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Hoteliers looking forward to a cracking Easter

The summer season is also shaping up to be on a par with pre-Covid levels – up from the drop during the pandemic.

Fury as more folk told ‘get jags in city’

Anger has greeted an NHS Highland decision to withdraw vaccination services from Nairn.

Landmark half-marathon for hospice

A group of 10 Inverness runners completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon in aid of a Highland charity.

Half billion pounds needs to be invested in schools, leisure facilities and transport

Highland Council updates its delivery programme to take account of thousands of new homes

Warning as top speeds get faster

A leading Highland road safety campaigner has described the speeds recorded by police on roads in the Inverness area as “shocking”.

WILL CLARK: More important things than going to Qatar in winter

Sports editor Will Clark looks at Scotland's postponed World Cup qualifier against Ukraine, saying it would have been unfair for it to go ahead.

Stigma associated with addiction can lead to a dark and lonely place for affected families

A mother who has experienced “the living hell” of a family member using drugs has started a group for families and friends affected by addiction.

Plans for new supermarket should not be supported, say council officers

Plans for a new supermarket in Inverness close to one of the city’s busiest roundabouts should not be supported, according to council officials.

Port bosses defy anger over fencing

Bosses at the Port of Ardersier have admitted that they should have informed the public about the fence they have erected at Delnies.

Highland Council is ranked the worst in Scotland for literacy and numeracy in P1, P4 and P7

The revelations sparked calls for an overhaul of education

Tales of hope amid the bloodshed

An Inverness man who has been sending cash to Ukraine since the start of the invasion has heard from friends of a feeling of optimism.

Finalised plans for Haven Centre to go on display

With work about to start on the long-awaited Haven Centre people are being invited to an open viewing to find out more about the £4.1 million project.

New head of Inverness BID looks forward to working with 'fairly unique city centre'

Mike Evans believes there are good signs of things getting back to normal, though challenges remain.

Drugs and weapon seizures sky-rocketing at city prison

Seizures of drugs, weapons and mobile phones from Inverness prisoners soared during the pandemic.

Football fan scores big for cancer charity

A volunteer with Highland League football club Nairn County has raised thousands of pounds for prostate cancer research and Raigmore Hospital.

City residents show support for Ukraine

Inverness residents have shown solidarity with those caught up in the Ukraine conflict as well as providing practical support.

Wartime memoir is finally in print 100 years later

Angus MacLennan was born in Dingwall in June 1890 to working class parents and joined the Territorial Force of the Lovat Scouts in February 1914.

Barrier in place at Secret Beach

The new owners of the Port of Ardersier (PoA) have defended their right to build a fence which has closed off access to the Whiteness peninsula.

Highlands and Islands firm MacGregor Industrial Supplies says now is the time to thrive and improve after coming through the Covid crisis

Inverness-headquartered MacGregor Industrial Supplies says it had no choice but to reluctantly make some redundancies in order to survive

Two hundred young people in Highlands waiting more than a year to see a mental health specialist

The number of young people in the Highlands waiting more than a year to see a mental health specialist has risen eightfold in two years.