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Passenger jet aborted landing after surprising city neighbourhood

12 August 2025
Passenger jet aborted landing after surprising city neighbourhood

Passenger jet aborted landing after surprising city neighbourhood

12 August 2025

A noisy surprise awaited an Inverness neighbourhood when a passenger jet flew low enough to set off a car alarm before aborting its landing.


WH Smith name to disappear from city high street

12 August 2025
WH Smith name to disappear from city high street

WH Smith name to disappear from city high street

12 August 2025

The rebranding of the Inverness High Street store to TG Jones has been given the green light.


'Similar defects' to sheared part found on closed bridge

12 August 2025
'Similar defects' to sheared part found on closed bridge

'Similar defects' to sheared part found on closed bridge

12 August 2025

Council unable to provide a timeframe for the repair and reopening of the Infirmary Bridge after inspections found ‘similar’ defects to sheared part.


Work to digitise region’s historical records is praised

11 August 2025
Work to digitise region’s historical records is praised

Work to digitise region’s historical records is praised

11 August 2025

Ongoing work to digitise the region’s history and make it more accessible than ever before has been praised.


34% drop in Inverness-Elgin train ticket prices for peak-time travellers

11 August 2025
34% drop in Inverness-Elgin train ticket prices for peak-time travellers

34% drop in Inverness-Elgin train ticket prices for peak-time travellers

11 August 2025

Rail passengers in the Highlands look set to make big savings on tickets after it was announced that peak fares will be scrapped from next month.


Nursery ‘not acting swiftly enough’ on improvement recommendations

11 August 2025
Nursery ‘not acting swiftly enough’ on improvement recommendations

Nursery ‘not acting swiftly enough’ on improvement recommendations

11 August 2025

Green Trees Nursery in Smithton has been given until September 19 to meet new requirements after receiving ‘weak’ and ‘adequate’ inspection scores.


Recruitment drive launched for new city centre restaurant and bar

11 August 2025
Recruitment drive launched for new city centre restaurant and bar

Recruitment drive launched for new city centre restaurant and bar

11 August 2025

Twenty-five jobs will be created when Betty’s Restaurant and Cocktail Bar opens its doors inside the vacant Rose Street Foundry building this autumn.


Missing man ‘boarded Inverness-bound LNER train’, say police investigating his disappearance

11 August 2025
Missing man ‘boarded Inverness-bound LNER train’, say police investigating his disappearance

Missing man ‘boarded Inverness-bound LNER train’, say police investigating his disappearance

11 August 2025

Police searching for a missing man have revealed that his last confirmed sighting was boarding an Inverness-bound train.


Riverside hotel’s return to use a step closer after in-house laundry plan approved

11 August 2025
Riverside hotel’s return to use a step closer after in-house laundry plan approved

Riverside hotel’s return to use a step closer after in-house laundry plan approved

11 August 2025

A mothballed riverside hotel's bid to return to operation has passed another milestone after it won approval for an in-house laundry building nearby.


From tennis balls to glitter balls: British tennis great Annabel Croft to visit Eden Court

10 August 2025
From tennis balls to glitter balls: British tennis great Annabel Croft to visit Eden Court

From tennis balls to glitter balls: British tennis great Annabel Croft to visit Eden Court

10 August 2025

The former British number one and well known broadcaster’s Inverness date will shine a light on her tennis, broadcasting and Strictly memories.


Crematorium upgrade making ‘significant steps’

10 August 2025
Crematorium upgrade making ‘significant steps’

Crematorium upgrade making ‘significant steps’

10 August 2025

"Significant" steps have been taken to upgrade Inverness's crematorium to ensure it remains fit for purpose, a council committee will hear next week.


Shake-up of bin collection times on the cards?

09 August 2025
Shake-up of bin collection times on the cards?

Shake-up of bin collection times on the cards?

09 August 2025

Bin collection routes in the Inverness area are to be ‘optimised’ by next spring to accommodate increasing numbers of new houses, a report has said.


City café facelift plan sparks architectural society objection

09 August 2025
City café facelift plan sparks architectural society objection

City café facelift plan sparks architectural society objection

09 August 2025

An Inverness cafe’s plans for an exterior facelift have ruffled feathers among a Scottish architecture group - who have objected to the proposal.


New restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry ‘to create 25 jobs’

08 August 2025
New restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry ‘to create 25 jobs’

New restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry ‘to create 25 jobs’

08 August 2025

Betty’s Restaurant & Cocktail Bar will open this autumn. It is being run by the firm that owns Elgin’s Drouthy Cobbler and Forres’s Bonnie Beastie.


Plans lodged for 20-turbine wind farm overlooking Beauly Firth

08 August 2025
Plans lodged for 20-turbine wind farm overlooking Beauly Firth

Plans lodged for 20-turbine wind farm overlooking Beauly Firth

08 August 2025

The proposed Ballach Wind Farm, in the hills four kilometres west of Kilmorack, also includes a substation and a 50MW battery energy storage site.


Storm Floris tree damage at school to be assessed soon

07 August 2025
Storm Floris tree damage at school to be assessed soon

Storm Floris tree damage at school to be assessed soon

07 August 2025

The damage done by Storm Floris to a city primary school will be better known next week, it is understood.


‘Sheared’ bridge part forces closure of crossing until further notice

07 August 2025
‘Sheared’ bridge part forces closure of crossing until further notice

‘Sheared’ bridge part forces closure of crossing until further notice

07 August 2025

An engineer will assess the damage to the Infirmary Bridge later on Thursday, with a timetable for repairs not known until after that takes place.


‘Public safety’ prompts Inverness bridge closure

07 August 2025
‘Public safety’ prompts Inverness bridge closure

‘Public safety’ prompts Inverness bridge closure

07 August 2025

The Infirmary Bridge has been closed, with Highland Council citing “public safety” and promising that “updates [will] follow”.


1500 hours of CCTV footage being scoured by police investigating sex attack on boy

07 August 2025
1500 hours of CCTV footage being scoured by police investigating sex attack on boy

1500 hours of CCTV footage being scoured by police investigating sex attack on boy

07 August 2025

Detectives investigating the attack on the eight-year-old at a Drumnadrochit campsite have also visited 100 properties and reappealed for information.


Inverness ‘already has ample takeaways’, claims planning application critic

06 August 2025
Inverness ‘already has ample takeaways’, claims planning application critic

Inverness ‘already has ample takeaways’, claims planning application critic

06 August 2025

Does Inverness city centre have ‘enough’ takeaways? A planning objection certainly thinks so.


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