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Did Druids wander on an Inverness hillside, overseeing Bronze Age locals?

06 November 2022
Did Druids wander on an Inverness hillside, overseeing Bronze Age locals?

Did Druids wander on an Inverness hillside, overseeing Bronze Age locals?

06 November 2022

Did Druids wander on an Inverness hillside, overseeing Bronze Age locals?


BILL McALLISTER: Memories of Inverness tartan entrepreneur

02 November 2022
BILL McALLISTER: Memories of Inverness tartan entrepreneur

BILL McALLISTER: Memories of Inverness tartan entrepreneur

02 November 2022

Memories of an Inverness draper who made tartan for royalty including Queen Victoria.


BILL McALLISTER: Memory Lane explores old Inverness shops

30 October 2022
BILL McALLISTER: Memory Lane explores old Inverness shops

BILL McALLISTER: Memory Lane explores old Inverness shops

30 October 2022

A glimpse into the Inverness shopping and business scene 80 years ago uncovers many long-gone names, but also a few survivors.


BILL MCALLISTER: The Inverness provost who charmed a Queen

24 October 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: The Inverness provost who charmed a Queen

BILL MCALLISTER: The Inverness provost who charmed a Queen

24 October 2022

This is the 150th anniversary of Dr John Mackenzie, then Provost of Inverness, welcoming Queen Victoria to the burgh.


Memory Lane visits beautiful Beauly

06 October 2022
Memory Lane visits beautiful Beauly

Memory Lane visits beautiful Beauly

06 October 2022

Bill McAllister's walk down memory lane explores beautiful Beauly and its ancient French connection priory.


'I was uncomfortable being so close to someone I believed was a double murderer'

05 October 2022
'I was uncomfortable being so close to someone I believed was a double murderer'

'I was uncomfortable being so close to someone I believed was a double murderer'

05 October 2022

Inverness Courier columnist Bill McAllister recalls reporting the Renee and Andrew MacRae mystery over the years.


BILL McALLISTER: After 253 years service Fort George faces shaky future

28 September 2022
BILL McALLISTER: After 253 years service Fort George faces shaky future

BILL McALLISTER: After 253 years service Fort George faces shaky future

28 September 2022

It is the 275 years since the contract to build Fort George was awarded but as its military days are numbered, shouldn't a new use be planned now?


BILL MCALLISTER: Queen’s death united people

22 September 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: Queen’s death united people

BILL MCALLISTER: Queen’s death united people

22 September 2022

I was on a rooftop pool in Spain when news broke of the Queen’s passing. It was a JFK moment, the end of the Elizabethan era.


BILL MCALLISTER: Hoteliers need to have certainty on prices

21 September 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: Hoteliers need to have certainty on prices

BILL MCALLISTER: Hoteliers need to have certainty on prices

21 September 2022

There’s still plenty of visitors around the city centre but despite the busy season, local hoteliers and guest-house owners are in a bind.


BILL MCALLISTER: Academy’s storied past first began 230 long years ago

21 September 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: Academy’s storied past first began 230 long years ago

BILL MCALLISTER: Academy’s storied past first began 230 long years ago

21 September 2022

The French Revolution had put King Louis XVI on trial and George Washington was re-elected US President in the year Inverness Royal Academy was built.


BILL MCALLISTER: Once-gilded venue enjoyed 172 (mostly) glamorous years

15 September 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: Once-gilded venue enjoyed 172 (mostly) glamorous years

BILL MCALLISTER: Once-gilded venue enjoyed 172 (mostly) glamorous years

15 September 2022

Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, danced there as, in the 1950s, did Princess Margaret.


BILL McALLISTER: Remembering Inverness's prolific sculptor

12 September 2022
BILL McALLISTER: Remembering Inverness's prolific sculptor

BILL McALLISTER: Remembering Inverness's prolific sculptor

12 September 2022

Bill McAllister remembers Andrew Davidson the Inverness sculptor who created so many of the city landmarks.


BILL McALLISTER: City maternity care has been a story of progress over years

01 September 2022
BILL McALLISTER: City maternity care has been a story of progress over years

BILL McALLISTER: City maternity care has been a story of progress over years

01 September 2022

More than 2000 babies a year are born in Raigmore Hospital, with an excellent local midwifery network, a stark contrast to past times.


BILL McALLISTER: River Ness blamed for cholera 190 years ago

26 August 2022
BILL McALLISTER: River Ness blamed for cholera 190 years ago

BILL McALLISTER: River Ness blamed for cholera 190 years ago

26 August 2022

Hard to believe but his year is the 190th anniversary of an Inverness cholera outbreak triggered by River Ness water pollution.


BILL MCALLISTER: RNI’s distinguished history first began 225 years ago

16 August 2022
BILL MCALLISTER: RNI’s distinguished history first began 225 years ago

BILL MCALLISTER: RNI’s distinguished history first began 225 years ago

16 August 2022

This year marks the 225th anniversary of Provost William Inglis setting up a committee which began fundraising for Inverness’s first public hospital.


BILL MCALLISTER:Raining's School memory still lives on

10 August 2022
BILL MCALLISTER:Raining's School memory still lives on

BILL MCALLISTER:Raining's School memory still lives on

10 August 2022

This year is the 265th anniversary of the opening of a building at the top of Ardconnell Terrace which was to vanish 48 years ago.


Memories of a pistol packing Highland heroine

05 August 2022
Memories of a pistol packing Highland heroine

Memories of a pistol packing Highland heroine

05 August 2022

Bill McAllister tells the fascinating story about pistol packing Jacobite heroine Lady Anne Mackintosh


BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

27 July 2022
BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

27 July 2022

Historic religious inscriptions on an Inverness High Street wall have a fascinating background explains Bill McAllister.


BILL McALLISTER: Does Inverness's lucky stone deserve more prominence?

20 July 2022
BILL McALLISTER: Does Inverness's lucky stone deserve more prominence?

BILL McALLISTER: Does Inverness's lucky stone deserve more prominence?

20 July 2022

Bill McAllister recounts the history of Inverness's lucky Clachnacuddin Stone and wonders if it deserves more prominent siting.


Bill McAllister: Provost ushered in new age of Highland communication

14 July 2022
Bill McAllister: Provost ushered in new age of Highland communication

Bill McAllister: Provost ushered in new age of Highland communication

14 July 2022

This year is the 190th anniversary of the birth of the man who made the first phone call in Inverness.


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