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LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

05 August 2022

Poet George Gunn and Lyth Arts Centre co-director Charlotte Mountford talk about the importance of reviving the storytelling tradition in Caithness.


WATCH: The Kessock Bridge is 40 years an icon!

WATCH: The Kessock Bridge is 40 years an icon!

WATCH: The Kessock Bridge is 40 years an icon!

05 August 2022

The Kessock Bridge was officially opened 40 years ago today by the Queen Mother and archive photos and a video have been released to mark occasion


Campaign to ban piercing guns supported by Inverness piercer

Campaign to ban piercing guns supported by Inverness piercer

Campaign to ban piercing guns supported by Inverness piercer

04 August 2022

A professional body piercer in Inverness is calling for a ban on piercing guns after seeing an influx of emergencies.


Ban piercing guns, says Inverness piercer after influx of emergencies

Ban piercing guns, says Inverness piercer after influx of emergencies

Ban piercing guns, says Inverness piercer after influx of emergencies

03 August 2022

A professional body piercer in Inverness is calling for a ban on piercing guns after seeing an influx of emergencies.


HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

03 August 2022

At the height of the wedding season, HM Revenue and Customs is reminding married couples and civil partnerships to sign up for Marriage Allowance.


Heading for the Scottish hills? Check for deer stalking activity on Highland estates

Heading for the Scottish hills? Check for deer stalking activity on Highland estates

Heading for the Scottish hills? Check for deer stalking activity on Highland estates

02 August 2022

Hillwalkers should check for information about deer stalking before setting out during the busiest part of the season.


NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

02 August 2022

NHS 24 offers advice on how to treat bites and stings, while enjoying the outdoors this summer.


EWAN MACKINTOSH: Tips for your garden and house plants when going on holiday

EWAN MACKINTOSH: Tips for your garden and house plants when going on holiday

EWAN MACKINTOSH: Tips for your garden and house plants when going on holiday

31 July 2022

Gardening columnist Ewan MacKintosh, manager of High Life Highland’s Inverness Botanic Gardens, shares his and the team’s gardening tips each month.


High Life Highland's new green awards

High Life Highland's new green awards

High Life Highland's new green awards

30 July 2022

A new youth leadership award focused on the environment is being launched by High Life Highland as part of its youth leadership programme.


Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

29 July 2022

Iain Jack survives bowel cancer and urges over-50s not to turn their noses up at the 'poo on a stick' screening service.


Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

Inverness undertaker: ‘If I lived in England, I’d probably be dead’

28 July 2022

Iain Jack survives bowel cancer and urges over-50s not to turn their noses up at the 'poo on a stick' screening service.


Owner’s success in regaining family estate led to start of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Owner’s success in regaining family estate led to start of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Owner’s success in regaining family estate led to start of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

28 July 2022

The founder of the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has revealed how 1150 acres of land was transformed annually from family farm to music destination.


DANIEL GORRY: How to handle workplace personality clashes

DANIEL GORRY: How to handle workplace personality clashes

DANIEL GORRY: How to handle workplace personality clashes

28 July 2022

With Nicola Sturgeon fighting for the Scottish independence referendum, Scottish politics seems to be facing uncertainty.


Care home resident renowned for making people smile and always being busy dies aged 105

Care home resident renowned for making people smile and always being busy dies aged 105

Care home resident renowned for making people smile and always being busy dies aged 105

27 July 2022

Staff at an Inverness care home have paid fond tribute to a resident, who was among Scotland’s oldest people, following her death aged 105.


New evidence about Battle of Culloden

New evidence about Battle of Culloden

New evidence about Battle of Culloden

27 July 2022

Exciting new research by Historic Environment Scotland has triggered a rethink on how the Battle of Culloden was fought.


NESSIE: New university research suggests Loch Ness monster could have plausibly lived in freshwater

NESSIE: New university research suggests Loch Ness monster could have plausibly lived in freshwater

NESSIE: New university research suggests Loch Ness monster could have plausibly lived in freshwater

27 July 2022

Scientists have added to the credibility of Nessie being more than a myth.


BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

BILL McALLISTER: Historic Inverness graffiti attracts interest

27 July 2022

Historic religious inscriptions on an Inverness High Street wall have a fascinating background explains Bill McAllister.


'Don't ruin our beaches', council urges visitors and locals

'Don't ruin our beaches', council urges visitors and locals

'Don't ruin our beaches', council urges visitors and locals

26 July 2022

RECKLESS beach-goers in the Highlands are being urged to clean up their act and ensure the coast and sands are as clean as they found them.


CHARLES BANNERMAN: A view on sport and the Commonwealth

CHARLES BANNERMAN: A view on sport and the Commonwealth

CHARLES BANNERMAN: A view on sport and the Commonwealth

23 July 2022

The Commonwealth Games opening soon make this a good time to ask what the Commonwealth and international sport are about says Charles Bannerman.


DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

DR TIM ALLISON: Covid can strike twice – and nobody should be complacent

23 July 2022

Covid is still with us, circulating in the community. We all would like it to disappear, but sadly that is wishful thinking.


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