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Roadworks in Badenoch cause 135 miles diversion

Roadworks in Badenoch cause 135 miles diversion

Some £140,000 of overnight surfacing improvements are scheduled in Badenoch - prompting a diversion of up to 135 miles.


Grantown musicians with the X-Factor want your vote

Grantown musicians with the X-Factor want your vote

Today is the last change to vote for three former Grantown Grammar School pupils in the running for the prestigious Scots Trad Music Awards.


Scottish house price boost

Scottish house price boost

Average house prices in Scotland have increased by 3.4 per cent, says the latest publication of the UK House Price Index.


Strath pupils to attend Cairngorms National Park meeting

Strath pupils to attend Cairngorms National Park meeting

Senior pupils from the strath's two secondary schools will be interested onlookers at tomorrow's Cairngorms National Park Authority planning meeting.


New B&B representative body is launched for Scotland

New B&B representative body is launched for Scotland

The first trade body representing thousands of bed and breakfast and guest house owners across Scotland has been launched.


Pioneering low cost housing plans for the Cairngorms

Pioneering low cost housing plans for the Cairngorms

The Cairngorms National Park Authority’s planning committee is being recommended to give the go-ahead to a potentially pioneering six-home development…


Emergencies can strike at any time, so be prepared

Emergencies can strike at any time, so be prepared

Scottish Government Viewpoint


Primary school league tables could be damaging says Highland Council

Primary school league tables could be damaging says Highland Council

Highland education chiefs have warned against a league table system of reviewing primary schools’ performance.


Good news on Scottish jobs - Mundell

Good news on Scottish jobs - Mundell

Unemployment in Scotland fell by 14,000 in the period July to September 2016, and now stands at 129,000, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS)…


UK Government urged to do the right thing on women's pension changes

UK Government urged to do the right thing on women's pension changes

A Highland MP has called on the Chancellor to use the upcoming budget review to help women affected by the state pension age increase.


Council body boycotts talks with Ministers over controversial tax plans

Council body boycotts talks with Ministers over controversial tax plans

An umbrella group which represents Highland Council at Holyrood has boycotted talks with the Scottish Government over controversial tax plans.


Brexit impact will take several years says Highland Council budget leader

Brexit impact will take several years says Highland Council budget leader

Scotland could lose up to £1.3 billion a year as a result of Brexit but Highland Council’s budget leader thinks the worst is yet to come.


Thief stole phones at Rock Ness festival

Thief stole phones at Rock Ness festival

A man stole several phones from tents at the Rock Ness Music Festival and carried out thefts from a city store and at an Inverness flat.


Insects on the menu in the Cairngorms

Insects on the menu in the Cairngorms

It will a case of let it bee in the strath tomorrow (Saturday).


Shock child poverty figures highlight scale of problem in Highlands

Shock child poverty figures highlight scale of problem in Highlands

Almost one in five children in the Highlands are living in poverty, shocking new figures have revealed.


Premier Inn plans are a 'vote of confidence' in Aviemore

Premier Inn plans are a 'vote of confidence' in Aviemore

The owner of hotel giants Premier Inn is promising 25 jobs – and even a red squirrel care plan – to go with its proposed 60 bedroom hotel…


Number of golden eagles in Scotland tops 1000

Number of golden eagles in Scotland tops 1000

The numbers of golden eagles in Scotland is soaring.


Planning 'Oscar' for Speyside Way extension

Planning 'Oscar' for Speyside Way extension

In its first year it drew more than 6000 people - and nearly half of them on bikes.


Cairngorm firms told to look east

Cairngorm firms told to look east

Local firms have been told to look east to cash-in on the growing global holiday market.


Carrbridge Kidnapper to relive summer adventure

Carrbridge Kidnapper to relive summer adventure

An 800 mile re-enactment by an intrepid Carrbridge adventurer of a journey charted in one of Scotland's best loved books is to feature at a charity film…


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