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Elphin Chicken day returns quirkier than ever with humans replacing poultry

06 October 2023
Elphin Chicken day returns quirkier than ever with humans replacing poultry

Elphin Chicken day returns quirkier than ever with humans replacing poultry

06 October 2023

The biggest chicken event of the year, Elphin Chicken Day, returned last month but with a twist – no chickens allowed.


WATCH: Ullapool celebrates opening of 'marvellous' new £10m Shore St redevelopment

06 October 2023
WATCH: Ullapool celebrates opening of 'marvellous' new £10m Shore St redevelopment

WATCH: Ullapool celebrates opening of 'marvellous' new £10m Shore St redevelopment

06 October 2023

After 12 months of construction work and eager anticipation, the grand opening attracted a huge crowd of locals and visitors alike.


WATCH: Boydie of Peat and Diesel plays the cheesegrater at Ullapool gig

29 September 2023
WATCH: Boydie of Peat and Diesel plays the cheesegrater at Ullapool gig

WATCH: Boydie of Peat and Diesel plays the cheesegrater at Ullapool gig

29 September 2023

Peat and Diesel star crashes Ullapool gig with cheese grater and spoon.


Search is on for new west-coast primary head teacher

27 September 2023
Search is on for new west-coast primary head teacher

Search is on for new west-coast primary head teacher

27 September 2023

A search is on to find a new head teacher for the Achiltibuie and Lochinver Primary school cluster.


Scene set to celebrate Ullapool's brand new £10m Shore Street project

20 September 2023
Scene set to celebrate Ullapool's brand new £10m Shore Street project

Scene set to celebrate Ullapool's brand new £10m Shore Street project

20 September 2023

The six–year in the making development is finally complete, and is inviting local businesses to join in the festivities.


Ullapool adventurer appointed as new NTS ambassador

30 August 2023
Ullapool adventurer appointed as new NTS ambassador

Ullapool adventurer appointed as new NTS ambassador

30 August 2023

The conservation has appointed Dr Cal Major, vet, adventurer and advocate for the ocean and nature, to a new volunteer role of ‘ambassador’.


£525K price tag of Wester Ross home sparks affordable housing debate

24 August 2023
£525K price tag of Wester Ross home sparks affordable housing debate

£525K price tag of Wester Ross home sparks affordable housing debate

24 August 2023

Concerns have been raised about the affordability of housing after a Plockton three-bed house was listed for more than half a million pounds.


Tain pub raises £1000 for mental health charity Mikeysline

22 August 2023
Tain pub raises £1000 for mental health charity Mikeysline

Tain pub raises £1000 for mental health charity Mikeysline

22 August 2023

Tain's Star Inn pub has raised more than £1000 for Highland mental health charity Mikeysline to help people "realise they aren't alone".


'It's almost hard to believe the transformation': Ullapool's 'derelict' play park gets £100k makeover

22 August 2023
'It's almost hard to believe the transformation': Ullapool's 'derelict' play park gets £100k makeover

'It's almost hard to believe the transformation': Ullapool's 'derelict' play park gets £100k makeover

22 August 2023

Ullapool's Quay Street park has received a £100k refurbishment after being in dire need of repairs for many years.


Book and art festival at Tain promises 'bigger and better' as programme unveiled

21 August 2023
Book and art festival at Tain promises 'bigger and better' as programme unveiled

Book and art festival at Tain promises 'bigger and better' as programme unveiled

21 August 2023

The annual festival is returning bigger and better, with local artistic talents to feature.


This is how easy I found it to buy vapes underage in the Highlands

19 August 2023
This is how easy I found it to buy vapes underage in the Highlands

This is how easy I found it to buy vapes underage in the Highlands

19 August 2023

A 17-year-old reporter attempted to buy vapes underage from stores in Inverness city centre. This is her story of what happened


PHOTOS: Ullapool gallery's latest exhibition showcases diverse range of art

19 August 2023
PHOTOS: Ullapool gallery's latest exhibition showcases diverse range of art

PHOTOS: Ullapool gallery's latest exhibition showcases diverse range of art

19 August 2023

This year's An Talla Solais Member's show, showcases a diverse range of art in many different media.


Come dressed as a chicken! New twist on Elphin Chicken Day as avian flu puts paid to traditional format

19 August 2023
Come dressed as a chicken! New twist on Elphin Chicken Day as avian flu puts paid to traditional format

Come dressed as a chicken! New twist on Elphin Chicken Day as avian flu puts paid to traditional format

19 August 2023

The event takes place on September 16.


Call for models to run the catwalk in aid of Highland Hospice

18 August 2023
Call for models to run the catwalk in aid of Highland Hospice

Call for models to run the catwalk in aid of Highland Hospice

18 August 2023

Highland Hospice's 'Catwalk for a Cause' is returning in 2024 after raising a whopping £74,500 last year.


Have you seen Ghengis, Ullapool's 'celebrity' cat who is 'sorely missed' by his many 'owners'

09 August 2023
Have you seen Ghengis, Ullapool's 'celebrity' cat who is 'sorely missed' by his many 'owners'

Have you seen Ghengis, Ullapool's 'celebrity' cat who is 'sorely missed' by his many 'owners'

09 August 2023

Genghis Kat, the Six Dinner Sid of Ullapool, is 'sorely missed' by his many 'owners' and friends after mysteriously going missing in mid–July.


'Spectacular' trucking event to return to Ross-shire venue

05 August 2023
'Spectacular' trucking event to return to Ross-shire venue

'Spectacular' trucking event to return to Ross-shire venue

05 August 2023

Tickets are now on sale for the biggest trucking celebration of the year.


PICTURES: Lochinver RNLI Gala Day raises £6.2k

04 August 2023
PICTURES: Lochinver RNLI Gala Day raises £6.2k

PICTURES: Lochinver RNLI Gala Day raises £6.2k

04 August 2023

The whole Assynt community pulled together to make the RNLI Gala Day a huge success, say organisers.


WATCH: Severe downpour causes mudslide on west coast

17 July 2023
WATCH: Severe downpour causes mudslide on west coast

WATCH: Severe downpour causes mudslide on west coast

17 July 2023

Torrential rain led to a heavy mudslide on Lochbroom hills last weekend, after a yellow weather warning from the Met Office.


'Unprecedented': 1000th copy of local best-seller snapped up in Wester Ross

07 July 2023
'Unprecedented': 1000th copy of local best-seller snapped up in Wester Ross

'Unprecedented': 1000th copy of local best-seller snapped up in Wester Ross

07 July 2023

Ullapool Bookshop are celebrating selling the 1000th copy of bestselling novel, The Faultline, by John McLellan.


Wester Ross book launch for one of publisher's 'Best of Young British Novelists'

01 July 2023
Wester Ross book launch for one of publisher's 'Best of Young British Novelists'

Wester Ross book launch for one of publisher's 'Best of Young British Novelists'

01 July 2023

The Ceilidh Place in Ullapool is hosting the launch of author Sarah Bernstein's new book 'Study for Obedience'.


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