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Farming duo win NFU award for second year running

11 February 2023
Farming duo win NFU award for second year running

Farming duo win NFU award for second year running

11 February 2023

NFU Scotland members in Thurso and Dingwall have won the union's Membership Flame Award.


Flow Country finance plan to seek views at drop-in sessions

10 February 2023
Flow Country finance plan to seek views at drop-in sessions

Flow Country finance plan to seek views at drop-in sessions

10 February 2023

WAYS that the peatlands of the Flow Country can help to provide financial benefits to communities are to be explored at a series of drop-in sessions.


Airports confirm staff strike action

31 January 2023
Airports confirm staff strike action

Airports confirm staff strike action

31 January 2023

STAFF at several Highland airports will strike during industrial action tomorrow, Highlands and Islands Airports has confirmed.


10 outdoor walks and events coming in February

31 January 2023
10 outdoor walks and events coming in February

10 outdoor walks and events coming in February

31 January 2023

The High Life Highland countryside rangers have 10 outdoor walks and nature events lined up across the region in February. Which will you join?


400 Highland hospitality businesses face energy bill 'cliff edge', warns MP

27 January 2023
400 Highland hospitality businesses face energy bill 'cliff edge', warns MP

400 Highland hospitality businesses face energy bill 'cliff edge', warns MP

27 January 2023

Jamie Stone has warned that Highland firms face an average bill increase of almost £4500 this spring – putting many at risk.


A838 to remain closed until Friday afternoon following crash

27 January 2023
A838 to remain closed until Friday afternoon following crash

A838 to remain closed until Friday afternoon following crash

27 January 2023

A KEY road between the heart of Sutherland and the north-west coast will remain shut until Friday afternoon following a tanker crash yesterday.


Snow warnings extended by another 27 hours by Met Office

18 January 2023
Snow warnings extended by another 27 hours by Met Office

Snow warnings extended by another 27 hours by Met Office

18 January 2023

MET Office forecasters have extended their warnings for snow and ice in the Highlands after issuing a new yellow alert this morning.


Amber alert: Heavy snow and blizzard forecast sparks heightened weather warning

17 January 2023
Amber alert: Heavy snow and blizzard forecast sparks heightened weather warning

Amber alert: Heavy snow and blizzard forecast sparks heightened weather warning

17 January 2023

SWATHES of the Highlands have been warned to brace for heavy snow and blizzards this evening after the Met Office upgraded its warning level to amber.


Hero delivery driver helps OAP who had slipped and broke arm

11 January 2023
Hero delivery driver helps OAP who had slipped and broke arm

Hero delivery driver helps OAP who had slipped and broke arm

11 January 2023

A HERO delivery driver who aided an OAP after she broke her arm in a fall in Thurso has been hailed by as a "true gent" by the lady's grand-daughter.


A9 crash closes road

01 January 2023
A9 crash closes road

A9 crash closes road

01 January 2023

A ROAD crash has closed the A9 at Tomich, near Invergordon.


Ice warning as mercury set to plunge

01 January 2023
Ice warning as mercury set to plunge

Ice warning as mercury set to plunge

01 January 2023

A Met Office weather warning for ice has come into force across the whole of Sutherland – amid warnings to travellers of treacherous conditions.


Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

26 December 2022
Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

26 December 2022

A FURTHER yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office after it forecast further snow in the Highlands.


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.


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