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Residents say "let there be less light"

Residents say "let there be less light"

SUPER bright street lights on roads in Dalfaber, Aviemore have proved to be a nightmare for some local residents. One light glares straight into an…


Pylon removal moving steadily forward

Pylon removal moving steadily forward

WORK by power supplier SSE to remove electricity pylons from land near Boat of Garten is progressing well this week, despite reports to the ‘Herald’ that…


Villagers say twenty's plenty

Villagers say twenty's plenty

KINGUSSIE Community Councillors are calling for 20mph speed limits in streets where there are no pavements or payments only on one side. The proposal…


Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2011

Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards 2011

Celebrating excellence and achievement in the food and drink industry.


Explorer comes to the highlands

Explorer comes to the highlands

AN explorer and investigative journalist is coming to the Highlands to talk about what it means to be an explorer today. Oliver Steeds has presented…


Gender Pay Gap highlighted in the Highlands

Gender Pay Gap highlighted in the Highlands

Highlands & Islands labour MSP Rhoda Grant has been highlighting " the persistence of the gender pay gap" with the display of a poster showing that the…


Highland Council Chamber celebrates its 25th anniversary

Highland Council Chamber celebrates its 25th anniversary

The Highland Council’s Council Chamber at Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. The extension to Council Headquarters…


Ashley hopes to follow in footsteps of talented dad

Ashley hopes to follow in footsteps of talented dad

A TALENTED Kincraig bagpiper came up against a "chatterbox Darth Vader", amongst other adversaries, as he attempted to make it to the live auditions of…


YMCA up for sale as HUB plans are shelved

YMCA up for sale as HUB plans are shelved

ONE of Grantown’s most historic buildings has been put up for sale again after £4 million plans for a state-of-the-art community centre hit the buffers…


Hotel worker is hit with shock deportation threat

Hotel worker is hit with shock deportation threat

SHOCKED Boat of Garten villagers are trying to save a hotel assistant manager from deportation after he was suddenly arrested by the UK Border Agency…


Scottish Government warning about looming winter

Scottish Government warning about looming winter

The Scottish Government has launched a public awareness campaign to prepare the country for what is expected to be a third freezing winter in a row. The…


Boat of Garten plays host to Minister's summit

Boat of Garten plays host to Minister's summit

BOAT of Garten Community Hall is playing host to a summit on the region's economy and tourism amongst other things today. The Convention of the Highlands…


Meetings to take place on future of Cairngorms National park next week

Meetings to take place on future of Cairngorms National park next week

ANYONE in Badenoch and Strathspey wanting to know more about plans for the future of the Cairngorms National Park is urged to go along to an information…


A9 row breaks out on eve of SNP conference

A9 row breaks out on eve of SNP conference

THE SCOTTISH Government and the number two man at the Treasury continue to be at loggerheads over improvements to the A9 Inverness-Perth road and other…


Work starts on botched £2.8M Moy overtaking lane

Work starts on botched £2.8M Moy overtaking lane

WORK to make improvements to an overtaking lane on the A9 at Moy which closed shortly after it was opened because of safety problems has finally started. The…


Sack peak chiefs call

Sack peak chiefs call

CONSERVATIONISTS are calling on the Government to “sack” the Highlands and Islands Development Board as managers of the controversial Cairngorm estate. They…


Alexander could be jettisoned in shake-up

Alexander could be jettisoned in shake-up

THE world of politics was so obsessed with the Liam Fox saga last week that you may have missed the really big story of the political battle ahead here…


Highlanders are living longer, claims new report

Highlanders are living longer, claims new report

Life expectancy has increased by almost three years for men and two years for women over the past decade, according to a report published today by the…


Opportunity Knocks for young Kincraig piper

Opportunity Knocks for young Kincraig piper

A talented Kincraig bagpiper will be following in his dad’s showbiz footsteps when he performs this weekend at the auditions for the hit TV show Britain’s…


Harrods of North put up for sale for £50 million

Harrods of North put up for sale for £50 million

A highly successful retailer founded by a Strathspey couple could be sold for £50million following their formal retirement from the business. Mark…


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