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10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

10 quirky Highland adventures to try this autumn!

The leaves may have started falling and the temperature is getting cooler, but there’s still plenty to do around the Highlands during the autumn.


Changes made to plans for pumped storage hydro scheme near Loch Ness

Changes made to plans for pumped storage hydro scheme near Loch Ness

Changes made to plans for pumped storage hydro scheme near Loch Ness

Changes have been made to a proposed green energy project on the south side of Loch Ness.


PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

An 81-year-old took a trip along Dunnet beach for the first time in 17 years thanks to a beach buggy wheelchair with big blow-up tyres.


North Coast 500: New toilets planned at Stac Pollaidh as car park extension work begins

North Coast 500: New toilets planned at Stac Pollaidh as car park extension work begins

North Coast 500: New toilets planned at Stac Pollaidh as car park extension work begins

A four-fold increase in parking capacity at an under-pressure beauty spot in the north-west Highlands is expected to ease congestion at the location.


Another growing year celebrated with apple pressing, music and cycling

Another growing year celebrated with apple pressing, music and cycling

Another growing year celebrated with apple pressing, music and cycling

Apple pressing and sampling locally-harvested produce were on the menu at a harvest picnic in Inverness.


Community to explore buyout of rewilding estate near Loch Ness

Community to explore buyout of rewilding estate near Loch Ness

Community to explore buyout of rewilding estate near Loch Ness

A community group is to explore the possibility of buying all or part of a large estate near Loch Ness.


False teeth and plastic soldiers from the ‘60s among Moray Firth’s ‘retro’ finds in beach cleanup efforts

False teeth and plastic soldiers from the ‘60s among Moray Firth’s ‘retro’ finds in beach cleanup efforts

False teeth and plastic soldiers from the ‘60s among Moray Firth’s ‘retro’ finds in beach cleanup efforts

Washing up liquid and crisp packets from the 80s were among items found by a marine conservation group during a beach cleanup session near Inverness.


‘People have been really waiting for this for a long time’ - Nairn Beach Wheelchairs project start is one step closer

‘People have been really waiting for this for a long time’ - Nairn Beach Wheelchairs project start is one step closer

‘People have been really waiting for this for a long time’ - Nairn Beach Wheelchairs project start is one step closer

A charity has reached another milestone in setting up a new initiative enabling anyone with mobility impairments to enjoy Nairn Beach.


MPs slam Prime Minister Keir Starmer for ignoring Highlands over GB Energy location

MPs slam Prime Minister Keir Starmer for ignoring Highlands over GB Energy location

MPs slam Prime Minister Keir Starmer for ignoring Highlands over GB Energy location

Lib Dems warn this could be ‘sign of things to come’ under Labour as Aberdeen gets the HQ, Glasgow and Edinburgh get a site each.


Food and drink sector in Highlands to benefit from new support programme

Food and drink sector in Highlands to benefit from new support programme

Food and drink sector in Highlands to benefit from new support programme

The food and drink sector and its supply chain in the Highlands are set to benefit from a new programme of support.


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