centre on the shores of Loch Ness.
The history of illicit distilling in the Highlands is to be told in a planned new visitor centre on the shores of Loch Ness.
Young travellers heading to Scotland to showcase its stunning surroundings with selfies are contributing to an £820million tourism boom.
Ambitious plans for an underground hydro plant at Loch Ness – opposite the iconic Urquhart Castle – are being lodged with Highland Council today.
The first phase of a £21 million project which will provide a single, improved water supply for Scottish Water customers in Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston is underway.
For more than 25 years, he has assiduously watched Loch Ness for a sighting of the monster - setting a world record for the longest Nessie vigil in the process.
A yacht stuck in a weir and an ill passenger both required the attention of the Coastguard this evening.
It goes to show that you don’t even have to get your feet wet to be a Nessie hunter these days.
With participants ranging from three months to 86 years old, it really is an all-comers challenge.
A Loch Ness doctor and a retired detective have launched Scotland’s first absinthe blanche.
Rat Race Adventure Sport’s Coast to Coast endurance challenge took place over the weekend and saw 2,000 participants make their way from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Leven in the west.
A new sighting on Loch Ness has been taken by a 12-year-old girl on holiday with her parents.
As wedding venues go, it is an internationally sought-after back drop.
It’s one of the biggest and deepest bodies of water in the UK and home to a monster called Nessie, which is why thousands of tourists flock each year to visit Loch Ness near Inverness.
A 360-degree trail around Loch Ness – for walkers, runners, cyclists and horse-riders – has been completed and tourism chiefs say it will create a major economic boost for the area.
Lifeboat crews were called in the north after a man was spotted lying on the shore of a beach.
An 18-month operation to fell trees has finally concluded near Primrose Bay on Loch Ness leading to 5,300 tonnes of timber being harvested.
Inverness Airport bosses are consulting the public on whether the city’s airport should be renamed after the iconic Loch Ness.
Plans have been lodged for 94 new homes on a patch of farmland in a small Loch Ness-side village - possibly increasing the population by one fifth.
Cruise company Loch Ness by Jacobite has introduced a £2.4 million catamaran, capable of carrying up to 200 sightseers, to its fleet.
The world is one step closer to finding out what lurks in the murky waters of Loch Ness - and scientists have not completely ruled out she may be a giant catfish or eel.
Crucial work will take place over the next three months to safeguard Loch Dochfour reservoir near Inverness.
A car has rolled down an embankment at Loch Ness this evening.
VisitScotland’s chief executive yesterday claimed tourism in the Highlands was “in a very good place” and insisted “Scotland is open all year round”.
Classic car owners have raised £4,000 for charity - by touring Loch Ness in their head-turning motors.
Scientists have flocked to Loch Ness to conduct DNA sampling that could tackle one of the world’s most famous mysteries.
The Etape Loch Ness cycle sportive has passed the fundraising milestone of £1million for Macmillan Cancer Support.
A “remarkable, feature film length” video of the Loch Ness Monster has been shot by a Nessie watcher from Ireland.
A new £2.7 million lifeboat station on the shores of Loch Ness was opened at the weekend in a double celebration – as the new vessel serving the famous loch was also officially named.
There can only ever be one reaction from people visiting stunning Balchraggan Croft – wow!
Plans for expanded daily commuter flights between Inverness and London have been discussed at Westminster.
It is one of the most famous mysteries in the world.
The painful memory of losing his leg near a Highlands castle has helped net an amputee £125,000 on a TV quiz show.