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Concerns over new tap water in Badenoch and Strathspey

Concerns over new tap water in Badenoch and Strathspey

Scottish Water has said that complaints from some residents about the ‘poor’ quality of drinking water are down to teething problems to be expected after…


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Police warn Highland residents about loan scam

Police warn Highland residents about loan scam

Police are warning the public to be aware of cold calling telephone sales being made by a company BESTUKLOAN.CO.UK, who appear to be offering loans. A…


Local Rangers fans make their point at Craig Whyte's castle

Local Rangers fans make their point at Craig Whyte's castle

A group of Rangers supporters in Grantown made their own feelings known about the plight of their beloved club at the gates of the luxury home of club…


Battle on for better broadband coverage in the Highlands

Battle on for better broadband coverage in the Highlands

Local Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson has stressed the Scottish Government’s determination to oversee provision of a modern broadband service for all of Scotland,…


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Travel 2012

Your guide to the best UK breaks, overseas holidays and luxury cruises.


Drug driver travelled wrong direction on A9

Drug driver travelled wrong direction on A9

A sheriff has heard how a man fuelled by a cocktail of drugs in his system drove in the wrong direction along a dual carriage on the A9. He also went…


Darth Vader sighted in the Highland capital?

Darth Vader sighted in the Highland capital?

There has been a second sighting of Darth Vader in the Highland capital following a report that a man resembling the Sith Lord was spotted in the city. Police…


Heritage park to be a Landmark

Heritage park to be a Landmark

From "The Strathspey and Badenoch Herald" of Thursday, February 19, 1987. LANDMARK Centre at Carrbridge is set to achieve another first with the…


Rare bottles of whisky expected to fetch top price

Rare bottles of whisky expected to fetch top price

Two exceptional and rare bottles of 50 year old Glenfiddich are expected to fetch big prices at auction. The malts which will go under the hammer…


New Aviemore pitch fees branded "offside"

New Aviemore pitch fees branded "offside"

Fears are growing that sport in Aviemore is to suffer another body blow with plans to charge for playing on the village’s new football pitch on land belonging…


Jags keeper pens new two-year deal

Jags keeper pens new two-year deal

Strathspey Thistle goalkeeper Willie Ridgers has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension.


"Man U" of shinty head to the isles

"Man U" of shinty head to the isles

A festival of shinty is to be held in Stornoway and Shawbost this Saturday when Camanachd Cup holders and league champions Newtonmore visit Lewis and…


Charity releases footage of Strathspey estate crow killings

Charity releases footage of Strathspey estate crow killings

Footage of a gamekeeper killing wild birds with a stick in a cage on an estate in Strathspey has been released by an animal welfare charity. They put…


Floodlight skiing comes to CairnGorm Mountain

Floodlight skiing comes to CairnGorm Mountain

Cairngorm Mountain has announced that it will be will be opening for floodlit evening skiing and snowboarding in the Ptarmigan Bowl on Thursday. The…


Strath quartet make GB biathlon development squad

Strath quartet make GB biathlon development squad

Cairngorm Biathlon and Nordic Ski Club (CBNSC) members are celebrating after four of their rising stars made the GB Biathlon National Development Squad…


Walker the polar bear has a mystery admirer

Walker the polar bear has a mystery admirer

Walker the polar bear may have missed out on a companion at the end of last year - but it appears he still has an admirer. He received a secret love…


Police seize suspected cannabis on A9 near Newtonmore

Police seize suspected cannabis on A9 near Newtonmore

Police have seized £45,000 of suspected cannabis resin after they stopped and searched a van on the A9 at Ralia. A 50-year-old man was arrested last…


Cairngorms avalanche risk warning despite lack of snow

Cairngorms avalanche risk warning despite lack of snow

Scotland's avalanche warning service has urged walkers and climbers heading into the Cairngorms this half-term holiday not to be lulled into a false sense…


MSP calls on Aviemore resort to "show some community spirit"

MSP calls on Aviemore resort to "show some community spirit"

Labour Highlands and Islands MSP David Stewart has called on Aviemore Highland Resort to ‘show some community spirit’. Mr Stewart wants Macdonald Hotels…


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