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WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

09 October 2024
WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

09 October 2024

A new BBC series, Inside Barlinnie, features archive footage of the prison’s execution chamber from a film one of our journalists made in the 1990s.


PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

01 October 2024
PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

01 October 2024

An 81-year-old took a trip along Dunnet beach for the first time in 17 years thanks to a beach buggy wheelchair with big blow-up tyres.


Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

18 September 2024
Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

18 September 2024

A mother and her adopted disabled daughter have moved to Castletown in the hope of finding acceptance and peace.


‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

26 June 2024
‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

26 June 2024

A young man on a charity trek with his dogs around the UK made an unscheduled stop at Wick to find homes for pups after one became pregnant.


New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

01 May 2024
New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

01 May 2024

An academic study of the historic cave dwellers of Caithness reveals little-known details of the people who called these inhospitable places home.


WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

20 February 2024
WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

20 February 2024

A disabled pensioner, who breathes with an oxygen cylinder, pleads with the council to be decanted from his mouldy home before it 'kills' him.


Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

05 February 2024
Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

05 February 2024

Caesarean births in the far north have rocketed as maternity services have been cut, says Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain.


Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

15 January 2024
Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

15 January 2024

Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner said he felt like lucky to be alive after landing up in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.


Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

04 December 2023
Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

04 December 2023

A favourite little character that visits Highland gardens may be in danger without our help – an expert shares tips on how you can help the robin.


County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

23 October 2023
County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

23 October 2023

Police Scotland reported on the success of a recent UK-wide initiative to target drug dealers who exploit vulnerable young people by cuckooing


Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

06 October 2023
Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

06 October 2023

The sea and sand were tainted with a mysterious blood-red substance but what exactly is it?


90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

03 October 2023
90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

03 October 2023

A 90-year-old retired vicar seems likely to beat Martin Harvey's record breaking Land's End to John O'Groats cycle run last year.


Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

14 July 2023
Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

14 July 2023

A Highland man, praised for his efforts to try and resuscitate a rail passenger, thinks lifesaving defibrillators should be carried on trains.


Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

07 July 2023
Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

07 July 2023

Highlands and Islands Greens voiced concerns over council/government promotion of cheap flights between Wick and Aberdeen.


North Highland 'murder suicide' woman named locally – witness reports strange behaviour

06 July 2023
North Highland 'murder suicide' woman named locally – witness reports strange behaviour

North Highland 'murder suicide' woman named locally – witness reports strange behaviour

06 July 2023

The woman whose body was recovered after the murder-suicide at Keiss has been named locally as Caroline Copland.


Condolences from council leader after north Highland 'murder-suicide'

04 July 2023
Condolences from council leader after north Highland 'murder-suicide'

Condolences from council leader after north Highland 'murder-suicide'

04 July 2023

The Keiss 'murder-suicide' on Sunday afternoon has come as a shock to the entire Caithness community, according to the leader of Highland Council.


Woman's body found on Keiss Castle grounds after murder in nearby Highland village

03 July 2023
Woman's body found on Keiss Castle grounds after murder in nearby Highland village

Woman's body found on Keiss Castle grounds after murder in nearby Highland village

03 July 2023

A 74-year-old man was murdered at Keiss in Caithness on Sunday afternoon (July 3) and a woman linked to the incident was later found dead nearby.


Strange coincidence after 25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved

29 June 2023
Strange coincidence after 25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved

Strange coincidence after 25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved

29 June 2023

A 25-year-old message in a bottle found on north Highland coast could help teach a new generation of children about the dangers of plastic pollution.


North Highland company Norscot changes hands after nearly 40 years

28 June 2023
North Highland company Norscot changes hands after nearly 40 years

North Highland company Norscot changes hands after nearly 40 years

28 June 2023

North Highland-based Norscot Joinery, manufacturer of windows, doors and timber frame house kits, has been acquired by 1st FSD Group.


CCTV footage shows horrific collapse of stone from Highland building – owners say they are 'devastated'

10 May 2023
CCTV footage shows horrific collapse of stone from Highland building – owners say they are 'devastated'

CCTV footage shows horrific collapse of stone from Highland building – owners say they are 'devastated'

10 May 2023

The couple who own a Thurso building that saw tons of sandstone blocks fall from its roof say they are devastated - but grateful that no one was hurt.


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