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YMCA up for sale as HUB plans are shelved

26 October 2011
YMCA up for sale as HUB plans are shelved

YMCA up for sale as HUB plans are shelved

26 October 2011

ONE of Grantown’s most historic buildings has been put up for sale again after £4 million plans for a state-of-the-art community centre hit the buffers…


A9 row breaks out on eve of SNP conference

20 October 2011
A9 row breaks out on eve of SNP conference

A9 row breaks out on eve of SNP conference

20 October 2011

THE SCOTTISH Government and the number two man at the Treasury continue to be at loggerheads over improvements to the A9 Inverness-Perth road and other…


Aviemore's "Berlin Wall" is set to be knocked down

12 October 2011
Aviemore's "Berlin Wall" is set to be knocked down

Aviemore's "Berlin Wall" is set to be knocked down

12 October 2011

THE infamous so-called Berlin Wall in Aviemore is set to be knocked down and a once popular thoroughfare will re-open after a make-over. It will finally…


Cairngorm ski resort hopes for early snow windfall

06 October 2011
Cairngorm ski resort hopes for early snow windfall

Cairngorm ski resort hopes for early snow windfall

06 October 2011

Cairngorm Mountain hopes that the early snow will be a timely boost for visitor numbers for the October half-term holidays. The snow arrived late last…


Three bad winters could shut all of Scotland's ski centres, claim

05 October 2011
Three bad winters could shut all of Scotland's ski centres, claim

Three bad winters could shut all of Scotland's ski centres, claim

05 October 2011

JUST three bad winters, revenue-wise, in a row could be enough to put all five of Scotland’s ski centres out of business, a new report claims. The…


Avalanche service issues reminder as winter approaches

04 October 2011
Avalanche service issues reminder as winter approaches

Avalanche service issues reminder as winter approaches

04 October 2011

WITH the first snow of winter predicted to fall this month, the Scottish Avalanche Information Service has just issued its annual report. SAIS co-ordinator…


Pond row could sink £15M Aviemore store plan

14 September 2011
Pond row could sink £15M Aviemore store plan

Pond row could sink £15M Aviemore store plan

14 September 2011

PLANS for a badly needed £15 million plus new Tesco store in Aviemore creating 150 new jobs could be sunk because of a row over a pond on the development…


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…


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