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Road between Inverness airport roundabout and Nairn is now clear following an early morning crash

07 October 2023
Road between Inverness airport roundabout and Nairn is now clear following an early morning crash

Road between Inverness airport roundabout and Nairn is now clear following an early morning crash

07 October 2023

A male driver was taken to hospital as a precaution following a single vehicle road crash on the A96 east


WEATHER ROUND-UP: Some but not all train travel affected amid severe rain across the north

07 October 2023
WEATHER ROUND-UP: Some but not all train travel affected amid severe rain across the north

WEATHER ROUND-UP: Some but not all train travel affected amid severe rain across the north

07 October 2023

Trains running north of Inverness remain in service as do flights out of Inverness airport.


Women darts players aim to hit the fundraising bullseye at charity match for prostate cancer

07 October 2023
Women darts players aim to hit the fundraising bullseye at charity match for prostate cancer

Women darts players aim to hit the fundraising bullseye at charity match for prostate cancer

07 October 2023

Organiser Violet Sommerville says the event at the Chieftain Hotel 'is all about bringing the ladies darts family together to make memories.'


Did Transport Scotland really expect to complete 85% of the A9 between 2024 and 2025?

06 October 2023
Did Transport Scotland really expect to complete 85% of the A9 between 2024 and 2025?

Did Transport Scotland really expect to complete 85% of the A9 between 2024 and 2025?

06 October 2023

Testimony from the ex-cabinet secretary in charge Alex Neil suggests huge stretches would have been worked on at the same time.


Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

04 October 2023
Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

Inquiry hears A9 promise ‘betrayed’ as some in the SNP view the Highlands as ‘peripheral’

04 October 2023

Alex Neil also slams the Greens view of roads – ‘you can go back to the horse and cart, see how we get on with that.’


A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

04 October 2023
A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

A9 committee inquiry opens with explosive testimony from former cabinet secretary Alex Neil

04 October 2023

He says Transport Scotland chose the 2025 deadline and the failure to meet the deadline is 'extremely disappointing and extremely damaging.'


EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

03 October 2023
EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

EMMA RODDICK: I want to reach out to the people who 'aren’t political'

03 October 2023

She says 'it bothers me that many people have been told it’s something that happens to them, that they can’t affect.'


Crunch time for the Green Freeport as billions rest on a successful business case

03 October 2023
Crunch time for the Green Freeport as billions rest on a successful business case

Crunch time for the Green Freeport as billions rest on a successful business case

03 October 2023

That will go to the Scottish and UK governments this week with potentially 10,250 Highland jobs also on the line.


Humza Yousaf's first six months in the most important job in Scotland

29 September 2023
Humza Yousaf's first six months in the most important job in Scotland

Humza Yousaf's first six months in the most important job in Scotland

29 September 2023

All eyes are on the First Minister who made more effort to reach out to Highlanders in that time than his predecessor – how did he do?


POLL: More than 75 per cent say Fergus Ewing's SNP suspension was unjustified

29 September 2023
POLL: More than 75 per cent say Fergus Ewing's SNP suspension was unjustified

POLL: More than 75 per cent say Fergus Ewing's SNP suspension was unjustified

29 September 2023

Of 1835 people who voted just 21 per cent feel the punishment was deserved and 3.4 per cent were undecided.


Defiant Fergus Ewing says 'I will not be gagged in any way, I will carry on'

28 September 2023
Defiant Fergus Ewing says 'I will not be gagged in any way, I will carry on'

Defiant Fergus Ewing says 'I will not be gagged in any way, I will carry on'

28 September 2023

He says 'when the SNP chose Humza Yousaf, and this is not personal, over Kate Forbes we made the biggest mistake in our party’s history.'


Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan votes to suspend Fergus Ewing from the SNP

28 September 2023
Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan votes to suspend Fergus Ewing from the SNP

Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan votes to suspend Fergus Ewing from the SNP

28 September 2023

Ms McAllan says: “I don’t think it is fair to ask us to… In full transparency, yes I did."


Fergus Ewing: SNP no longer puts 'Scotland first' but 'I choose to defend my constituents'

27 September 2023
Fergus Ewing: SNP no longer puts 'Scotland first' but 'I choose to defend my constituents'

Fergus Ewing: SNP no longer puts 'Scotland first' but 'I choose to defend my constituents'

27 September 2023

The MSP launches astonishing attack saying 'in the old SNP it was always expected that country and constituency would come first.'


BREAKING: Rebel MSP Fergus Ewing suspended for one week from the SNP

27 September 2023
BREAKING: Rebel MSP Fergus Ewing suspended for one week from the SNP

BREAKING: Rebel MSP Fergus Ewing suspended for one week from the SNP

27 September 2023

The Inverness and Nairn MSP says 'I choose to defend my constituents and let the cards fall as they will.'


ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

26 September 2023
ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

ARIANE BURGESS: Watering down climate pledges is disastrous for the environment and economy

26 September 2023

She argues the 'Tories are turning their backs on a huge economic opportunity and the chance to rebuild our country.'


Rebel SNP veteran Fergus Ewing's disciplinary hearing set for tomorrow evening

26 September 2023
Rebel SNP veteran Fergus Ewing's disciplinary hearing set for tomorrow evening

Rebel SNP veteran Fergus Ewing's disciplinary hearing set for tomorrow evening

26 September 2023

Sources within the party confirm the new date as it is expected he will lose the whip for a week.


Almost 1400 Highland pupils are going to schools containing dangerous concrete

25 September 2023
Almost 1400 Highland pupils are going to schools containing dangerous concrete

Almost 1400 Highland pupils are going to schools containing dangerous concrete

25 September 2023

LibDem Westminster candidate Angus MacDonald says ‘it baffles me' the government was aware but did not put money aside to deal with it.


Bid by Aviemore developer to build 165 homes at Inshes is met with objections

25 September 2023
Bid by Aviemore developer to build 165 homes at Inshes is met with objections

Bid by Aviemore developer to build 165 homes at Inshes is met with objections

25 September 2023

But the community council fears the 'commercial nature of the development' poses flooding risks and school capacity concerns.


Highland Council leaves union in the dark over budget that could cost jobs

21 September 2023
Highland Council leaves union in the dark over budget that could cost jobs

Highland Council leaves union in the dark over budget that could cost jobs

21 September 2023

A GMB spokesman says 'waiting until the webcast and the official report is not the most opportune time to release this sort of information.'


WATCH: MSPs raise St Clement's and Beauly schools in the Scottish Parliament

21 September 2023
WATCH: MSPs raise St Clement's and Beauly schools in the Scottish Parliament

WATCH: MSPs raise St Clement's and Beauly schools in the Scottish Parliament

21 September 2023

Kate Forbes says 'All of them are in a dire state of disrepair while Jamie Halcro Johnston slammed the 'make do and mend approach.'


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