The Scottish Government is telling planning authorities not to use occupancy restrictions on new rural housing because of the problems they cause when…
THE Scottish Government’s chief planning officer has issued guidance to planning bodies that Section 75 agreements should no longer be used.
Retrieved parts of a World War II bomber which crashed near Kingussie during a training exercise have been given centre stage at an RAF base. The Avro…
NHS Highland health chiefs have said that everything has been running smoothly despite today’s nationwide public sector strike. They said there were…
The A86 Newtonmore-Fort William road has reopened after being hit by flash flooding at the weekend. There are still temporary traffic lights in place…
Highland Council has just announced that all schools in Badenoch and Strathspey and across the region will be closed next Wednesday because of strike…
NHS Highland have said that their hospitals will remain open but run a limited service if the nationwide strike over pensions goes ahead as expected next…
Cairngorm Mountain has unveiled some improvements in time for the new ski season – including warming the mouth of the funicular railway tunnel. The…
Police can confirm that a mssing man has been found safe and well in Fort William. Mr Stephen Scales reported that he had been visiting the North West…
Police are appealing for information on three men who they want to trace in connection with the theft of mountain bikes costing up to £3,000 apiece. They…
The A95 has just re-opened after a lorry driver was seriously injured when he was hit by a tanker at a layby near Aviemore earlier today. The accident…
A TALENTED Kincraig bagpiper came up against a "chatterbox Darth Vader", amongst other adversaries, as he attempted to make it to the live auditions of…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…