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ScotRail train looks a little lost… after train decked in Fife livery winds up on Far North Line

10 September 2024
ScotRail train looks a little lost… after train decked in Fife livery winds up on Far North Line

ScotRail train looks a little lost… after train decked in Fife livery winds up on Far North Line

10 September 2024

Rail passengers on the Far North Line did a double take when their train turned up decked entirely in livery for a new branch line... in Fife.


Motorcyclist in hospital after crash on North Coast 500

09 September 2024
Motorcyclist in hospital after crash on North Coast 500

Motorcyclist in hospital after crash on North Coast 500

09 September 2024

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A838 near Loch Eriboll.


Don’t let your trampolines blow away, Network Rail Scotland warns amid forecast for strong winds

09 September 2024
Don’t let your trampolines blow away, Network Rail Scotland warns amid forecast for strong winds

Don’t let your trampolines blow away, Network Rail Scotland warns amid forecast for strong winds

09 September 2024

Rail chiefs have also urged people to ensure patio furniture is properly secure amid fears over the impact of windblown debris on Highland railways.


Billionaire Liverpool FC owner’s superyacht spotted east of Kessock Bridge near Inverness

31 August 2024
Billionaire Liverpool FC owner’s superyacht spotted east of Kessock Bridge near Inverness

Billionaire Liverpool FC owner’s superyacht spotted east of Kessock Bridge near Inverness

31 August 2024

The billionaire owner of Liverpool FC is continuing a surprise Highland visit after his superyacht moored in the Moray Firth near the Kessock Bridge.


Culrain and Strathcarron motorists to be affected by temporary bridge closure, warns Highland Council

29 August 2024
Culrain and Strathcarron motorists to be affected by temporary bridge closure, warns Highland Council

Culrain and Strathcarron motorists to be affected by temporary bridge closure, warns Highland Council

29 August 2024

Residents living north and west of Ardgay will face detours of up to 14 miles when a bridge and section of road is closed temporarily next month.


ScotRail’s resumption of mothballed Far North and Kyle services welcomed by MSP

28 August 2024
ScotRail’s resumption of mothballed Far North and Kyle services welcomed by MSP

ScotRail’s resumption of mothballed Far North and Kyle services welcomed by MSP

28 August 2024

The return of temporarily axed ScotRail services on the Far North and Kyle lines has been welcomed by a local MSP.


Beach clean helpers sought for upcoming Sutherland and Easter Ross sessions

28 August 2024
Beach clean helpers sought for upcoming Sutherland and Easter Ross sessions

Beach clean helpers sought for upcoming Sutherland and Easter Ross sessions

28 August 2024

Community spirited volunteers are being sought to help out at upcoming beach cleans in Sutherland Easter Ross.


PICTURES: Inflatable theme park chain releases artist’s impressions of its new £750,000 Inverness site

27 August 2024
PICTURES: Inflatable theme park chain releases artist’s impressions of its new £750,000 Inverness site

PICTURES: Inflatable theme park chain releases artist’s impressions of its new £750,000 Inverness site

27 August 2024

Striking artist’s impression have been released for a spectacular new indoor £750k inflatables theme park in Inverness.


£425,000 Scottish grant programme that helped make Ullapool harbour ‘greener’ opens for new applications

27 August 2024
£425,000 Scottish grant programme that helped make Ullapool harbour ‘greener’ opens for new applications

£425,000 Scottish grant programme that helped make Ullapool harbour ‘greener’ opens for new applications

27 August 2024

A £425,000 fund which boosts the environment and communities and has helped make Ullapool harbour ‘greener’ has opened for new applications.


Hollywood Bowl to invest £3m on its new Inverness ten-pin bowling alley

26 August 2024
Hollywood Bowl to invest £3m on its new Inverness ten-pin bowling alley

Hollywood Bowl to invest £3m on its new Inverness ten-pin bowling alley

26 August 2024

More than £3 million is being invested in a new bowling alley in Inverness - with work expected to start soon.


Loch Ness Marathon becoming ‘global attraction’ after attracting runners from 45 countries

25 August 2024
Loch Ness Marathon becoming ‘global attraction’ after attracting runners from 45 countries

Loch Ness Marathon becoming ‘global attraction’ after attracting runners from 45 countries

25 August 2024

The endurance running event, which brings thousands of runners to Loch Ness every year, is becoming a true “global attraction”, claim organisers.


Red-faced battery storage developer ‘failed’ to tell power plant chiefs of plans

25 August 2024
Red-faced battery storage developer ‘failed’ to tell power plant chiefs of plans

Red-faced battery storage developer ‘failed’ to tell power plant chiefs of plans

25 August 2024

Red-faced developers behind a planned 50MW battery storage site have been left with egg on their faces.


EE mast plan in Easter Ross sparks fresh concerns over impact on Highland wild areas

24 August 2024
EE mast plan in Easter Ross sparks fresh concerns over impact on Highland wild areas

EE mast plan in Easter Ross sparks fresh concerns over impact on Highland wild areas

24 August 2024

Fresh concerns have been raised that a push for wider mobile connectivity risks blighting the Highlands' wildernesses.


50+ jobs in Caithness and Sutherland created ‘thanks to HIE support’

22 August 2024
50+ jobs in Caithness and Sutherland created ‘thanks to HIE support’

50+ jobs in Caithness and Sutherland created ‘thanks to HIE support’

22 August 2024

More than 50 jobs created or retained in Caithness and Sutherland this year owe their existence to support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.


Cancelled! Red Hot Highland Fling 2024 axed, confirms Highland Council

22 August 2024
Cancelled! Red Hot Highland Fling 2024 axed, confirms Highland Council

Cancelled! Red Hot Highland Fling 2024 axed, confirms Highland Council

22 August 2024

The move is due to ongoing revamp work at its usual venue in the Northern Meeting Park… but the council has promised it will be back in December 2025.


And they’re off… fleet of EV vehicles takes on NC500 in EV Rally of Scotland

22 August 2024
And they’re off… fleet of EV vehicles takes on NC500 in EV Rally of Scotland

And they’re off… fleet of EV vehicles takes on NC500 in EV Rally of Scotland

22 August 2024

A fleet of electric vehicles has set off from Inverness on a 600-mile challenge that will take in swathes of the North Coast 500.


ScotRail services mothballed earlier this summer to return to Far North and Kyle line timetables

22 August 2024
ScotRail services mothballed earlier this summer to return to Far North and Kyle line timetables

ScotRail services mothballed earlier this summer to return to Far North and Kyle line timetables

22 August 2024

Several mothballed rail journeys on the Far North and Kyle lines will be reintroduced from next week - bringing relief to fed-up train passengers.


ScotRail cancels several trains due to ex-Hurricane Ernesto aftermath and crew shortages

22 August 2024
ScotRail cancels several trains due to ex-Hurricane Ernesto aftermath and crew shortages

ScotRail cancels several trains due to ex-Hurricane Ernesto aftermath and crew shortages

22 August 2024

Weather and staff shortages have sparked the cancellation of several rail services in the north on Thursday.


Reckless campers and vandals causing problems at Highland loch sites slammed by Scottish Water

22 August 2024
Reckless campers and vandals causing problems at Highland loch sites slammed by Scottish Water

Reckless campers and vandals causing problems at Highland loch sites slammed by Scottish Water

22 August 2024

Vandals showing no respect for the environment or communities have sparked a furious broadside from frustrated water bosses.


CalMac cancels Ullapool and Stornoway ferry sailings amid gales

21 August 2024
CalMac cancels Ullapool and Stornoway ferry sailings amid gales

CalMac cancels Ullapool and Stornoway ferry sailings amid gales

21 August 2024

Gales associated with the remains of ex Hurricane Ernesto have sparked the cancellation of CalMac sailings in and out of Ullapool.


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