Fortrose pupils get a taste of fire fighting life

SECONDARY school pupils have been given an insight into the life of a firefighter.

Karen Gillan praises work of Inverness charity Mikeysline

HOLLYWOOD star Karen Gillan has promoted the efforts of Inverness suicide prevention charity Mikeysline to her millions of fans on social media.

Piping contest set to attract 20,000 visitors to Inverness

TICKETS have gone on sale for an annual piping event which is set to attract more than 20,000 people to Inverness.

Millburn Academy, Inverness Royal Academy and Culloden Academy pupils among more than 5000 in Highlands with no school today due to snow

MILLBURN Academy will be closed today as more than 5000 Highland pupils get the day off school due to snow.

Travel disruption on A9 as wintry weather impacts Inverness

Snow causes school closures in Highlands and disruption in Inverness

Triple joy for SPP at Highlands and Islands Media Awards

Inverness Caley Thistle ground deal opens up sponsorship opportunities

Inverness women's gym members train as life-savers

MEMBERS of a women’s gym in Inverness are hoping their efforts can be of benefit to the wider community after having a defibrillator installed.

Bus driver dies after accident while travelling from Inverness to Cromarty

Growth in profit for Inverness garden centre firm

PRE-tax profit almost quadrupled for an Inverness garden centre operator in its most recent financial year.

Highland energy firm eyes up non-oil and gas work

ONE of the city’s biggest firms is changing its strategy because it expects a period of “low activity” in the oil and gas sector.

Views sought on city bike and car share schemes

A PROJECT to encourage people to travel differently and to promote bike hire and car share schemes in the centre of Inverness is under way.

International project could see students' work in print

AN innovative international collaboration between Inverness College UHI and a children’s picture book publisher in Australia could see students…

Major river artwork to be 'built by July'

NEW artwork could grace the banks of the River Ness next summer – Inverness councillors have been told.

Hospital play area work gets the green light

AN Inverness firm’s generosity has helped a charity’s bid for a new outdoor play area for patients at Raigmore Hospital’s children’s…

NHS chairman apologises for 'some incidents of bullying'

CLAIMS of bullying which have rocked NHS Highland are taking a toll on a growing number of the organisation’s staff, according to its chairman.

Substantial growth for city-based fish farm supplier

PRE-tax profit increased by almost £1.2 million for Inverness-based Gael Force Group last year.

Dozens of drivers nabbed speeding outside schools

MORE than 50 drivers were caught speeding near schools by police during the October holidays.

New project to offer legal advice

PEOPLE in the Highlands are being given a new route to access justice thanks to a partnership between law firm Harper Macleod and the Aberdeen Law Project…