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Cairngorm businesses urged to have say on economic blueprint

Cairngorm businesses urged to have say on economic blueprint

The boss of the Cairngorms National Park Board is urged local firms and other interested parties to make sure they have their input into an economic blueprint…


New train station earmarked for Inverness Airport

New train station earmarked for Inverness Airport

A new train station at Inverness Airport could be built by 2019 as the First Minister unveiled a £170 million investment in the rail line between…


Romanian drugs courier facing prison term

Romanian drugs courier facing prison term

A Romanian drug courier faces a prison sentence after being snared in a sting by drug enforcement cops in Inverness.


Highland fire crews shortages sparks safety fears

Highland fire crews shortages sparks safety fears

Up to 15 fire stations in the Highlands are not available for 999 calls during the day because the national brigade cannot muster enough crew members.


Big rise in call on Highland foodbanks blamed on benefit cuts

Big rise in call on Highland foodbanks blamed on benefit cuts

Shock figures have emerged which show that more than 4,000 people in the Highlands received help from a foodbank last year.


Police Scotland urged to take 'riot vans' off Highlands streets

Police Scotland urged to take 'riot vans' off Highlands streets

Police Scotland are being urged to review the use of protective screens on police vehicles in the Highlands after constituents complained they…


Highlands business community urged to get on-board with new London air link

Highlands business community urged to get on-board with new London air link

A direct appeal has been made to the north’s business community to use crucial new air services linking Inverness and London.


Inverness Cathedral bench sex couple bid to change guilty pleas

Inverness Cathedral bench sex couple bid to change guilty pleas

A Polish couple who were due to be sentenced for having had al fresco sex on a bench in front of Inverness Cathedral have tried to retract their guilty…


Council leader promises 200 additional houses by 2017

Council leader promises 200 additional houses by 2017

Council leader Drew Hendry has revealed plans for another 200 council houses to be built across the Highlands by 2017.


NHS 24 spring health advice

NHS 24 spring health advice

Scotland’s national telehealth and telecare service is urging people across the country to take advantage of the extra hour of daylight this month…


Highland MP calls for work on airport railway station to start

Highland MP calls for work on airport railway station to start

Highland MP Danny Alexander has called on the Scottish Government to support investment by building the long awaited railway station for Inverness Airport,…


Alexander backs charity campaign for Syria

Alexander backs charity campaign for Syria

Badenoch and Strathspey MP Danny Alexander has backed a local Oxfam and Save the Children campaign to raise awareness of the millions suffering in Syria.


Raigmore Hospital ward to reopen

Raigmore Hospital ward to reopen

A Raigmore Hospital ward which was closed because of an outbreak of Clostridium difficile is expected to reopen tomorrow (Saturday) following deep cleaning.


Badenoch MSP welcomes chance to learn more about Down's syndrome

Badenoch MSP welcomes chance to learn more about Down's syndrome

A Badenoch MSP welcomed the chance to learn more about Down’s syndrome at an information session held at the Scottish Parliament yesterday.


John Finnie MSP raises concerns over alleged Police Scotland stop and search targets

John Finnie MSP raises concerns over alleged Police Scotland stop and search targets

A Highland MSP and former police officer has expressed concerns over alleged stop and search targets handed down to local police officers under Police…


MV man "back" in business at Aviemore

MV man "back" in business at Aviemore

Fighting off a paralysis threat following back surgery complications, the man behind Aviemore’s Mountain and Valley (MV) Festival is promising a…


Marksman called out to shoot runaway cow

Marksman called out to shoot runaway cow

A marksman had to be called out to deal with a cow which had made a dash for freedom from a Grantown abattoir.


Highlands' air interests must not be ignored

Highlands' air interests must not be ignored

The domestic air travel market for Scotland is "quite critical" to economic survival of regions such as the Highlands.


Highland Council finance chairman explains "service point" strategy

Highland Council finance chairman explains "service point" strategy

Hopes are high that Highland Council’s service points in Kingussie and Grantown could now escape the axe.


Budget "boost for Highlands" says Alexander

Budget "boost for Highlands" says Alexander

A budget which "serves the Highlands and strengthens the country" has been hailed by local MP Danny Alexander.


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