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Pupils aims to run up a big donation

28 September 2012
Pupils aims to run up a big donation

Pupils aims to run up a big donation

28 September 2012

Energetic pupils from an Inverness Primary School will don their running shoes and bright yellow T-shirts on Sunday to raise money for the Raigmore Children’s…


Giant load set for two-day journey

22 September 2012
Giant load set for two-day journey

Giant load set for two-day journey

22 September 2012

A MASSIVE electricity transformer will begin a long tortuous road journey this morning from Invergordon to Fort Augustus.


Tributes to young Keir - an inspiration

07 September 2012
Tributes to young Keir - an inspiration

Tributes to young Keir - an inspiration

07 September 2012

The family of an inspirational young boy who became a well-known face of the Raigmore Children’s Ward Appeal have paid tribute to their "wee artistic…


Evacuation warning over 170-ton truck

04 September 2012
Evacuation warning over 170-ton truck

Evacuation warning over 170-ton truck

04 September 2012

HOMES may need to be evacuated under plans to transport a 170-ton electricity transformer down one of the region’s most notorious hills.


Battlefield bus set to be axed

10 July 2012
Battlefield bus set to be axed

Battlefield bus set to be axed

10 July 2012

Culloden Battlefield - one of Scotland’s most iconic and historic locations - is to lose its only public transport link with Inverness city centre…


Opponents hopeful as wind farm inquiry ends

07 July 2012
Opponents hopeful as wind farm inquiry ends

Opponents hopeful as wind farm inquiry ends

07 July 2012

Campaigners against controversial plans for a wind farm above Loch Ness believe they have done all they can to make the strongest possible case against…


Fears over wind farm effect on Belladrum

19 June 2012
Fears over wind farm effect on Belladrum

Fears over wind farm effect on Belladrum

19 June 2012

A CONTROVERSIAL proposed wind farm near Inverness could impact on the popular Belladrum music festival, according to its organiser. The annual event,…


Cash boost as Disney lines up Inverness

26 May 2012
Cash boost as Disney lines up Inverness

Cash boost as Disney lines up Inverness

26 May 2012

WELL-HEELED American tourists will soon be heading to Inverness after it emerged the city has been included in film giant Disney’s first tailor-made Scottish…


The sky's the limit for Mick

06 May 2012
The sky's the limit for Mick

The sky's the limit for Mick

06 May 2012

Inverness College science technician Mick Parry is preparing to put aside his fear of heights to make a fund-raising sky dive from 10,000ft for the Raigmore…


Appeal seeks volunteers to help row a million metres

30 March 2012
Appeal seeks volunteers to help row a million metres

Appeal seeks volunteers to help row a million metres

30 March 2012

Help row a million metres to raise money for the Raigmore Children’s Ward Appeal. That is the challenge being issued by the ARCHIE Foundation which…


Residents allowed home following wildfire

30 March 2012
Residents allowed home following wildfire

Residents allowed home following wildfire

30 March 2012

Residents have been allowed back into their homes after being evacuated overnight following a wildfire at Aigas near Beauly. Although the fire is…


Highland Chieftain train service saved

27 March 2012
Highland Chieftain train service saved

Highland Chieftain train service saved

27 March 2012

Direct train services between Inverness and London have been saved, Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced. It follows a major campaign…


Is street preaching opinionated lunacy or God’s gift?

15 February 2012
Is street preaching opinionated lunacy or God’s gift?

Is street preaching opinionated lunacy or God’s gift?

15 February 2012

BORN-again Christian Kenneth MacDonald is a familiar figure on Inverness High Street, proclaiming his message of love and salvation. Clutching his…


Fund total passes £600,000 milestone

11 February 2012
Fund total passes £600,000 milestone

Fund total passes £600,000 milestone

11 February 2012

Fund-raising efforts for the Raigmore Children’s Ward Appeal have pushed the total so far though the £600,000 mark. The figure includes cash donations…


Honour is a fitting reward for Mo’s educational achievements

18 January 2012
Honour is a fitting reward for Mo’s educational achievements

Honour is a fitting reward for Mo’s educational achievements

18 January 2012

WHEN Mo Shepherd took up the role as board chairman at Inverness College, it was an organisation in crisis. A damning inspection report described senior…


Axe hangs over North rail services again

23 November 2011
Axe hangs over North rail services again

Axe hangs over North rail services again

23 November 2011

AS THE Caledonian Sleeper eases into Inverness railway station just after 8.30am, a steady stream of passengers disembark having made the overnight journey…


City centre set to slap ban on any increase in bed-sits

13 November 2011
City centre set to slap ban on any increase in bed-sits

City centre set to slap ban on any increase in bed-sits

13 November 2011

A ONE-YEAR ban on allowing any more Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Inverness city centre looks likely to be introduced amid concerns over antisocial…


Highland habitats under threat from alien invader

09 November 2011
Highland habitats under threat from alien invader

Highland habitats under threat from alien invader

09 November 2011

WITH its Orchid-like purple-pink flowers, the Himalayan balsam appears an attractive and colourful plant. But its discovery in countryside near Kirkhill…


Strikes over pensions to close schools

08 November 2011
Strikes over pensions to close schools

Strikes over pensions to close schools

08 November 2011

THE majority of schools in Inverness, Nairn and the Black Isle are expected to close on St Andrew’s Day after members of Scotland’s largest teaching union…


Building for the future — learning from the past

05 October 2011
Building for the future — learning from the past

Building for the future — learning from the past

05 October 2011

WHEN it came to finding the perfect place to live, it seemed Bronze Age man and woman could have done worse than to settle in the Inverness area, according…


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