THE £520,000 surfacing upgrade of part of the A9 at Drumochter is "progressing well" after it reached its half-way mark, contractors have said.
A NATIONAL championships will be coming to Aviemore next year, it has been announced.
A SUCCESSFUL mini football festival for under-11 girls is just the start of efforts to develop women's soccer through all ages, its organiser hopes.
CLIMATE change crisis fears will be reflected in the strath when worried locals add their voices to a global strike tomorrow.
HOUSE prices in the Highlands jumped by six per cent year-on-year in July, new figures reveal.
A YOUNG conservationist now a hat-trick of awards after he was honoured for his "significant contribution" to the Cairngorms National Park.
A RECORD breaking international line-up is expected to compete at the latest World Porridge Making Championships in Carrbridge next month.
A SPEYSIDE farmer's high animal welfare and environmental standards have been recognised after she was named the Cairngorms Nature Farm award winner.
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help measure rainfall data in the strath on behalf of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
DELIGHTED organisers have hailed the turnout at this year's Motormania event in Grantown – despite the recent inclement weather.
A LANDMARK whisky anniversary has been marked at a special event at the Scottish Parliament – with a little help from Speyside coopers.
MOVES to extend an infrastructure fund, which has seen millions of pounds spent to improve facilities at Highland tourist spots, have been welcomed.
SEVEN rare wildcat kittens have been born at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig – giving an extra boost to recovery plans for the species.
NEW ways of growing food and closer working with communities are among proposals people are being asked for views by the Crown Estate.
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.