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Buoyant market for Spey Valley dream homes - plus photos

31 August 2011
Buoyant market for Spey Valley dream homes - plus photos

Buoyant market for Spey Valley dream homes - plus photos

31 August 2011

A DREAM home near Grantown has just gone onto the market with a £1.5 million price tag. Top-end property consultants CKD Galbraith are handling the…


Wind farm generates cash for strath village

25 August 2011
Wind farm generates cash for strath village

Wind farm generates cash for strath village

25 August 2011

RESIDENTS in Cromdale are being asked how they would like to see the financial windfall spent as the community gain from a nearby wind farm. The money…


Site of Cromdale battle to be protected

09 August 2011
Site of Cromdale battle to be protected

Site of Cromdale battle to be protected

09 August 2011

THE SITE of the Battle of Cromdale has been proposed for inclusion for protection as one of the country’s most important battlefields by Historic Scotland. The…


No Indian Summer on the horizon - sorry

08 August 2011
No Indian Summer on the horizon - sorry

No Indian Summer on the horizon - sorry

08 August 2011

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…


No sign of Grantown sign

20 July 2011
No sign of Grantown sign

No sign of Grantown sign

20 July 2011

THE CASE of the disappearing road sign near to Grantown has left some locals scratching their heads and wondering how much taxpayers’ have been left out…


Water supplies should be back to normal

19 July 2011
Water supplies should be back to normal

Water supplies should be back to normal

19 July 2011

SCOTTISH Water has said that water supplies should be back to normal after interuptions to the network yesterday afternoon. They had advised customers…


Pensioner recalls "flames touching the ceiling"

13 July 2011
Pensioner recalls "flames touching the ceiling"

Pensioner recalls "flames touching the ceiling"

13 July 2011

A pensioner has recalled the moment he was confronted by flames touching the ceiling in a fire at a Kingussie sheltered housing complex. Mr Matthew…


Gordon Brown's ex-spin doctor on phone hacking scandal

13 July 2011
Gordon Brown's ex-spin doctor on phone hacking scandal

Gordon Brown's ex-spin doctor on phone hacking scandal

13 July 2011

GORDON Brown’s former spin-doctor, Charlie Whelan – probably the only local to be a victim of the ‘News of the World’s’ phone-hacking – believes that…


Aviemore is set for "pitched" battle

13 July 2011
Aviemore is set for "pitched" battle

Aviemore is set for "pitched" battle

13 July 2011

HIGHLAND Council has been accused by nearby residents of moving the goalposts after submitting new plans for a synthetic community football pitch in Aviemore…


Carties will return to Cairngorm next year

08 July 2011
Carties will return to Cairngorm next year

Carties will return to Cairngorm next year

08 July 2011

Organisers have confirmed that the popular Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme race will return next summer. New records were set on Cairngorm Mountain at the…


JLS and Olly Murs wow strath fans - new photographs!

06 July 2011
JLS and Olly Murs wow strath fans - new photographs!

JLS and Olly Murs wow strath fans - new photographs!

06 July 2011

FANS from the strath were amongst the 10,000 crowd who saw heart-throbs JLS and Olly Murs play in the Highlands at the weekend.


Highland Council says no to victim support group

06 July 2011
Highland Council says no to victim support group

Highland Council says no to victim support group

06 July 2011

HIGHLAND Council has been slammed by victims of domestic violence and abuse in Badenoch and Strathspey for not helping a lifeline service. Community…


Victims may not be officially named for several days

05 July 2011
Victims may not be officially named for several days

Victims may not be officially named for several days

05 July 2011

THE identities of the two victims of last night's crash on the A9 by Kingussie may not be officially confirmed for several more days. The two men were…


MP taps into £24m water works project

30 June 2011
MP taps into £24m water works project

MP taps into £24m water works project

30 June 2011

TESTING of equipment has started on Scottish Water’s new £24 million treatment works which the company claims will supply clearer, fresher drinking water…


Ryder Cup comes to Aviemore

29 June 2011
Ryder Cup comes to Aviemore

Ryder Cup comes to Aviemore

29 June 2011

THERE are hopes that a surprise visit by the famous Ryder Cup to the Scottish Hydro Challenge tournament in Aviemore could inspire children in the strath…


Police appeal for car sighting in strath

28 June 2011
Police appeal for car sighting in strath

Police appeal for car sighting in strath

28 June 2011

POLICE have put out an appeal for sightings of a green colour Mercedes registration S562 LLJ in the local area in connection with suspected frauds. They…


No sun - and a severe weather warning!

22 June 2011
No sun - and a severe weather warning!

No sun - and a severe weather warning!

22 June 2011

THE STRATH and the wider Highlands could be in for a harsher winter than even 2009/2010 with record low temperatures and heavy snow, according to long-range…


Ryder Cup heads to Kingussie

22 June 2011
Ryder Cup heads to Kingussie

Ryder Cup heads to Kingussie

22 June 2011

GOLFERS in the strath will be able to emulate some of the game’s greatest names – the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Rory McIlroy and Colin Montgomery – by…


Carties head to Cairngorm

20 June 2011
Carties head to Cairngorm

Carties head to Cairngorm

20 June 2011

THE best soapbox racing teams in the country will be returning to Aviemore at the start of next month to race at speeds in excess of 60mph down the Cairngorm…


Boyzone concert still on

20 June 2011
Boyzone concert still on

Boyzone concert still on

20 June 2011

BOYZONE fans in the strath can breathe a sigh of relief that the band’s local show will go on, despite recent rumours of a possible split.


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