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'Considerable' avalanche risk on Highland mountains, as warning level raised

17 January 2024
'Considerable' avalanche risk on Highland mountains, as warning level raised

'Considerable' avalanche risk on Highland mountains, as warning level raised

17 January 2024

Avalanche risks on Highland peaks are now "considerable", mountain-goers have been warned in the wake of heavy snowfall.


Man arrested and charged following serious assault in Inverness

17 January 2024
Man arrested and charged following serious assault in Inverness

Man arrested and charged following serious assault in Inverness

17 January 2024

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a serious assault in Inverness that left a man in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.


UPDATE: Man dies after Caledonian Canal incident

16 January 2024
UPDATE: Man dies after Caledonian Canal incident

UPDATE: Man dies after Caledonian Canal incident

16 January 2024

A man has died at the Caledonian Canal in Inverness after emergency services were scrambled to reports of someone in the water on Tuesday morning.


Police release description of suspect wanted over serious assault in Inverness

16 January 2024
Police release description of suspect wanted over serious assault in Inverness

Police release description of suspect wanted over serious assault in Inverness

16 January 2024

Details of a suspect wanted in connection with a serious assault in Gilbert Street, Inverness, have been released by police.


Heavy snow 'starting to affect' busy Highland trunk roads

16 January 2024
Heavy snow 'starting to affect' busy Highland trunk roads

Heavy snow 'starting to affect' busy Highland trunk roads

16 January 2024

Heavy snow is starting to impact several Highland trunk roads, Traffic Scotland has revealed.


UPDATE: 'Person in canal' sparks emergency incident in Inverness

16 January 2024
UPDATE: 'Person in canal' sparks emergency incident in Inverness

UPDATE: 'Person in canal' sparks emergency incident in Inverness

16 January 2024

A large emergency response involving ambulances, fire crews, a boat team and police was sparked by concern for "a person in the Caledonian Canal".


Critical care paramedic and boat team attend 'incident' at Caledonian Canal in Inverness

16 January 2024
Critical care paramedic and boat team attend 'incident' at Caledonian Canal in Inverness

Critical care paramedic and boat team attend 'incident' at Caledonian Canal in Inverness

16 January 2024

Ambulances and fire engines were also dispatched to the area next to the Caledonian Canal at 9.38am.


Wind turbine 'practice run' set to cause disruption between Skye and Loch Ness

16 January 2024
Wind turbine 'practice run' set to cause disruption between Skye and Loch Ness

Wind turbine 'practice run' set to cause disruption between Skye and Loch Ness

16 January 2024

Motorists travelling on the A87 and A887 are being warned to expect possible disruption while a wind turbine delivery practice run takes place.


UPDATE: Inverness serious assault victim 'stable' in hospital with 'non-life threatening injuries'

16 January 2024
UPDATE: Inverness serious assault victim 'stable' in hospital with 'non-life threatening injuries'

UPDATE: Inverness serious assault victim 'stable' in hospital with 'non-life threatening injuries'

16 January 2024

The attack on the 29-year-old man at a Gilbert Street property sparked a large police response on Monday afternoon.


Police plea to Highland motorists to rethink planned journeys amid 'heavy snowfall' and 'challenging' conditions

16 January 2024
Police plea to Highland motorists to rethink planned journeys amid 'heavy snowfall' and 'challenging' conditions

Police plea to Highland motorists to rethink planned journeys amid 'heavy snowfall' and 'challenging' conditions

16 January 2024

Motorists have been urged to take extra care and consider if journeys are necessary amid "challenging" ongoing wintry conditions on Highland roads.


Fancy a film? Screen Machine mobile cinema returns to Great Glen

15 January 2024
Fancy a film? Screen Machine mobile cinema returns to Great Glen

Fancy a film? Screen Machine mobile cinema returns to Great Glen

15 January 2024

Screen Machine mobile cinema brings musical smash Wonka, Ridley Scott's Napoleon, blockbuster Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and more to Fort Augustus.


Tattoo studio plan for vacant unit on Inverness industrial estate

14 January 2024
Tattoo studio plan for vacant unit on Inverness industrial estate

Tattoo studio plan for vacant unit on Inverness industrial estate

14 January 2024

A long-vacant industrial site unit in Inverness could be set to return to use as a tattoo studio, under plans submitted to Highland Council.


£15,000 cannabis haul seized in Inverness thanks to police sniffer dog Chief

12 January 2024
£15,000 cannabis haul seized in Inverness thanks to police sniffer dog Chief

£15,000 cannabis haul seized in Inverness thanks to police sniffer dog Chief

12 January 2024

Police sniffer dog Chief has helped officers remove £15,000 worth of cannabis from the streets of Inverness after detecting the haul on Wednesday.


Mobile bank branch axe plans need urgent rethink, pleads Highland MSP

12 January 2024
Mobile bank branch axe plans need urgent rethink, pleads Highland MSP

Mobile bank branch axe plans need urgent rethink, pleads Highland MSP

12 January 2024

An urgent rethink is needed over plans to axe mobile bank branches in the Highlands, MSP Rhoda Grant has said.


Bid for Affric and Loch Ness National Park launched

12 January 2024
Bid for Affric and Loch Ness National Park launched

Bid for Affric and Loch Ness National Park launched

12 January 2024

Bid organisers saying the area’s globally important natural and cultural heritage deserves protection and celebration.


Track defect brings disruption to Highland Mainline train services

12 January 2024
Track defect brings disruption to Highland Mainline train services

Track defect brings disruption to Highland Mainline train services

12 January 2024

Rail passengers travelling on the Highland Mainline have been warned to expect possible disruption after a "suspected track defect".


Highlands brace for snow and ice after Met Office yellow warning issued

12 January 2024
Highlands brace for snow and ice after Met Office yellow warning issued

Highlands brace for snow and ice after Met Office yellow warning issued

12 January 2024

A snow and ice warning has been issued for the Highlands this weekend.


New Drumnadrochit Post Office launch date revealed

12 January 2024
New Drumnadrochit Post Office launch date revealed

New Drumnadrochit Post Office launch date revealed

12 January 2024

The new Post Office opens its doors on January 25, and will offer longer opening hours than at present.


'The Traitors Effect' sparking rise in rail passengers to Inverness, claims Trainline

11 January 2024
'The Traitors Effect' sparking rise in rail passengers to Inverness, claims Trainline

'The Traitors Effect' sparking rise in rail passengers to Inverness, claims Trainline

11 January 2024

A train booking website has credited BBC smash hit The Traitors with a rise in the number of people travelling by rail to Inverness.


UPDATE: Missing Inverness dog reunited with owner, say police

11 January 2024
UPDATE: Missing Inverness dog reunited with owner, say police

UPDATE: Missing Inverness dog reunited with owner, say police

11 January 2024

A young collie pup found wandering in an Inverness neighbourhood has been successfully reunited with her owner, police have confirmed.


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