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SNP called on to 'move heaven and earth' to get Kate Forbes back in the cabinet

08 October 2023
SNP called on to 'move heaven and earth' to get Kate Forbes back in the cabinet

SNP called on to 'move heaven and earth' to get Kate Forbes back in the cabinet

08 October 2023

Geoff Aberdein says he would 'offer her basically whatever position she wanted' even deputy First Minister.


UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

08 October 2023
UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

UPDATE: Flooding closes two Highland rail lines as multiple other services are cancelled

08 October 2023

Both the Highland Main Line and Kyle of Lochalsh Line as are closed for the day and Inverness to Elgin services are cancelled


SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

08 October 2023
SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

SEPA issues ‘danger to life’ Severe Flood Warning for Aviemore to Grantown

08 October 2023

It is the only one of its kind issued nationwide while 17 of 51 Flood Warnings across Scotland are in the Highlands.


Conditions set to get worse after torrential rain with Highland Main Lines to remain closed

07 October 2023
Conditions set to get worse after torrential rain with Highland Main Lines to remain closed

Conditions set to get worse after torrential rain with Highland Main Lines to remain closed

07 October 2023

The Met Office warns 'Saturday into Sunday will be widely very wet for Scotland' with Amber warning areas expecting 60-80mm of rain.


Appeal after £400 worth of speakers allegedly stolen from HMV in the Eastgate Centre

07 October 2023
Appeal after £400 worth of speakers allegedly stolen from HMV in the Eastgate Centre

Appeal after £400 worth of speakers allegedly stolen from HMV in the Eastgate Centre

07 October 2023

Police say a man in his 40s entered the store and unplugged two House of Marley speakers before leaving without paying for them.


Inverness-Elgin trains cancelled but the A82 reopens after a fallen tree was cleared

07 October 2023
Inverness-Elgin trains cancelled but the A82 reopens after a fallen tree was cleared

Inverness-Elgin trains cancelled but the A82 reopens after a fallen tree was cleared

07 October 2023

Disruptions is mounting on the rail network with likely knock-on effects into next week.


SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

07 October 2023
SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

SEPA warns ‘there is a danger to life’ as it fears a ‘widespread flooding event’

07 October 2023

Aviemore and Speyside are of ‘particular concern’ and the agency advises making the preparations in case of a flood.


SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

07 October 2023
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE: A82 shut and the Kyle-Inverness rail line is closed

07 October 2023

The persistent heavy rain in the Highlands is beginning to claim more services after trains south were cancelled.


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."


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