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Art gallery transformation planned for disused kirk

25 July 2025
Art gallery transformation planned for disused kirk

Art gallery transformation planned for disused kirk

25 July 2025

A disused Victorian kirk could be brought back to life as an art gallery and accommodation.


£4.5m railway upgrade to close Highland line for 3 weeks

25 July 2025
£4.5m railway upgrade to close Highland line for 3 weeks

£4.5m railway upgrade to close Highland line for 3 weeks

25 July 2025

A £4.5m railway upgrade will close a key Highland line for three weeks, passengers have been warned.


Rare bog forest’s rising visitor numbers prompt parking action

24 July 2025
Rare bog forest’s rising visitor numbers prompt parking action

Rare bog forest’s rising visitor numbers prompt parking action

24 July 2025

Monadh Mor, on the Black Isle, is Scotland's largest area of rare bog wood but only has space for 10 vehicles and its car park regularly overflows.


‘I don’t!’: Destination wedding venue’s use ‘not lawful’, rules council

22 July 2025
‘I don’t!’: Destination wedding venue’s use ‘not lawful’, rules council

‘I don’t!’: Destination wedding venue’s use ‘not lawful’, rules council

22 July 2025

A “destination" wedding venue has been dealt a significant blow after the current use of the site for nuptials was ruled unlawful.


Holiday let plan near station is approved

22 July 2025
Holiday let plan near station is approved

Holiday let plan near station is approved

22 July 2025

Plans for a new holiday let close to Inverness Railway Station have been given the green light by council planners.


Fire-hit care home flats plan floated by developer behind controversial housing bid

22 July 2025
Fire-hit care home flats plan floated by developer behind controversial housing bid

Fire-hit care home flats plan floated by developer behind controversial housing bid

22 July 2025

The ruined former Clachnaharry Care Home could be replaced by flats if contentious plans for new housing next to the fire-ravaged shell are greenlit.


City centre supermarket coffee shop plan drops drive-thru element

21 July 2025
City centre supermarket coffee shop plan drops drive-thru element

City centre supermarket coffee shop plan drops drive-thru element

21 July 2025

Developers behind a proposed new coffee shop in a prominent city centre location have dropped the drive-thru element in a bid to win over planners.


Trains cancelled after fault hits Inverness-Elgin services

21 July 2025
Trains cancelled after fault hits Inverness-Elgin services

Trains cancelled after fault hits Inverness-Elgin services

21 July 2025

Rail passengers travelling between Inverness and Moray stations were facing disruption on Monday after numerous services were cancelled.


Empty retail park site to reopen with new tenant

21 July 2025
Empty retail park site to reopen with new tenant

Empty retail park site to reopen with new tenant

21 July 2025

A long vacant store in a busy Inverness retail park is set to reopen with a new tenant in August.


Burst 18-inch ‘strategic main’ leaves residents without water

20 July 2025
Burst 18-inch ‘strategic main’ leaves residents without water

Burst 18-inch ‘strategic main’ leaves residents without water

20 July 2025

Residents living in the IV2 postcode area have been hit by water cuts after an 18-inch “strategic main” ruptured.


Dangerous ‘short cut’ posing risk of impalement to school children and adults to be blocked off

20 July 2025
Dangerous ‘short cut’ posing risk of impalement to school children and adults to be blocked off

Dangerous ‘short cut’ posing risk of impalement to school children and adults to be blocked off

20 July 2025

A hazardous short-cut's days are numbered after the go ahead was given for better fencing to block off a water pipe 'bridge' near an Inverness school.


‘Increasing concern’ for Nairn man last seen on railway network

19 July 2025
‘Increasing concern’ for Nairn man last seen on railway network

‘Increasing concern’ for Nairn man last seen on railway network

19 July 2025

Police are “increasingly concerned” for the welfare of a missing Nairn man who has not been seen since Friday morning.


Castle railings plan ‘will harm century-long public access’

19 July 2025
Castle railings plan ‘will harm century-long public access’

Castle railings plan ‘will harm century-long public access’

19 July 2025

Plans to end round-the-clock public access to the grounds of Inverness Castle will “undermine” and “detract” from the historic site, claim critics.


Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

19 July 2025
Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

Weekend construction bid on major multi-million pound factory

19 July 2025

Construction work on a major factory next to the Port of Nigg could take place well into weekends - in a bid by the owner to meet its target date.


4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

18 July 2025
4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

4 fire engines and helicopter tackle fresh wildfire on A939 Nairn-Dava road

18 July 2025

Appliances from Inverness, Nairn, Grantown-on-Spey and Forres were scrambled to the scene at 2.35pm amid an active extreme wildfire warning.


‘Stolen’ car involved in A96 crash that left 3 in hospital and killed dog

18 July 2025
‘Stolen’ car involved in A96 crash that left 3 in hospital and killed dog

‘Stolen’ car involved in A96 crash that left 3 in hospital and killed dog

18 July 2025

Police have appealed for information and dashcam footage of the cars involved in the crash, which occurred on the A96 at Newton of Petty at 8.45am.


2 people airlifted to hospital after serious 3-car crash on A96

18 July 2025
2 people airlifted to hospital after serious 3-car crash on A96

2 people airlifted to hospital after serious 3-car crash on A96

18 July 2025

The crash occurred at Newton of Petty at 8.44am. The Scottish Ambulance Service sent 2 air ambulances, 3 ambulances, a trauma team and paramedics.


Thousands without power in Aird and Loch Ness-side communities

18 July 2025
Thousands without power in Aird and Loch Ness-side communities

Thousands without power in Aird and Loch Ness-side communities

18 July 2025

The power cut, which is centred on The Aird, is affecting almost 900 homes and businesses - meaning potentially thousands of residents.


Roadworks set to close busy Inverness street

18 July 2025
Roadworks set to close busy Inverness street

Roadworks set to close busy Inverness street

18 July 2025

A busy Inverness road will close for several nights next week while vital resurfacing works take place.


Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

18 July 2025
Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

Thunder and heavy rain forecast sparks weather warning for Highlands and Moray

18 July 2025

The warning is in force on Saturday and Sunday, amid forecasts for locally persistent rainfall in some parts of Highland and Moray.


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