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Approval for £15m Tesco Aviemore store

Approval for £15m Tesco Aviemore store

TESCO is to get a new £15 million home in Aviemore which is expected to create more than 150 new jobs. However, the go-ahead for the development means…


Owners report good interest in sale of North fuel firm

Owners report good interest in sale of North fuel firm

Owners of the fuel distribution company, Gleaner Oils, have said there has been considerable interest from potential buyers.


Sales of million pounds homes in Scotland fall

Sales of million pounds homes in Scotland fall

Million pound property sales have fallen to their lowest level since 2009, according to research by Bank of Scotland. There were 132 property sales…


Firm pledges to do all it can to save Aviemore jobs

Firm pledges to do all it can to save Aviemore jobs

A call handling firm has vowed to do everything possible that it can to save the jobs of 106 staff members at their Aviemore office. The Strathy revealed…


Landslide blocks main Highland rail line near Carrbridge

Landslide blocks main Highland rail line near Carrbridge

The main Highland railway line has been blocked by a landslide just south of the Slochd Summit. The incident is believed to have occurred around 8.15am…


Aviemore Primary School closed again because of sewerage problem

Aviemore Primary School closed again because of sewerage problem

Aviemore Primary School pupils is closed for a second successive day because of sewearge problems. The decision was taking yesterday (Wednesday) evening…


The magnificent horse of the Strathspey woods

The magnificent horse of the Strathspey woods

Spring seems to be here one day and gone the next. The bird cherry in front of my house was on the verge of blossom when around seven inches of snow…


Missing Highland boy found safe and well

Missing Highland boy found safe and well

Wick police have reported today that the missing seven year old boy Kieran John Boyd has been traced safe and well.


New £15M Tesco store recommended for go-ahead

New £15M Tesco store recommended for go-ahead

THE PLANS FOR A NEW TESCO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD. MUCH MORE ON THIS STORY IN THE STRATHY OUT THIS WEDNESDAY! Plans for a new £15 million…


Testing time for Princess?

Testing time for Princess?

A member of the royal family who once claimed she might have been a lorry driver if she had not been a princess may get the chance to try her hand behind…


Wildcats still living in Badenoch and Strathspey

Wildcats still living in Badenoch and Strathspey

Wildcats are still living in Badenoch and Strathpey, research about the elusive creature has revealed. The Cairngorms Wildcat Project, based in the…


Fundraiser wings his way south in aid of Strathspey's ospreys

Fundraiser wings his way south in aid of Strathspey's ospreys

A fundraiser is cycling from one famous osprey spot to another nearly 600 miles away in order to raise money for a popular attraction in Strathspey. Osprey…


BT's investment in super-fast broadband set to give the Highlands a massive boost

BT's investment in super-fast broadband set to give the Highlands a massive boost

BT’s investment in super-fast broadband is expected to give the Highlands a massive boost, creating thousands of new jobs and start-up businesses in the…


Scotland's red squirrels face a new threat

Scotland's red squirrels face a new threat

Scotland's red squirrel population faces a fresh battle for survival after the discovery of a deadly virus moving north with England’s grey squirrels. The…


Strath Lib Dems campaign for a new chapter in local politics

Strath Lib Dems campaign for a new chapter in local politics

Three well known local Lib Dems took a break from canvassing today to call in at the Caberfeidh bookshop in Kingussie to meet volunteers and hear about…


Highland Council urges locals not to waste their vote

Highland Council urges locals not to waste their vote

Voters in the strath are being reminded to mark their Highland Council election ballot papers with numbers and not a cross. They are being urged to…


Woman taken to hospital after A9 crash by Newtonmore

Woman taken to hospital after A9 crash by Newtonmore

A woman had to be taken to hospital yesterday (Sunday) after a six vehicle smash on the A9 Inverness-Perth road at Ralia by Newtonmore. Police, together…


Animal lover stole pets to pay drug debt

Animal lover stole pets to pay drug debt

A YOUNG man who stole ferrets from a garden shed in Inverness was hoping to sell them on to clear drug debts his solicitor told a Sheriff. John McColl…


Volunteers sought in Aviemore to help the blind

Volunteers sought in Aviemore to help the blind

Big-hearted souls in the Aviemore area who are interested in hearing about local volunteering opportunities to come along to a Guide Dogs information…


Historic Court House to re-open

Historic Court House to re-open

KINGUSSIE is set to be given a new lease of life, with a £2.1 million renovation of the historic old court house building on the High Street. Highland…


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