POLICE officers and staff in Inverness were today given the chance to air their concerns on plans to create a single Scottish police force. Chief Constable Kevin Smith, who is leading Scotland's
A WOMAN who caused the death of a motor cyclist on the A82 near Drumnadrochit walked free from court today.
Sheriff Margaret Neilson told first offender Pauline Conway the interests of justice would not be served by sending her to prison and ordered her to carry out 200 hours of community service and banned her from driving for three years.
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THE summer season has got off to a flying start at Inverness Airport as passenger numbers have increased in comparison to last year. Figures released by HIAL this week show that 52,213 passengers passed through the airport in April which is an 11% rise from the same period last year.
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Inverness College science technician Mick Parry is preparing to put aside his fear of heights to make a fund-raising sky dive from 10,000ft for the Raigmore Children's Ward Appeal.
The 58-year-old was talked into the event while visiting the appeal office, run by the ARCHIE Foundation, to hand over £60 from a month-long beard-growing challenge.
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THERE is "strong demand" for direct cross border rail services - including the Highland Chieftain Inverness-London route - to be retained, Scottish transport minister Keith Brown has admitted.
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COUNCILLOR Liz MacDonald has been announced as the new provost of Nairn. At ward business meeting in Nairn yesterday, Councillor MacDonald, who represents the SNP, was unanimously selected as Provost.
She succeeds Independent councillor Laurie Fraser.
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Family and friends have placed floral tributes outside the blackened Inverness home where a mother-of-two died in a ferocious blaze.
Although the police have yet to formally identify her, locally she has been named as Angela Ireland.
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THE final route for the western link of the Inverness bypass has been chosen.
Highland councillors have ignored the ground-swell of public support for a high-level bridge over the River Ness and Caledonian Canal choosing to go with a low bridge across the river and another swing bridge at the canal.
A simulation of how the complete Inverness bypass might look was released by Highland Council and published by The Inverness Courier's website three months ago.
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The poor surface on one of Inverness's busiest roads was featured in the column way back at the start of the year after numerous complaints from readers.
The popular route has now been relaid.
Also featured in the column is graffiti which has sprung up below one of the city's landmark bridges.
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