THERE is no Indian Summer on the horizon to help vanquish the memory of the current doom and gloom over Badenoch and Strathspey. Forecaster James…
KINGUSSIE High School is one of just a handful of secondary schools in Scotland to make the top 100 comprehensives in the UK for pupils reaching Oxbridge. The…
Six lucky families on a Newtonmore street are currently sporting big beaming smiles after hitting the jackpot. The neighbours on Clune Terrace scooped…
Strathspey Thistle manager Brian Ritchie could have been forgiven for feeling slightly nervous ahead of Saturday’s season curtain-raiser at Nairn County. However,…
JUST south of Braemar, a long glen slashes its way into the wind-scoured wastes of the vast Lochnagar/Glenshee plateau – a high and lonely place that…
WHEN the first “wildcats” were introduced to the village on Newtonmore, they became an overnight success with locals and visitors alike, with folk of…
ANGRY organisers of Newtonmore’s Wildcat Experience have branded the vandalism of five of their model cats – one of which was totally destroyed – as very…
PARENTS biggest fear for their children is that they will be a victim of knife crime, a survey by ParentLine Scotland has revealed. Over half – 51…
RECENTLY, I had some chocolate cake made from beetroot, and I don’t mind telling you: it was awful. You may, like me, have come across chocolate cake…
?? THREE marvellous glens penetrate inland from the Ardgour coast of Loch Linnhe, throwing up steep-sided and rocky flanks that form a compact range…
The House of Commons recess started last week, with MPs away from Westminster until early September. It has been a momentous few weeks. The deepening…
EVERY year sees thousands upon thousands of visitors in every shape and form, ranging from high octane sports enthusiasts to ordinary lovers of…
CHART-TOPPERS JLS had a special message for a very special Kincraig lady this week, having returned south after a hugely successful Scottish visit. Having…
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a major housing development in a Nethy Bridge wood have been knocked back by the Scottish Government – but the planning authority…
GRANTOWN’S British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) has launched an international scheme to open up the slopes to anyone wishing to learn the…
A HOLIDAYMAKER who has been looking for the Loch Ness Monster for 45 years believes he may have at last captured the elusive creature on camera. William…
PLANS for donation boxes at the car park at Coire Cas have raised the spectre of permanent charges for using the facility at CairnGorm Mountain. Whilst…
GRANTOWN Golf Club’s rising star Hannah McCook has a busy few weeks ahead of her, during which time she will be competing in some of Britain’s leading…
AVIEMORE’S CALUM Irvine has added to his growing reputation as an Olympic prospect by taking the senior men’s British Rollerski Championship title at…
FRASER MUNRO and Donnie McGregor are the latest players on the verge of signing up to Brian Ritchie’s Strathspey Thistle revolution. Since being appointed…
