Highland castle hotel on sale for almost £2 million
A former ancestral home in the Highlands that sits beside the popular NC500 route is on the market with a near £2 million asking price.
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Service held to mark work done on ‘eyesore’ church close to the North Coast 500
A celebration has been held to mark the restoration by a billionaire of a historic North Coast church which had become an eyesore on Scotland’s answer to America’s route 66.
Driver charged in connection with alleged NC500 road incident
A 30-year-old man from the Liverpool area has been charged with dangerous driving in connection with an alleged incident on the North Coast 500 tourist route.
New tourism initiative launched by North Coast 500 to encourage visitors to stay for longer
A new initiative aimed at encouraging visitors to remain in the north for longer has been launched by the founders of the North Coast 500 (NC500).
GALLERY: Cafe in prime location just off North Coast 500 up for sale for £375,000
A cafe buoyed by the popular North Coast 500 has gone on the market.
Responsible tourism on the agenda of Highland conference
The region's largest tourism conference will focus on responsible tourism when it meets in Inverness at the end of the month.
NC500 provides £23m economic boom to north
The NC500 tourist route has generated almost £23million for the local economy in just 12 months, a major new study has revealed.
Visitors to NC500 to benefit from additional tours
Tourists venturing round the North Coast 500 are to benefit from three additional tours as part of a new business partnership.
Charity pedalers smash target time as they navigate NC500 in less than 40 hours for Archie Foundation
Two fundraisers have smashed their target of navigating the North Coast 500 route by bicycle in less than 40 hours.
North Coast 500: Police ‘disappointed’ by high number of driving offences detected during three-day crackdown
Police say they are 'disappointed' after discovering scores of driving offences during days of action on the North Coast 500 route this week.
The Stig and Burt Reynolds join in fundraising car event
The Stig and Burt Reynolds's Bandit were just two of the unlikely characters spotted driving the NC500 this weekend.
MP suggests introducing road tolls on NC500
Road tolls on the NC500 tourist road could bring in funds to invest in improvements, a north MP has suggested.
NC500 road’s foot-deep potholes branded a ‘a danger to the public’
A remote Highland road that forms part of one of Scotland's most popular tourist routes has been branded the nation's worst pothole offender.
RAF serviceman’s BMX bike bid to complete NC500 for charity who helped his dreams
A teenage serviceman in the north has embarked on a gruelling challenge to become the first person to circumnavigate the entire North Coast 500 route on a BMX bike.
Fed up Highlands residents say more places to park and stay are badly needed on North Coast 500
Frustrated Highlands residents have renewed calls for more suitable camping sites along the busy North Coast 500 tourist route.
David Richardson: Making the most of the NC500 ‘shop window’
The importance of tourism to the Highlands and Islands’ many small businesses and communities should never be underestimated, for it touches everyone in a way that no other industry can. In short, life would be much emptier for most of us without tourism.
Safety before selfie, says campaign group Brake
Drivers touring Scotland and the North Coast 500 have been urged to drive sensibly and park safely to avoid traffic collisions.
NC500 crash trial: Driver found guilty of seriously injuring two German motorcyclists
A company director has been found guilty of running down and seriously injuring two German motorcyclists after a three-and-a-half day trial.
NC500 crash trial: Driver claims another car was ‘playing chicken’ with him
A Porsche driver on trial accused of causing a horror crash on the North Coast 500 claimed another car was “playing chicken” with him just before the collision.
NC500 crash trial: witness describes seeing accused driver acting like ‘boy racer’ moments before accident
A witness has told a trial she thought the driver of a Porsche on the NC500 was a “boy racer” moments before a horror crash.
Inverness court hears of horror NC500 head-on crash
Two German motorcyclists yesterday relived a horror head-on crash with a sports car on the North Coast 500.
Cavalcade of classic cars to tour North Coast 500 in fundraising drive
A gleaming cavalcade of classic, sports and super cars will stream past some of the north's most stunning sights as a charity drive returns for its fifth year.
Unprecedented road policing on Highland tourist routes last year
Police have responded to the pressure of tourists on the NC500 with a level of visibility described as ‘unprecedented’ by Highland’s local policing commander.
Business owners to discuss how to ‘harness the spending power of the NC500’
Small business owners will gather in Inverness today to discuss ways they can “harness the spending power” of NC500 road trip tourists.
Inverness fundraiser to tackle the NC500 in memory of late brother and best friend
An Inverness fundraiser will roar round the North Coast 500 in memory his brother and his best friend.
New North Highlands online map launched to help communities develop NC500 tourism initiatives
A map to help communities interested in developing tourism in the North Highlands is now available online.
VIDEO: Tourists failing to heed campervan warning on busy section of NC500
A busy section of the steepest single track road in the UK has become a pinch point for motoring tourists on the North Coast 500- with as many as 30 incident on the route this year so far.
REVEALED: Police snare 125 drivers going faster than 100mph in speed crackdown
Four men have been charged for allegedly racing at speeds of up to 128mph on a popular tourist trail.
Racing into the record books as former cancer patient becomes the first person to run the North Coast 500
An exhausted former cancer patient from Orkney has become the first person to run the 500 plus miles of Scotland’s answer to America’s Route 66.
Former cancer patient on course to become the first person to run the North Coast 500
A former cancer patient from Orkney was on course last night to become the first person to run the 500-plus miles of Scotland's answer to America's Route 66.
Litter at one of Scotland’s most scenic stops branded a ‘disgrace’
A tour guide has claimed the state of rubbish at one of Scotland's most iconic sights is "a disgrace".
Former cancer patient taking the challenge to become the first person to run the North Coast 500
A former cancer patient from Orkney is today beginning an attempt to become the first person to run the 500 plus miles of Scotland’s answer to America’s Route 66.