Scottish Land and Estates made the call following a wildfire summit in Beauly.
AROUND 1200 people marched through the streets of Inverness earlier today to kick off the city's Highland Pride celebrations.
A passenger aboard the plane says those on the flight were told the diversion was due to "technical difficulties".
TRAFFIC on a busy section of the A9 is flowing freely again after an earlier crash blocked it in both directions, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.
BELLADRUM fans who have yet to land tickets will get the chance to win some this weekend.
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays after a two-vehicle crash blocked the A9 in Ross-shire near Evanton.
A CHARITY hopes to send its fundraising sky-high when runners and walkers take to the Inverness Airport runway next month –and spaces are running out.
A "FANTASTIC" day of sporting fun saw the area's children come out on top against Inverness's best footballing talent.
The Dingwall-based publisher's active titles and intellectual property are understood to have been bought by Sheffield-based Vertebrate Publishing.
FRESH sporting faces put the Caley Jags' players through their paces at a fun event this afternoon.
The AlbaStar jet from Mallorca to Inverness had been due into Dalcross at 9.10am but diverted to Glasgow after declaring an emergency.
ROADWORKS are set to cause the regular closure of a lane of the A9 dual carriageway near the Kessock Bridge for 10 weeks.
Work to transform Inverness Castle into a tourist attraction passes milestone, as work on link building begins.
Police initially treated the death in Barn Church Road as "unexplained", but an update on Thursday confirmed it is "not suspicious".
A MULTI-million pound plan for a food & drink hub and superfast electric charging station next to the A9 at North Kessock could create up to 100 jobs.
SHOCKING figures reveal a third of Highland trains are late. But what's it like to use the existing services... and what can be done to improve them?
NEWS a multi-million pound bowling alley and inflatable activity centre is planned for an Inverness retail park have drawn a wide range of reactions.
The bowling centre and inflatable activity course is earmarked for a site inside Inverness Shopping Park.
Inverness Shopping Park wants to create the new facility inside the existing Sports Direct building, claiming the tenant "wishes to vacate" the site.
DON'T forget your medication when you head off on your holidays, Highland residents are being reminded.
