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.
HISTORIC fish traps off the Easter Ross coast are to be the subject of a talk in Tain next week.
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.
A BATTLE is brewing over plans to redraw constituency boundaries in the far north, and reduce the number of Highland MPs.
Reports that "large parts" of the Highlands have found themselves without firefighter cover are "terrifying", an MSP has said.
NHS Highland will move move up a stage on NHS Scotland’s national performance framework after "improvements in governance, leadership and culture".
ASPIRING entrepreneurs are invited to apply to the 2023 UHI Business Competition which has £8000 in prize money up for grabs.
COMMUNITIES and coastal groups around Sutherland are being offered funding to help monitor the area's seabed and coastlines.
A NEW, dedicated medical space for Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) services has opened at Raigmore Hospital.
STRIKE action is set to hit bin collections and street cleaning across the Highlands, residents have been warned.
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.
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.
A PRESTIGIOUS Wester Ross hotel is celebrating a culinary coup after a manager was honoured at the acclaimed Royal Academy of Culinary Arts Awards.
A WARD at Raigmore Hospital has been forced to close to new patients and visitors after an outbreak of Covid-19.
Scottish agricultural charity, RSABI, is reminding Highland residents worried about increasing energy bills that they may be eligible for grants.
THE romance of life on a wild and windswept uninhabited Sutherland island looks set to cast its spell yet again.
RESIDENTS in Sutherland are being reminded that GP surgeries will be closed for four days over the long Hogmanay weekend.
A RECRUITMENT programme aimed at helping Highland residents find new job opportunities has been hailed a success by Highland Council.
POLICE in the Highlands are set to hold an online recruitment event for those looking to join the force.
A SUTHERLAND musician whose Highland roots have provided rich inspiration for his work is back with album number four.