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Storm Amy: Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts and some flights cancelled

03 October 2025
Storm Amy: Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts and some flights cancelled

Storm Amy: Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts and some flights cancelled

03 October 2025

Power lines have been brought down and some flights cancelled ahead as Storm Amy approaches. Amber weather warnings kick in from 5pm on Friday.


Poppy Appeal fundraising collection volunteers sought

03 October 2025
Poppy Appeal fundraising collection volunteers sought

Poppy Appeal fundraising collection volunteers sought

03 October 2025

Highland Veterans will be running a collection table and display inside the Eastgate Shopping Centre and are eager to find volunteers to help out.


Trains to be suspended during worst of Storm Amy

02 October 2025
Trains to be suspended during worst of Storm Amy

Trains to be suspended during worst of Storm Amy

02 October 2025

All Highland rail lines will be suspended on Friday evening when Storm Amy hits, it has been confirmed.


New occupant confirmed for closing Original Factory Shop site

02 October 2025
New occupant confirmed for closing Original Factory Shop site

New occupant confirmed for closing Original Factory Shop site

02 October 2025

The soon-to-be-vacant Original Factory Shop in Inverness city centre will reopen with a new tenant before Christmas.


Crackdown snares shoplifters and knife-carrying male

02 October 2025
Crackdown snares shoplifters and knife-carrying male

Crackdown snares shoplifters and knife-carrying male

02 October 2025

Operation Lambie’s high-visibility Inverness patrols, which began in response to rising shoplifting, have led to a “significant fall” in retail crime.


WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

02 October 2025
WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

02 October 2025

“Damaging winds” of up to 95mph are now expected to batter parts of the Highlands and Moray, after Storm Amy weather warnings were upgraded to amber.


Ferry and rail cancellations warning ahead of Storm Amy

02 October 2025
Ferry and rail cancellations warning ahead of Storm Amy

Ferry and rail cancellations warning ahead of Storm Amy

02 October 2025

CalMac, NorthLink Ferries and ScotRail have all warned passengers of possible disruption to their services ahead of the arrival of Storm Amy.


New owner takes over popular Inverness city centre shop

02 October 2025
New owner takes over popular Inverness city centre shop

New owner takes over popular Inverness city centre shop

02 October 2025

Oil & Vinegar’s new owner intends to reopen the store’s physical shop at another address in the same Inverness street later this month.


Asbestos discovery sparks anger from new housing estate’s residents

01 October 2025
Asbestos discovery sparks anger from new housing estate’s residents

Asbestos discovery sparks anger from new housing estate’s residents

01 October 2025

Horrified housing estate residents who discovered asbestos in the ground have slated the housebuilder and factor after being hit with clean-up costs.


WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Highlands

01 October 2025
WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Highlands

WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Highlands

01 October 2025

A pre-existing rain warning has also been extended to cover more of the region, with alerts now in force from 5pm today until the end of Saturday,


Caledonian Sleeper to add Birmingham International Airport as destination

01 October 2025
Caledonian Sleeper to add Birmingham International Airport as destination

Caledonian Sleeper to add Birmingham International Airport as destination

01 October 2025

The move will boost connections to the UK’s second largest city and make Birmingham’s airport an option once again for Highlanders flying overseas.


Well-known former café site goes on market

30 September 2025
Well-known former café site goes on market

Well-known former café site goes on market

30 September 2025

The site of a well-known former café which shut its doors last month has now gone on the market.


Bank chiefs still on lookout for new site

30 September 2025
Bank chiefs still on lookout for new site

Bank chiefs still on lookout for new site

30 September 2025

Barclays bosses say they are continuing to search for a new location in Inverness after their existing 'branch' was forced to close.


‘He’s truly made a difference!’: NHS staff hail kind-hearted man after latest generous gesture

30 September 2025
‘He’s truly made a difference!’: NHS staff hail kind-hearted man after latest generous gesture

‘He’s truly made a difference!’: NHS staff hail kind-hearted man after latest generous gesture

30 September 2025

Alexander ‘Sandy’ Morrison has been hailed for his “kindness & ongoing support over the years” after another kind gesture to Raigmore patients & staff


Inver90s returns ‘bigger and better’ for 2026

30 September 2025
Inver90s returns ‘bigger and better’ for 2026

Inver90s returns ‘bigger and better’ for 2026

30 September 2025

Sash, Urban Cookie Collective, Flip n Fill, and JX have been confirmed as headliners, with tickets set to go on sale on Wednesday.


One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

29 September 2025
One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

29 September 2025

One person was taken to hospital in Elgin after a two-vehicle collision on the busy trunk road at Brodie, between Nairn and Forres.


UPDATE: Water leak-hit school ‘to reopen on Tuesday’

29 September 2025
UPDATE: Water leak-hit school ‘to reopen on Tuesday’

UPDATE: Water leak-hit school ‘to reopen on Tuesday’

29 September 2025

Inverness Royal Academy had to sent its 1351 pupils home on Monday due to a water leak, but will be open as normal on Tuesday, it has confirmed.


Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

29 September 2025
Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

29 September 2025

Police hope that a former Nairn man’s prison term will encourage people facing similar situations to report their attackers and bring them to justice.


Has Inverness’s Claire’s Accessories been saved?

29 September 2025
Has Inverness’s Claire’s Accessories been saved?

Has Inverness’s Claire’s Accessories been saved?

29 September 2025

Modella Capital has reached a deal to take on “substantially most” of Claire’s business and assets, including 156 of the stores in the UK and Ireland.


WATCH: 250mm of rain to drench parts of the Highlands after yellow weather warning issued

29 September 2025
WATCH: 250mm of rain to drench parts of the Highlands after yellow weather warning issued

WATCH: 250mm of rain to drench parts of the Highlands after yellow weather warning issued

29 September 2025

Heavy rain is set to bring a risk of flooding to transport disruption to parts of the Highlands, the Met Office has warned.


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