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Highland Council SNP Group reveals manifesto

Highland Council SNP Group reveals manifesto

Jobs, infrastructure and sound management are the leading commitments at the heart of the 2012 local election manifesto announced by the SNP in the Highlands.


Popular Badenoch and Strathspey Highland councillor to stand down

Popular Badenoch and Strathspey Highland councillor to stand down

One of Badenoch and Strathspey’s best-known faces will be standing down at the forthcoming Highland Council elections in May. Councillor Stuart Black…


A95 road repair work completed ahead of time

A95 road repair work completed ahead of time

Road improvements on the A95 Aviemore-Keith road have been completed ahead of schedule. The £500,000 investment by Transport Scotland was to improve…


Inverness millionaire's ex loses money claim

Inverness millionaire's ex loses money claim

The former partner of Inverness business man Alan Savage who sued him for loss of earnings has lost her claim. Julie Zelent claimed her two-year relationship…


Grantown rugby girls set for Murrayfield

Grantown rugby girls set for Murrayfield

Grantown Grammar School girls’ under 15 rugby team are heading to the home of Scottish rugby after reaching the final of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Cup…


Festival win makes up for 'Britain's Got Talent' blow for Kincraig musician

Festival win makes up for 'Britain's Got Talent' blow for Kincraig musician

A champion Kincraig piper has shrugged off his ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ anti-climax with an award-winning piano performance at the Badenoch and Strathspey…


Batman brings big bucks to Badenoch and Strathspey

Batman brings big bucks to Badenoch and Strathspey

Holy cow! – filming of the new Batman movie in the strath last summer injected about £250,000 into the local economy. The economic impact of shooting…


Motorists warned about A9 roadworks in Badenoch

Motorists warned about A9 roadworks in Badenoch

Motorists using the A9 in Badenoch are being warned about roadworks which will be in place from the start of next week. Transport Stland has said the…


Details of launch of new Highlands Disney blockbuster revealed

Details of launch of new Highlands Disney blockbuster revealed

The much anticipated Disney•Pixar animated film “Brave” will receive a glittering European premiere in Edinburgh.


Highland councillors on collision course over pot holes

Highland councillors on collision course over pot holes

A row has broken out over the formula which could be used to dish out cash from a £2 million pot to fix potholes on crumbling Highland roads. Highland…


Police appeal after woman assaulted in Newtonmore

Police appeal after woman assaulted in Newtonmore

Police in Badenoch and Strathspey are appealing for witnesses following a report of a woman being assaulted by a man on Golf Course Road in Newtonmore. The…


Badenoch MSP says wear your trainers

Badenoch MSP says wear your trainers

Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson is sporting his trainers on Commonwealth Day and is encouraging others to do the same.


Drought stricken parts of England could be helped with Scottish water

Drought stricken parts of England could be helped with Scottish water

Drought stricken parts of England could be helped by supplies of water from Scotland. Scottish Minister Alex Neil has written to UK Government after…


Strath music festival hits the right notes

Strath music festival hits the right notes

Children in the strath have proved they have got more than one string to their bow after excelling in 55th annual Badenoch and Strathspey Music Festival. Festival…


Ex-Carrbridge hotel becomes a dangerous playground for children

Ex-Carrbridge hotel becomes a dangerous playground for children

A well-known Strathspey hotel which was once owned by a founding father of Scottish skiing is becoming a dangerous playground for local children, it is…


Chart toppers announce Inverness date

Chart toppers announce Inverness date

Boy band sensation JLS will make their Inverness debut this summer, in what will be their only Scottish outdoor date. The most successful band to come…


Aviemore bar given warning over noise complaints

Aviemore bar given warning over noise complaints

An under fire Aviemore pub landlord has been issued with a warning by Highland licensing chiefs after a neighbour was woken up by blaring music at 3.45am. Mr…


Highland community event charges expected to be vetoed

Highland community event charges expected to be vetoed

Controversial fees for public entertainment licences in Badenoch and Strathspey and the wider Highlands look set to vetoed by licensing chiefs who admit…


New guided walks launched for Badenoch and Strathspey

New guided walks launched for Badenoch and Strathspey

Highland Council’s Countryside Rangers have just launched their new brochure featuring over 400 guided walks and events including in Badenoch and Strathspey. They…


Highland drinking hours unlikely to be extended for Queen's celebration

Highland drinking hours unlikely to be extended for Queen's celebration

A plea to extend opening hours of pubs in Badenoch and Strathspey and the wider Highlands to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in the summer looks…


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