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70mph gales to batter Highlands on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, warns Met Office

22 December 2023
70mph gales to batter Highlands on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, warns Met Office

70mph gales to batter Highlands on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, warns Met Office

22 December 2023

The alert for wind is one of two new warnings issued. Heavy rain is also being forecast on Saturday, with the gales on Sunday into Christmas Day.


Snow and ice yellow warning issued for Christmas getaway

21 December 2023
Snow and ice yellow warning issued for Christmas getaway

Snow and ice yellow warning issued for Christmas getaway

21 December 2023

The Met Office is forecasting up to 15cm in parts of the Highlands overnight Friday into Saturday as people prepare to travel for Christmas.


1400 pupils affected by Storm Pia school closures across Sutherland and Caithness

21 December 2023
1400 pupils affected by Storm Pia school closures across Sutherland and Caithness

1400 pupils affected by Storm Pia school closures across Sutherland and Caithness

21 December 2023

More than two dozen schools and nurseries across the Highlands were closed on Thursday after Storm Pia brought gales and widespread disruption.


Storm Pia to spark railway misery after ScotRail suspends many Highland journeys

20 December 2023
Storm Pia to spark railway misery after ScotRail suspends many Highland journeys

Storm Pia to spark railway misery after ScotRail suspends many Highland journeys

20 December 2023

Services will be suspended on Thursday on the Far North and Kyle lines, as well as between Inverness and Inverurie.


WATCH: Runrig legend to join Skipinnish at their 25th anniversary concert in Highlands

20 December 2023
WATCH: Runrig legend to join Skipinnish at their 25th anniversary concert in Highlands

WATCH: Runrig legend to join Skipinnish at their 25th anniversary concert in Highlands

20 December 2023

Skipinnish have announced a very special guest for their 25th anniversary concert in Inverness next summer.


WATCH: Are we heading for a White Christmas? Met Office says it's 'looking likely'

19 December 2023
WATCH: Are we heading for a White Christmas? Met Office says it's 'looking likely'

WATCH: Are we heading for a White Christmas? Met Office says it's 'looking likely'

19 December 2023

The forecaster is predicting wintry showers and colder temperatures in the north as this weekend gives way to Christmas Day.


New two-day music festival to delight Highland crowds

19 December 2023
New two-day music festival to delight Highland crowds

New two-day music festival to delight Highland crowds

19 December 2023

The brand new festival is coming to the Black Isle next year.


Sofa recycling changes at Highland Council waste sites

19 December 2023
Sofa recycling changes at Highland Council waste sites

Sofa recycling changes at Highland Council waste sites

19 December 2023

Sofas and other upholstered furniture will soon no longer be accepted at some smaller Highland recycling centres – but doorstep uplift will continue.


Don't get caught out by winter chill on Highland roads, council warns motorists

17 December 2023
Don't get caught out by winter chill on Highland roads, council warns motorists

Don't get caught out by winter chill on Highland roads, council warns motorists

17 December 2023

Highland residents have been urged to "take extra care" as we head into winter.


Train disruption and cancellation warning after Met Office amber warning for torrential rain

15 December 2023
Train disruption and cancellation warning after Met Office amber warning for torrential rain

Train disruption and cancellation warning after Met Office amber warning for torrential rain

15 December 2023

Highland rail passengers have been warned to expect possible disruption after speed restrictions were announced following an amber weather alert.


200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

15 December 2023
200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

200mm rain forecast sparks landslide warning and amber Met Office alert for Highlands and Argyll

15 December 2023

Torrential rain could bring up to 200mm of precipitation this weekend and may trigger landslides, the Met Office has warned.


Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

14 December 2023
Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

Highland Hospice pays tribute to long-running volunteer following her death

14 December 2023

Isobel Murray, who died last week, was a volunteer with the hospice for more than 30 years and was part of the Golspie Area Fundraising Group.


Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

14 December 2023
Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

Scammers targetting Highland residents, warn Police Scotland

14 December 2023

Police have urged Highland residents to be on the alert after the force received reports from locals who had received scam callers.


Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

14 December 2023
Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

Vacant Lairg police station to be sold off under wider Scotland plans

14 December 2023

Lairg's mothballed police station, which has been empty for several years, is to be permanently axed and sold off, the force has announced.


175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

14 December 2023
175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

175mm of rain forecast, Met Office warns amid yellow weather warning for the Highlands

14 December 2023

As much as 175mm of rain could fall in places this weekend, the Met Office has warned after it issued a yellow alert for large areas of the Highlands.


2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

14 December 2023
2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

2 Highland railway stations among least used in the whole of the UK – which ones do you think they are?

14 December 2023

A pair of railway stations in Sutherland and Caithness are among the 10 least used in the whole of Great Britain, new figures have revealed.


Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

03 December 2023
Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

Highlands 'one of Scotland's worst drink-drive hotspots'

03 December 2023

The Highlands is one of Scotland's worst hot-spots for drink-driving, new data has revealed as police gear up for their annual festive crackdown.


-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

03 December 2023
-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

-18C recorded as mercury plummets overnight across the Highlands

03 December 2023

Temperatures in the Highlands fell well below freezing overnight , with the mercury bottoming out at -18C near the A9 in the Cairngorms National Park.


10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

03 December 2023
10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

10cm of snow forecast: Met Office issues yellow warning for the Highlands

03 December 2023

Warnings for snow have been issued for large swathes of the Highlands – especially in the east – with up to 10cm possible in hilly spots


-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

02 December 2023
-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

-15C recorded in the Highlands as temperatures send mercury plunging

02 December 2023

Highland residents were waking up to what is likely to have been the coldest night of the winter so far after the mercury plummeted as low as -15C.


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