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Voters in Inverness West ward urged to 'make vote count' at by-election

30 July 2021
Voters in Inverness West ward urged to 'make vote count' at by-election

Voters in Inverness West ward urged to 'make vote count' at by-election

30 July 2021

Voters are being urged to 'make their vote count' in the forthcoming by-election for the Inverness West ward.


Warning to hill walkers as stalking season steps up

30 July 2021
Warning to hill walkers as stalking season steps up

Warning to hill walkers as stalking season steps up

30 July 2021

Scotland’s nature agency, NatureScot, is urging hill walkers to check for deer stalking information before setting out.


LISTEN: The latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast focuses on Moray Way bikepacking trip

26 July 2021
LISTEN: The latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast focuses on Moray Way bikepacking trip

LISTEN: The latest episode of the Active Outdoors podcast focuses on Moray Way bikepacking trip

26 July 2021

Over two sun-soaked days, John Davidson joins friends on a bikepacking trip on the Moray Way route, and talks e-bikes, adventure plans and ice cream!


From sea to summit on bike adventure

23 July 2021
From sea to summit on bike adventure

From sea to summit on bike adventure

23 July 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Following on from last week’s bikepacking trip from Grantown to Lossiemouth, John Davidson looks back at the final day


Ice and easy does it on way to Spey

16 July 2021
Ice and easy does it on way to Spey

Ice and easy does it on way to Spey

16 July 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson joins a refreshing summer bikepacking trip in Speyside


Covid-19 cases rise by 100 in NHS Highland area

09 July 2021
Covid-19 cases rise by 100 in NHS Highland area

Covid-19 cases rise by 100 in NHS Highland area

09 July 2021

One-hundred new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded across the NHS Highland area in the last 24 hours.


Ride offers a flood for the senses

25 June 2021
Ride offers a flood for the senses

Ride offers a flood for the senses

25 June 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson takes a journey from sea level at Nairn harbour into the hills on a fine road circuit that visits a historic bridge


High and dry on ride into the hills

22 June 2021
High and dry on ride into the hills

High and dry on ride into the hills

22 June 2021

John Davidson explores the Ardverikie Forest between Loch Laggan and Loch Ericht on a mountain bike circuit with plenty of adventure


Stride out on the Deeside Way

20 June 2021
Stride out on the Deeside Way

Stride out on the Deeside Way

20 June 2021

The author of a new guide to the walking and cycling route shares his experience of the trail – and of Royal Deeside off the beaten track


Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

20 June 2021
Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

Be a considerate camper and do the right thing

20 June 2021

After widely reported problems of 'dirty camping', Neil Reid of Mountaineering Scotland looks at how you can be a 'considerate camper'


Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

19 June 2021
Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

Q&A: Tim Hamlet, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team leader and outdoors instructor

19 June 2021

The 34-year-old tells John Davidson more about the experience of rescuing and his love of the outdoors


By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

16 June 2021
By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

By-election to replace Councillor Graham Ross to take place in August

16 June 2021

A by-election to replace a departing Inverness councillor will take place in tandem with a similar poll in Caithness in August.


Time is right for changing of the guard

11 June 2021
Time is right for changing of the guard

Time is right for changing of the guard

11 June 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: An evening run on the south side of Loch Ness gives John Davidson a welcome reward after a tough climb on a wonderful trail


Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

06 June 2021
Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

Outdoors writer on track to publish new guide to the Deeside Way

06 June 2021

A journalist and outdoors writer in the Highlands has turned his attentions on the Deeside Way with a new guide dedicated to the long-distance trail.


Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

04 June 2021
Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

Community group gives woodland a new lease of life

04 June 2021

Volunteers with a community woodland have planted thousands of trees and improved paths – and now they are starting to enjoy the benefits.


Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

04 June 2021
Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

Power from the glens on Monadhliath Trail

04 June 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson is on the mountain bike on a route through a wind farm and past a hydro reservoir


LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

01 June 2021
LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

LISTEN: To the latest episode from the Active Outdoors podcast

01 June 2021

John Davidson talks to Karen Cox of Outfit Moray about the Cairngorm to Coast event as well as her own personal 'uphill' challenge


Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

28 May 2021
Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

Hostelling Scotland network reopens to guests

28 May 2021

Youth hostels across the country are starting to open their doors again from Friday after being shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.


A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

28 May 2021
A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

A wheel family adventure in Glen Affric

28 May 2021

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: With no Highland Cross to look forward to this summer, John Davidson heads into familiar territory for a day out with the kids


Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

27 May 2021
Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

Be prepared for winter, hill walkers warned

27 May 2021

Hill walkers are being told to prepare for the remnants of winter if they head for the heights this weekend.


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