CYCLE routes in parts of the strath could be in line for funding – if community groups choose to access it.
NEARLY half a million plastic bottles could be kept out of the environment in the Highlands under plans for a 20p deposit and return scheme.
PRESSURE should be applied to owners of long empty homes to bring them back into use and ease housing shortages in the Highlands, a survey has found.
A SPATE of distraction thefts has sparked a warning from police for people to be on their guard.
RAIL services have performed better in the past four weeks than at any point since last September, transport chiefs have claimed.
THUNDERSTORMS are expected to hit the Cairngorms and some other parts of the Highlands later today, the Met Office has warned.
WORK to create two overspill car parks at Raigmore Hospital is under way as NHS chiefs try to fix the Inverness site's notorious parking woes.
HIGHLANDERS have been urged to check on older neighbours, family and friends who may be more at risk of health problems as the temperature soars.
EFFORTS to create new woods in the Cairngorms National Park have received a boost after the park authority offered grants aimed at cutting the cost.
A MAJOR new initiative has sparked hopes that some surgical staff shortages in parts of the Highlands might be plugged.
THE Rainbow Flag will fly above Highland Council buildings in Inverness later this month – to show support for the annual Proud Ness parade and rally.
ROGUE traders are targetting homes in the Highlands, sparking warnings from council officials for the public to beware.
FANS of the outdoors with dementia will still be able to walk in the Cairngorms National Park after a group was handed 'Dementia Friendly' status.
MOTORISTS on the A9 have been warned of night-time disruption – ahead of plans to close the busy trunk road for work connected to ongoing dualling.
AN UNSIGHTLY scar on a Cairngorm mountain will soon blight the landscape no more after restoration campaigners hit their target.
WITNESSES are being sought after a near miss on the A9 involving a car transporter and tractor.
A FLORISTS’ stunning run of success in a major competition has continued after it made the final shortlist again – for the fifth year in a row.
HEAVY overnight snow has brought traffic disruption and sparked school closures.
THE many stories swirling around an important historical site in the Braes of Glenlivet are to be celebrated – and the public are urged to join in.
A MOTORIST has died following a one-car crash near Dulnain Bridge, police have confirmed.
