Nairnshire

Hundreds of people from Nairn and surrounding areas attended The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass event last night.

People living and around Nairn shared the real-life experiences of living without a bypass with transport secretary Fiona Hyslop.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop was left in no doubt that Nairn needs action now to deal with daily misery and near misses on local roads.

‘Nowhere is such a large population so affected by an intrusive large volume of vehicles - it would be immediately mitigated by building this road.’

She was asked if the Scottish Government can complete at least the Nairn Bypass by the original A96 dualling deadline.

He warns the Scottish Government to deliver a timeline for the work by the end of the year saying ‘I know what I have got to do’.

In changeable conditions, a flurry of activity got the 2024 season up and running at Nairn Bowling Club.

Inverness Chamber of Commerce boss can see arguments for and against the move.

Take a look inside this beautiful family home on the market for £350,000.

Fiona Hyslop says the latest development ‘underlines our commitment to making improvements along the A96’.

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed the development before The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass event in Nairn this evening.

Residents of Nairn will know that the construction of a bypass has been a talking point for many decades.

An 80-year-old woman from the Forres area has died following a crash on the A96 at the junction with Wester Hardmuir Fruit Farm near Nairn on Tuesday.

It won't make me consume any less of it. It will just cost me more, says our columnist.

One of the Wee County’s longest-serving players has signed a new deal that will see him reach a decade of service at Station Park.

Quartet of awards for Highland News and Media at the 45th Scottish Press Awards.

The Loch Ness Centre celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first organised surface watch of Loch Ness.

Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with drug offences in Inverness.

Ashley Cain is completing over 100 miles a day in memory of his baby girl who tragically died of cancer.

An 80-year-old woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with ‘life threatening’ injuries.