Business

Fergus Ewing hits out saying claiming the Transport Scotland report is ‘no more than a sham’

In a Holyrood speech the veteran MSP calls for an ‘entirely new approach’

The Highland Shortbread Showdown is back for its third edition in 2025, with businesses encouraged to enter their best bakes.

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.

He says an effort was made to ‘to deny the delays were because of failures by anyone in government or that uber-quango Transport Scotland’.

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.

Scammers are targeting Highland rail passengers with fake unlimited travel deals, ScotRail has warned.

A window of an Aviemore gift shop was vandalised last week.

Running a business in the North of Scotland comes with unique challenges.

It is an unfortunate reality that January sees a high volume of couples starting the process of separation or divorce.

Jennifer Macdonald-Nethercott of Strath Communications knows that outsourcing marketing can transform a business.

Harry Gow’s passion for baking and community will leave a lasting legacy.

But what next for eye-catching premises in the centre of Aviemore?

Highland News and Media, which publishes the Strathy, has been shortlisted 12 times in this year’s Highlands and Islands Media Awards.

Highland Coast Hotels has appointed its first managing director to drive growth for the group on the NC500 as the route nears its 10th anniversary..

Four Highland chambers of commerce have united to voice strong opposition to the proposed introduction of a regional “tourist tax” scheme.

Highland Council unanimously backs the move after region lost 218 beds in two years.

Highland Council’s proposed visitor levy has sparked a heated debate.

But the loss is lower than the £889k posted in 2023, and CEO Rebecca Holt says the venue is running a “day-to-day surplus” as ticket sales rise.

Two trade bodies that represent news publishers in Scotland and the UK have joined forces to strengthen the voice of the industry.