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Ross-shire family faces 'awful cost' of care home closure

27 March 2023
Ross-shire family faces 'awful cost' of care home closure

Ross-shire family faces 'awful cost' of care home closure

27 March 2023

'For a village to remain a vibrant, a place where people want to come and live, it needs...the resources to support them when they need it most.'


All she wants for 85th birthday is a viral rap video hit to save Ross-shire care home

27 March 2023
All she wants for 85th birthday is a viral rap video hit to save Ross-shire care home

All she wants for 85th birthday is a viral rap video hit to save Ross-shire care home

27 March 2023

'Having been a social worker...in Ullapool before Mo Dhachaidh was built I experienced how heartbreaking it was to send people far away for care.'


Adult Fèis Rois returns to Ullapool with top traditional musicians

19 March 2023
Adult Fèis Rois returns to Ullapool with top traditional musicians

Adult Fèis Rois returns to Ullapool with top traditional musicians

19 March 2023

Some of Scotland’s top traditional musicians will descend on Ullapool for a weekend of music tuition and performances.


Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

18 March 2023
Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

18 March 2023

Iona MacDonald joined Highland News and Media last summer. Here, the 17-year-old shares her experience of the debate as part of the social media team


Tickets selling fast for final Ullapool Book Festival

16 March 2023
Tickets selling fast for final Ullapool Book Festival

Tickets selling fast for final Ullapool Book Festival

16 March 2023

Several events have already sold out.


WATCH: Dingwall's dynamic duo go viral on Channel 4 TikTok video after Crufts' appearance

14 March 2023
WATCH: Dingwall's dynamic duo go viral on Channel 4 TikTok video after Crufts' appearance

WATCH: Dingwall's dynamic duo go viral on Channel 4 TikTok video after Crufts' appearance

14 March 2023

Sprite was having the time of his life and it was a girlhood dream come true for Emma Ross.


Former Achiltibuie telephone exchange rings up £42K sale price – almost three times the guide

13 March 2023
Former Achiltibuie telephone exchange rings up £42K sale price – almost three times the guide

Former Achiltibuie telephone exchange rings up £42K sale price – almost three times the guide

13 March 2023

A FORMER Achiltibuie telephone exchange building has been sold for £42,000 – nearly three times its guide price.


CalMac apprenticeship scheme is now open for applications

08 March 2023
CalMac apprenticeship scheme is now open for applications

CalMac apprenticeship scheme is now open for applications

08 March 2023

CalMac has now opened their recruitment drive to find Scotland’s best seagoing apprentice candidates.


Former Tain Academy pupil lands exhibition with Royal Scottish Academy

08 March 2023
Former Tain Academy pupil lands exhibition with Royal Scottish Academy

Former Tain Academy pupil lands exhibition with Royal Scottish Academy

08 March 2023

'Knowing that they believe in me acts as continuous reassurance, I struggle to articulate how much it means to me.'


Why this quirky former Wester Ross phone exchange building is attracting 'huge interest' ahead of auction – and what it might cost you

06 March 2023
Why this quirky former Wester Ross phone exchange building is attracting 'huge interest' ahead of auction – and what it might cost you

Why this quirky former Wester Ross phone exchange building is attracting 'huge interest' ahead of auction – and what it might cost you

06 March 2023

A FORMER Achilitbuie telephone exchange building is attracting 'huge amounts of interest' prior to auction later this week.


Why Ross-shire care home could effectively close next week – and what the community now wants to happen

05 March 2023
Why Ross-shire care home could effectively close next week – and what the community now wants to happen

Why Ross-shire care home could effectively close next week – and what the community now wants to happen

05 March 2023

THE prospect of a Wester Ross nursing home closing as early as next week has fuelled community efforts to look to the future.


PETS FACTOR: Does your pet have a best friend?

28 February 2023
PETS FACTOR: Does your pet have a best friend?

PETS FACTOR: Does your pet have a best friend?

28 February 2023

Does your pet have a best friend? This week we have a few of the closest–knit duos in the Highlands!


PETS FACTOR: TheraPets are the furry superheroes of the Highlands!

18 February 2023
PETS FACTOR: TheraPets are the furry superheroes of the Highlands!

PETS FACTOR: TheraPets are the furry superheroes of the Highlands!

18 February 2023

This week, we have a few heroic Highland pups – therapy dogs!


Ullapool and Coigach to feature in new Gaelic travel series

16 February 2023
Ullapool and Coigach to feature in new Gaelic travel series

Ullapool and Coigach to feature in new Gaelic travel series

16 February 2023

The new episode will see presenter Ramsay MacMahon exploring the rural wilderness of Coigach, An Teallach, as well as stopping in at Ullapool.


New MOWI broodstock facility in Lochbroom to create jobs locally

15 February 2023
New MOWI broodstock facility in Lochbroom to create jobs locally

New MOWI broodstock facility in Lochbroom to create jobs locally

15 February 2023

Norweigan seafood company, MOWI, has announced plans to create a new broodstock and egg facility in Little Lochbroom.


Dingwall, Ullapool and Gairloch in mix ahead of impending FilmG awards ceremony

14 February 2023
Dingwall, Ullapool and Gairloch in mix ahead of impending FilmG awards ceremony

Dingwall, Ullapool and Gairloch in mix ahead of impending FilmG awards ceremony

14 February 2023

The awards ceremony for Scotland’s prestigious Gaelic short–film competition, FilmG, sees Dingwall, Gairloch and Ullapool pupils in the mix.


Wester Ross village rallying call over empty premises

14 February 2023
Wester Ross village rallying call over empty premises

Wester Ross village rallying call over empty premises

14 February 2023

A working group probing community-led development in a Wester Ross village will look at the plight of a prime commercial premises empty for a decade.


MSP urges Highlanders to donate after Syria–Türkiye earthquake death toll rises to 30,000

13 February 2023
MSP urges Highlanders to donate after Syria–Türkiye earthquake death toll rises to 30,000

MSP urges Highlanders to donate after Syria–Türkiye earthquake death toll rises to 30,000

13 February 2023

MSP Maree Todd is urging people to donate to emergency relief charities, as Türkiye–Syria earthquake death toll rises to 30,000.


'The Highlands stands in solidarity with Ukraine' says MP Jamie Stone

08 February 2023
'The Highlands stands in solidarity with Ukraine' says MP Jamie Stone

'The Highlands stands in solidarity with Ukraine' says MP Jamie Stone

08 February 2023

MP Jamie Stone says he is proud that Ukrainian refugees in the Highlands 'have been welcomed so warmly into local communities'.


Shock continues to resonate over Ullapool care home closure

07 February 2023
Shock continues to resonate over Ullapool care home closure

Shock continues to resonate over Ullapool care home closure

07 February 2023

One resident said: 'My heart goes out to the families impacted, those that have lost their jobs and everyone else.'


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