Inverness Courier's happier highlights of 2023: July
Some media may focus on doom and gloom but we like to share positive stories about people in our communities.
Here's a selection from July:
Inverness-based family firm Cairngorm Group is marking the second anniversary of the untimely death of the co-directors’ sister to cancer, by awarding another round of grants to community groups across the north.
The most recent beneficiary is SuperHeroes Brunch Club for the youngsters of Merkinch.
Parts of an Inverness cemetery have been tidied up thanks to a Scottish regiment.
Soldiers from 19th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Scottish Gunners) have arrived in the Highland capital ahead of a parade on Saturday to exercise their freedom of the city.
An Inverness couple with an almost insatiable spirit of adventure will be sharing their passion for life on the road when season four of the TV series Million Pound Motorhomes launches on Channel 5 this Sunday.
The show followed David Dowling, group chairman of Highland-based Cairngorm Group, and his partner Sharon Davidson, on a trip in a rented RV in Louisiana, and in their own motorhome between Inverness and Brora.
For the past nine months, home for Halyna Toran and her husband and toddler son has been an Inverness hotel room.
The violinist is among the Ukrainian refugees who fled their homeland after Russian tanks swept across the border and fighter jets rained down deadly missiles in February 2022.
The mystery surrounding a football medal won by an Inverness Thistle player almost 100 years ago has been solved.
The nine-carat gold Inverness Cup medal, bearing the initials R.F. and dated 1927-28, was sold at a London auction.
A "fantastic" day of sporting fun saw the area's children come out on top against Inverness's best footballing talent.
Almost 100 children and the Inverness Caley Thistle first-term hit the turf of the Caledonian Stadium on Friday to compete against each other in the Biggest Game 2023.
A perfect day for a parade of pooches has helped delighted organisers raise more than £4000 for an animal charity.
More than 120 dog owners, and around 150 of their furry friends, flocked to North Kessock on Saturday for a special dog parade and show in the village.
