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Highlands' out of hours 'crisis' hitting ambulance service

Highlands' out of hours 'crisis' hitting ambulance service

A chief Scottish Ambulance Service worker has issued a warning about out of hours care saying it is stretching the service.


Cairngorms project bid to save one of Scotland's best loved flowers

Cairngorms project bid to save one of Scotland's best loved flowers

An innovative project in the Cairngorms National Park is set to protect one of Scotland’s most cherished wildflower.


Injured skier sues Cairngorm resort for £500,000

Injured skier sues Cairngorm resort for £500,000

A skier is suing CairnGorm Mountain for £500,000 after he broke his hip in a fall four years ago.


Delight with uptake in dog-microchipping in Highlands

Delight with uptake in dog-microchipping in Highlands

It was chips ahoy at Dogs Trust as the charity held five days of microchipping in Aviemore and elsewhere in the region.


Timetable outlined for new town near Aviemore

Timetable outlined for new town near Aviemore

Another important milestone has been reached in plans for a new town near Aviemore for up to 4,000 people with the submission of the masterplan.


Launch of new Highland capital flights to Dublin

Launch of new Highland capital flights to Dublin

Flybe has announced the launch of a new daily service from the Highlands capital to Dublin from this Autumn.


Highland police "did not explain gun policy very well"

Highland police "did not explain gun policy very well"

Highland Liberal Democrats have welcomed the engagement of Chief Superintendent Julian Innes in the ongoing debate over the routine use of armed police…


Scottish animal charity hot dogs warning

Scottish animal charity hot dogs warning

The Scottish SPCA is urging pet owners not to leave their dogs in hot cars this summer, warning that last year a man in Scotland was convicted for doing…


Highland League footballer sentenced for bar attack

Highland League footballer sentenced for bar attack

A footballer who assaulted a man in an Inverness night club was ordered to carry out 240 hours of community service and warned by a sheriff…


Landowners in Cairngorms National Park want to get more involved with renewable energy projects

Landowners in Cairngorms National Park want to get more involved with renewable energy projects

A survey of landowners in the Cairngorms National Park has been published today, providing information on the current activities of estates in the area…


Highland MSP Thompson hails land reform "success story"

Highland MSP Thompson hails land reform "success story"

The Scottish Government Land Reform Review Group has hailed the growth in community land ownership as a “Scottish success story”.


A new literary star for Strathspey and Badenoch?

A new literary star for Strathspey and Badenoch?

Aviemore Library will have an extra book on its shelves from next week, thanks to the launch of the strath’s latest novelist.


Highland MP meets with cheaper fuel campaigers

Highland MP meets with cheaper fuel campaigers

Danny Alexander, the strath’s Lib Dem MP and treasury minister,  invited FairFuelUK’s Quentin Willson and Howard Cox to the Treasury…


Win tickets for Skerryvore in Tomintoul next weekend!

Win tickets for Skerryvore in Tomintoul next weekend!

Top Scottish folk-rock band ‘Skerryvore’ are making their first appearance in the highest village in the Highlands this Saturday - and we…


Mountain group appalled by green light for massive Highlands wind farm

Mountain group appalled by green light for massive Highlands wind farm

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland has reacted with dismay to the Scottish Government’s decision to grant permission for a 67-turbine wind farm…


Boat of Garten ladies bare neccesities to rake in cancer funds!

Boat of Garten ladies bare neccesities to rake in cancer funds!

A strath amateur dramatics group has presented Maggie’s Highlands with a cheque for almost £17,000.


Highlands MSP welcomes A9 lorry trial decision

Highlands MSP welcomes A9 lorry trial decision

Highlands and Islands MSP and road safety campaigner, David Stewart has welcomed the decision of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee in…


Pat's gong comes to Aviemore

Pat's gong comes to Aviemore

British Empire Medal recipient Pat Cruickshank was delighted not to receive her award at Buckingham Palace this week.


Another special birthday boy for Badenoch

Another special birthday boy for Badenoch

The strath has notched up another remarkable birthday, albeit quietly.


Snow brought some bumper skiing to Highlands

Snow brought some bumper skiing to Highlands

Last winter’s phenomenal snowfall in the Scottish mountains brought good results for the country’s ski resorts and, as a result, the surrounding…


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