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Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

26 December 2022
Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

26 December 2022

WEATHER forecasters have warned Highland motorists to take care after they extended the area covered by a snow and ice warning in the Highlands.


White Christmas for Sutherland? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

23 December 2022
White Christmas for Sutherland? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

White Christmas for Sutherland? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

23 December 2022

CHANCES of a white Christmas in Sutherland have increased after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow on Christmas Day.


Snow warning extended by another 48 hours

08 December 2022
Snow warning extended by another 48 hours

Snow warning extended by another 48 hours

08 December 2022

A YELLOW weather warning for snow in the Highlands has been extended by another 48 hours – and will now remain in force through most of the weekend.


Met Office extends snow warning again

07 December 2022
Met Office extends snow warning again

Met Office extends snow warning again

07 December 2022

A snow and ice warning for the Highlands and Islands has been extended into Friday - and will now cover a 60-hour period.


Police A9 winter road safety checks stop dozens of vehicles

07 December 2022
Police A9 winter road safety checks stop dozens of vehicles

Police A9 winter road safety checks stop dozens of vehicles

07 December 2022

Exposed tyre cord and defective lights were among the faults detected by police during a spate of A9 safety checks ahead of wintry snap.


Signalling fault causes chaos to train services in and out of Inverness

28 November 2022
Signalling fault causes chaos to train services in and out of Inverness

Signalling fault causes chaos to train services in and out of Inverness

28 November 2022

A SIGNALLING fault in Inverness has brought trains to a standstill in and out of the Highland capital.


Rail passengers number still well down on pre-pandemic levels

24 November 2022
Rail passengers number still well down on pre-pandemic levels

Rail passengers number still well down on pre-pandemic levels

24 November 2022

RAIL passenger numbers in the far north are still substantially lower than prior to the pandemic – despite a big bounce since the height of lockdown.


Relics of fishing industry to be explored in talk

23 November 2022
Relics of fishing industry to be explored in talk

Relics of fishing industry to be explored in talk

23 November 2022

HISTORIC fish traps off the Easter Ross coast are to be the subject of a talk in Tain next week.


Motorists on NC500 encouraged to boost driving skills before setting off

21 November 2022
Motorists on NC500 encouraged to boost driving skills before setting off

Motorists on NC500 encouraged to boost driving skills before setting off

21 November 2022

VISITORS on the North Coast 500 are being encouraged to "enhance their driving and riding skills" before they set off on the famous touring route.


Council to challenge changes to far north constituencies

19 November 2022
Council to challenge changes to far north constituencies

Council to challenge changes to far north constituencies

19 November 2022

A BATTLE is brewing over plans to redraw constituency boundaries in the far north, and reduce the number of Highland MPs.


MSP demands answers over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

15 November 2022
MSP demands answers over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

MSP demands answers over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

15 November 2022

Reports that "large parts" of the Highlands have found themselves without firefighter cover are "terrifying", an MSP has said.


Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

28 October 2022
Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

28 October 2022

NHS Highland will move move up a stage on NHS Scotland’s national performance framework after "improvements in governance, leadership and culture".


Budding entrepreneurs urged to enter Highlands competition

24 October 2022
Budding entrepreneurs urged to enter Highlands competition

Budding entrepreneurs urged to enter Highlands competition

24 October 2022

ASPIRING entrepreneurs are invited to apply to the 2023 UHI Business Competition which has £8000 in prize money up for grabs.


Cash available for Sutherland groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

19 October 2022
Cash available for Sutherland groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

Cash available for Sutherland groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

19 October 2022

COMMUNITIES and coastal groups around Sutherland are being offered funding to help monitor the area's seabed and coastlines.


New antibiotic therapy space opens at Raigmore Hospital

23 August 2022
New antibiotic therapy space opens at Raigmore Hospital

New antibiotic therapy space opens at Raigmore Hospital

23 August 2022

A NEW, dedicated medical space for Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) services has opened at Raigmore Hospital.


Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

22 August 2022
Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

22 August 2022

STRIKE action is set to hit bin collections and street cleaning across the Highlands, residents have been warned.


Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

22 August 2022
Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

22 August 2022

THE winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way, and NHS Highland bosses have urged people to get their jags when invited for them.


Historic illicit whisky stills in Wester Ross to be explored in talk

27 July 2022
Historic illicit whisky stills in Wester Ross to be explored in talk

Historic illicit whisky stills in Wester Ross to be explored in talk

27 July 2022

THE findings of an archaeological survey into illicit whisky production at Torridon and the Mar Lodge Estate will be presented at a talk in August.


West coast hotel toasting success in culinary arts awards

26 July 2022
West coast hotel toasting success in culinary arts awards

West coast hotel toasting success in culinary arts awards

26 July 2022

A PRESTIGIOUS Wester Ross hotel is celebrating a culinary coup after a manager was honoured at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Awards.


Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

23 February 2022
Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

23 February 2022

A WARD at Raigmore Hospital has been forced to close to new patients and visitors after an outbreak of Covid-19.


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