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ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Events and exploring during a busy year of action in the Highlands

19 December 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Events and exploring during a busy year of action in the Highlands

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Events and exploring during a busy year of action in the Highlands

19 December 2022

John Davidson selects some of his favourite images from 2022 as he looks back on the return of some of his best-loved events in a memorable year


How to find help with mental health and suicidal feelings this winter

16 December 2022
How to find help with mental health and suicidal feelings this winter

How to find help with mental health and suicidal feelings this winter

16 December 2022

People in the Highlands are being urged to speak out rather than suffer in silence this Christmas.


Mountain experts urge people to find reliable information on Scotland's winter hills

09 December 2022
Mountain experts urge people to find reliable information on Scotland's winter hills

Mountain experts urge people to find reliable information on Scotland's winter hills

09 December 2022

With the first signs of real winter weather, mountain safety organisations are urging people heading for the hills to "ThinkWINTER".


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Soggy stroll up an easy Munro, as Beinn na Lap proves too tempting

05 December 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Soggy stroll up an easy Munro, as Beinn na Lap proves too tempting

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Soggy stroll up an easy Munro, as Beinn na Lap proves too tempting

05 December 2022

John Davidson decides to tackle the short walk up Beinn na Lap before heading home from Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, despite the dreary conditions...


Santa set to pedal his way to Christmas Kidical Mass in Inverness

01 December 2022
Santa set to pedal his way to Christmas Kidical Mass in Inverness

Santa set to pedal his way to Christmas Kidical Mass in Inverness

01 December 2022

People can pedal along for some festive fun at this weekend's Kidical Mass event in Inverness.


PICTURES: Thanks given to Highland Cross as four charities share in £268k pot

30 November 2022
PICTURES: Thanks given to Highland Cross as four charities share in £268k pot

PICTURES: Thanks given to Highland Cross as four charities share in £268k pot

30 November 2022

Charities underlined the difference an award from the Highland Cross will make to people across the north at a handover event in Inverness on Thursday


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Choose life on trip to high points in Central Highlands

28 November 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Choose life on trip to high points in Central Highlands

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Choose life on trip to high points in Central Highlands

28 November 2022

John Davidson enjoys – or endures – a wet and windy ascent of two Munros on the Corrour estate, from the youth hostel at Loch Ossian


An Teallach repairs will kick-start paths project after £100k award

27 November 2022
An Teallach repairs will kick-start paths project after £100k award

An Teallach repairs will kick-start paths project after £100k award

27 November 2022

Repairs to footpaths on a popular Highland peak in Wester Ross will kick-start a campaign to benefit restoration and conservation in the mountains.


Charities receive Highland Cross funds as 2022 event brings total raised to £5.5 million

24 November 2022
Charities receive Highland Cross funds as 2022 event brings total raised to £5.5 million

Charities receive Highland Cross funds as 2022 event brings total raised to £5.5 million

24 November 2022

Charities across the region have been handed a significant cash boost thanks to the return of the Highland Cross.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Spinning yarns on woodland wander

21 November 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Spinning yarns on woodland wander

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Spinning yarns on woodland wander

21 November 2022

John Davidson explores the magical Fairy Glen woodland and climbs to some spectacular viewpoints above the Dornich Firth


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Family fun on a windy walk on Abriachan Forest trails

14 November 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Family fun on a windy walk on Abriachan Forest trails

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Family fun on a windy walk on Abriachan Forest trails

14 November 2022

A blustery day can't deter John Davidson as he takes the children on a wander up a popular hill near Loch Ness


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Feeling the heat in the depths of winter

07 November 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Feeling the heat in the depths of winter

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Feeling the heat in the depths of winter

07 November 2022

When bothies were closed during the pandemic, outdoor author John D Burns had to find a new way to explore the remote parts of the Highlands.


Railway strikes suspended as RMT secures 'unconditional talks' with Network Rail

04 November 2022
Railway strikes suspended as RMT secures 'unconditional talks' with Network Rail

Railway strikes suspended as RMT secures 'unconditional talks' with Network Rail

04 November 2022

Rail strikes planned for Saturday, Monday and Wednesday have been called off, the RMT union has said.


Balnain Primary pupils win top prize in Scottish mammal art competition

01 November 2022
Balnain Primary pupils win top prize in Scottish mammal art competition

Balnain Primary pupils win top prize in Scottish mammal art competition

01 November 2022

Primary pupils who created their own "Highland Acre Wood" from sustainable resources have come out top of the class in an art competition.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caledonian Canal in Inverness has its place in history books as walk marks 200-year anniversary

31 October 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caledonian Canal in Inverness has its place in history books as walk marks 200-year anniversary

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Caledonian Canal in Inverness has its place in history books as walk marks 200-year anniversary

31 October 2022

John Davidson joins Andrew Lucas of Inverness Library and countryside ranger John Orr on a trek back in time on the towpaths of the Caledonian Canal


FOUND: 12-year-old girl missing from Inverness is traced safe and well

30 October 2022
FOUND: 12-year-old girl missing from Inverness is traced safe and well

FOUND: 12-year-old girl missing from Inverness is traced safe and well

30 October 2022

A 12-year-old girl missing in Inverness has been found safe and well.


CAN YOU HELP? Plea to help find 12-year-old missing from Inverness area

30 October 2022
CAN YOU HELP? Plea to help find 12-year-old missing from Inverness area

CAN YOU HELP? Plea to help find 12-year-old missing from Inverness area

30 October 2022

Police are appealing for help tracing a missing 12-year-old in the Inverness area.


Hill walkers urged to pack headtorches as clocks due to go back

27 October 2022
Hill walkers urged to pack headtorches as clocks due to go back

Hill walkers urged to pack headtorches as clocks due to go back

27 October 2022

Lovers of the outdoors are being reminded to pack a torch this weekend as the change in the clocks will see darkness fall earlier.


Take a walk back through history on the Caledonian Canal

25 October 2022
Take a walk back through history on the Caledonian Canal

Take a walk back through history on the Caledonian Canal

25 October 2022

People are being invited to take a walk back in time along the banks of the Caledonian Canal in Inverness later this week.


Call to hand over Inverness field to community despite rejection from Scottish Government

20 October 2022
Call to hand over Inverness field to community despite rejection from Scottish Government

Call to hand over Inverness field to community despite rejection from Scottish Government

20 October 2022

A community group is calling on the Scottish Government to reverse a decision that could block plans to protect a swathe of green space in the city.


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