People living in Badenoch and Strathspey no longer have to travel more than 130 miles to Dundee to apply for a passport thanks to a new interview facility…
Demand and prices for deer stalking on Scottish estates have increased despite the recession, according to research carried out by sales agents Savills.
The Scottish SPCA has reported a surge in unwanted cats and kittens, with 26 homeless felines currently in the care of its Highlands and Islands Animal…
FEARS that the SNP would dominate the yes vote push in the Highlands, ahead of the historic independence ballot in 2014, have eased after the first campaign…
Around one million letters will be issued in Scotland during November to families affected by next year’s changes to Child Benefit.
The trial of a man facing allegations of illegally trading in wild birds eggs entered its third day yesterday (Thursday).
A bell rang to start religious prayers - before the full Highland Council meeting today (Friday) – in a bid to combat a legal threat to the decades…
Police have warned drivers to prepare for wintry conditions on roads in the Highlands.
A sheriff sent a message out to football fans that sectarian abuse from terracings in the Highlands would not be tolerated by the courts.
Two people have been charged with stealing goods and items of furniture from the home of the former owner of Rangers Football Club Craig Whyte at Castle…
Some of the snowiest and coldest conditions in at least a century are being forecast for the strath and the rest of the Highlands this winter.
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, has announced its intention to build a new malt whisky distillery and has…
A public inquiry into the controversial Allt Duine wind farm proposal will get underway this Monday in Aviemore.
OUR Hospice Lucky Numbers prize draw is proving to be a winning formula for readers of the Strathspey and Badenoch Herald and other weekly newspapers…
A Nationalist Highland councillor has dramatically quit the SNP group on Highland Council this morning - only a day after the deal to stage an independence…
A medical ward at the region’s main hospital has been closed to new admissions and visitors are being asked not to attend while staff deal with…
Today’s formal agreement of the Scottish independence referendum by the UK and Scottish Governments has been hailed as a “seminal moment…
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, David Stewart, has praised the work of New Start Highland following a visit to their Carsegate premises in Inverness.
Some mums and mums-to-be in the Highlands are missing out on a "fantastic" scheme which gives them free milk, fruit and vegetables.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has responded to news that British Gas will increase gas and electricity prices it charges customers.