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WAR ON DRUGS: English gangs ‘cuckooing’ vulnerable Highlanders amid rise in violence, exploitation and drug offences

12 August 2025
WAR ON DRUGS: English gangs ‘cuckooing’ vulnerable Highlanders amid rise in violence, exploitation and drug offences

WAR ON DRUGS: English gangs ‘cuckooing’ vulnerable Highlanders amid rise in violence, exploitation and drug offences

12 August 2025

English drug gangs are targeting vulnerable Highlanders with increasing ruthlessness amid a rising tide of drug violence, exploitation and abuse.


TRIBUTE: Golf champion who made Howden’s a Highland institution – and tangled with Bond villain Oddjob

09 August 2025
TRIBUTE: Golf champion who made Howden’s a Highland institution – and tangled with Bond villain Oddjob

TRIBUTE: Golf champion who made Howden’s a Highland institution – and tangled with Bond villain Oddjob

09 August 2025

He was the Inverness golfing prodigy renowned for his double birdies. Far fewer will have heard about Fraser Urquhart’s infamous encounter with 007.


UPDATE: Police issue statement on crash which closed A9

08 August 2025
UPDATE: Police issue statement on crash which closed A9

UPDATE: Police issue statement on crash which closed A9

08 August 2025

Police have issued an update about a two-car crash which closed the A9 near Newtonmore last night.


PICTURES: Fed up faces as Moy Country Fair cancelled for only third time in history

08 August 2025
PICTURES: Fed up faces as Moy Country Fair cancelled for only third time in history

PICTURES: Fed up faces as Moy Country Fair cancelled for only third time in history

08 August 2025

Field sports and country life enthusiasts have been left dejected after organisers pulled the plug on the second day of the annual Moy Country Fair.


SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

08 August 2025
SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

08 August 2025

Energy giant SSEN has confirmed it intends to submit a planning application for the controversial super-pylon route from Caithness to Beauly.


A9 drivers to face disruption at Inverness junctions as BEAR Scotland begin signage works

08 August 2025
A9 drivers to face disruption at Inverness junctions as BEAR Scotland begin signage works

A9 drivers to face disruption at Inverness junctions as BEAR Scotland begin signage works

08 August 2025

A series of works to install signs at junctions of the A9 is set to cause disruption for drivers later this month.


UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

08 August 2025
UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

08 August 2025

People living near electricity pylons could get £250 a year off their energy bills under UK Government proposals.


Saved! Historic Inverness church set for community and tourism role after £99,999 buy-out

07 August 2025
Saved! Historic Inverness church set for community and tourism role after £99,999 buy-out

Saved! Historic Inverness church set for community and tourism role after £99,999 buy-out

07 August 2025

Campaigners who led a £99,999 buy-out of a historic Inverness church want to create a visitor attraction in tune with the Inverness Castle Experience.


Joy as campaigners named successful bidders for £99,500-plus historic Inverness church

07 August 2025
Joy as campaigners named successful bidders for £99,500-plus historic Inverness church

Joy as campaigners named successful bidders for £99,500-plus historic Inverness church

07 August 2025

A campaign group fighting to save a historic Inverness church is celebrating after being named as successful bidder for the building.


BREAKING: Motorcyclist (31) killed in crash with van near Alness

07 August 2025
BREAKING: Motorcyclist (31) killed in crash with van near Alness

BREAKING: Motorcyclist (31) killed in crash with van near Alness

07 August 2025

A 31-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a van on a minor road near Alness.


UPDATE: Missing Black Isle woman found by police

07 August 2025
UPDATE: Missing Black Isle woman found by police

UPDATE: Missing Black Isle woman found by police

07 August 2025

A young Black Isle woman reported missing since Saturday has been found.


UPDATE: Water restored to Loch Ness village after fault hits 480 homes and businesses

06 August 2025
UPDATE: Water restored to Loch Ness village after fault hits 480 homes and businesses

UPDATE: Water restored to Loch Ness village after fault hits 480 homes and businesses

06 August 2025

Hundreds of properties near Loch Ness left without water today (Wednesday) have had their supply restored.


POLICE APPEAL: missing Black Isle woman (22) may have visited Glasgow and Inverness

06 August 2025
POLICE APPEAL: missing Black Isle woman (22) may have visited Glasgow and Inverness

POLICE APPEAL: missing Black Isle woman (22) may have visited Glasgow and Inverness

06 August 2025

Police are increasingly concerned for the well-being of a young Black Isle woman last seen four days ago.


BREAKING: Huge blaze engulfs grounds of north scrap dealer

06 August 2025
BREAKING: Huge blaze engulfs grounds of north scrap dealer

BREAKING: Huge blaze engulfs grounds of north scrap dealer

06 August 2025

A huge blaze has engulfed the grounds of a north scrap dealer.


11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

05 August 2025
11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

05 August 2025

More than 11,000 homes and businesses remain without power across the north, according to energy giant SSEN.


Inverness mattress-maker gets in bed with energy giant in bumper deal

05 August 2025
Inverness mattress-maker gets in bed with energy giant in bumper deal

Inverness mattress-maker gets in bed with energy giant in bumper deal

05 August 2025

An Inverness social enterprise has won a major contract to deliver mattresses for workers’ accommodation on a huge electricity infrastructure project.


STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

05 August 2025
STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

05 August 2025

Huge disruption from Storm Floris is expected to continue today (Tuesday) with a massive clear-up underway across the Highlands and north of Scotland.


‘Apply now!’ plea from Highland MSP ahead of Scottish Government victim support cash deadline

02 August 2025
‘Apply now!’ plea from Highland MSP ahead of Scottish Government victim support cash deadline

‘Apply now!’ plea from Highland MSP ahead of Scottish Government victim support cash deadline

02 August 2025

An SNP MSP is urging Highland organisations to make sure they apply for crime victim support funding ahead of a looming Scottish Government deadline.


Kate Forbes MSP takes zip line plunge at opening of new Loch Ness side adventure playpark

02 August 2025
Kate Forbes MSP takes zip line plunge at opening of new Loch Ness side adventure playpark

Kate Forbes MSP takes zip line plunge at opening of new Loch Ness side adventure playpark

02 August 2025

Scotland’s deputy First Minister looked every bit the high-flying politician while opening a major community attraction in Fort Augustus.


WATCH: Detectives tell of holidaying father’s horror as he woke to sexual predator assaulting his son, 8

01 August 2025
WATCH: Detectives tell of holidaying father’s horror as he woke to sexual predator assaulting his son, 8

WATCH: Detectives tell of holidaying father’s horror as he woke to sexual predator assaulting his son, 8

01 August 2025

A horrified father awoke to find a sexual predator was assaulting his eight year old son in the boy’s neighbouring tent at a Loch Ness-side campsite.


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