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Staff reject latest offer to tackle ambulance meal breaks

Staff reject latest offer to tackle ambulance meal breaks

GMB Scottish Ambulance staff have rejected a revised offer on meal breaks and the union has called on the Scottish Government to insist that ambulances…


Holocaust survivor was robbed

Holocaust survivor was robbed

A SURVIVOR of the holocaust who made his home in Inverness and ran a business as a car salesman in the city was robbed of his wallet and £400, Inverness…


Convicted Highland councillor resigns

Convicted Highland councillor resigns

Highland Council has confirmed that Mr John Holden has resigned his membership of the council following his conviction and one year jail sentence for…


James Bond sights set on strath?

James Bond sights set on strath?

THE LURE of Badenoch and Strathspey has already hooked both Batman and Bollywood, and now the stunning scenery might even have caught the eye of no less…


Discovering Glen Affric

Discovering Glen Affric

FOR all the times I’ve been to Glen Affric I don’t know the area as well as I would like. Both sides of the glen contain a gaggle of high peaks, hidden…


Impressive performances in Grantown Try Tri

Impressive performances in Grantown Try Tri

THE 11th Grantown Try Tri on Sunday produced some terrific performances from 146 competitors ranging in age from 9 to those in their sixties.


Glenmore 24 proves a gruelling test

Glenmore 24 proves a gruelling test

ENDURANCE athletes produced some incredible displays at the first Glenmore 24 Trail ultra distance running race at the weekend.


How clean star Aggie helps Aviemore charity

How clean star Aggie helps Aviemore charity

SCOTLAND’S Queen of Clean Aggie MacKenzie, from Rothiemurchus, has opened the new British Red Cross shop in Aviemore - and bagged herself a new outfit…


Bollywood comes to Kingussie

Bollywood comes to Kingussie

A TOUCH of Bollywood glamour done Kingussie style to launch the Ruthven Road Picturehouse’s autumn winter season has made waves around the world. The…


Heavy snow flurries forecast for strath in October

Heavy snow flurries forecast for strath in October

A WEATHER expert is warning that the strath and other parts of the Highlands could see the first heavy flurries of snow as early as the start of next…


Cairngorm skier keeps up her amazing record

Cairngorm skier keeps up her amazing record

An avid ski fan has taken to the Cairngorms slopes for the 23rd consecutive month despite the chronic lack of snow. Interpid skier Helen Rennie said:…


Multi million selling Irish rockers head to region

Multi million selling Irish rockers head to region

Organisers have announced that the Saturday night headlinerss at the Loopallu music festival will be the multi million selling indie band Ash.


Local whisky is top global performer

Local whisky is top global performer

Glenlivet whisky was one of the stand out performers for its owners Chivas Brothers for the financial year 2010/2011, it has been revealed. he Glenlivet…


Four figure sum stolen from Aviemore resort

Four figure sum stolen from Aviemore resort

NORTHERN Constabulary are appealing for information following the reported theft of a four figure sum of money from a safe within an office at the Macdonald…


Energy firm dismisses Tom nan Clach wind farm concerns

Energy firm dismisses Tom nan Clach wind farm concerns

CLAIMS by objectors that a 17 turbine windfarm on the northern edge of the Cairngorms National Park would have a significant impact on the landscape were…


First class arrival in region

First class arrival in region

The first Royal Mail Chief Executive to visit the Highlands for many years came to Inverness last week. I was delighted that Moya Greene decided to…


Tributes paid to Harley couple at Aviemore rally

Tributes paid to Harley couple at Aviemore rally

THE 15th Thunder in the Glens rally will take some topping next year, the chief organiser of the Harley-Davidson gathering has admitted. About 4,200…


Labour on the attack over Highland jobless total

Labour on the attack over Highland jobless total

Latest unemployment figures for the Highland Council area stand at 3,767 (2.7 per cent) for last month compared with 3,652 (2.6 per cent) for July 2010. Labour…


Buoyant market for Spey Valley dream homes - plus photos

Buoyant market for Spey Valley dream homes - plus photos

A DREAM home near Grantown has just gone onto the market with a £1.5 million price tag. Top-end property consultants CKD Galbraith are handling the…


Mystery remains over World War I medal

Mystery remains over World War I medal

IT is a story with an eerie ring to it — a World War I medal found in Inverness on Remembrance Sunday at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.…


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