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Strath cancer sufferers set to be benefit from better treatment

Strath cancer sufferers set to be benefit from better treatment

The arrival of a new complex piece of equipment at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness will improvement treatment for those with cancer from Badenoch and Strathspey.…


Watchdog wants talks on Aviemore all-weather pitch plan

Watchdog wants talks on Aviemore all-weather pitch plan

AVIEMORE Community Council is asking Highland Council to carry out a public consultation with locals over plans for an all-weather football pitch in the…


Drive to get more Scottish Ryder Cup stars of the future

Drive to get more Scottish Ryder Cup stars of the future

A £2 million scheme has been teed up to attract thousands more children to golf in Scotland. First Minister Alex Salmond announced the Ryder Cup legacy…


Life saving Cairngorms shelter rebuilt despite storms

Life saving Cairngorms shelter rebuilt despite storms

AN emergency shelter in a remote spot of the Cairngorms was rebuilt over weekend after years of neglect. The Fords of Avon Refuge is believed to have…


X Factor winner tickets to go on sale

X Factor winner tickets to go on sale

TICKETS are to go on sale at the weekend for X-Factor winner Matt Cardle’s gig at Ironworks in Inverness next month. He will be playing three intimate…


Wind farm generates cash for strath village

Wind farm generates cash for strath village

RESIDENTS in Cromdale are being asked how they would like to see the financial windfall spent as the community gain from a nearby wind farm. The money…


Aviemore accused first for Inverness court

Aviemore accused first for Inverness court

TECHNOLOGY which could reduce costs to the court service in the Highlands was tried out for the first time when a sheriff heard pleas from an accused…


Aviemore creche fun day helps support group

Aviemore creche fun day helps support group

Aviemore creche Les Enfants has helped a women's support group based near their home with a fundraising fun day.


Fire extinguisher powered wheelchair makes a Big Splash - with slideshow!

Fire extinguisher powered wheelchair makes a Big Splash - with slideshow!

MORE than 3,000 people enjoyed the crazy sporting antics at this year's Big Splash in Aviemore over the weekend, with the organisers declaring it the…


Sat nav Boat of Garten ospreys start perilous journey

Sat nav Boat of Garten ospreys start perilous journey

A young, female Scottish osprey, which is being tracked by satellite, has embarked on a celebration zig-zag-tour of Britain before heading over seasons.…


Water supplies in strath should be back to normal

Water supplies in strath should be back to normal

Scottish Water has said that normal service should have been resumed after there was a disruption in supply to some homes in the strath overnight. They…


New Council Tax phone scam warning for strath residents

New Council Tax phone scam warning for strath residents

HIGHLAND Council are warning residents in Badenoch and Strathspey that a Council Tax scam may be operating in the region.


Energy firm responds to Kingussie lorry danger

Energy firm responds to Kingussie lorry danger

AN energy company has been praised for diverting "lumbering" heavy lorries away from Kingussie and Newtonmore's high streets in response to residents'…


Farming North

Farming North

Agricultural news for the Highlands, Moray and Speyside.


Farm union appoints new top man

Farm union appoints new top man

NFU Scotland has appointed Scott Walker as its new chief executive. Mr Walker has been with NFUS for 17 years and has progressed through a number of roles.…


Change to Jags fixture

Change to Jags fixture

The Highland League match between Huntly and Strathspey Thistle scheduled to be played on Saturday September 3 has been brough forward.


New arrivals at Kincraig ruffle a few feathers

New arrivals at Kincraig ruffle a few feathers

THE HIGHLAND Wildlife Park has notched up a first with a fluffy new arrival. The snowy owl chick hatched in early June and has just made its public…


Missing man turns up safe and well

Missing man turns up safe and well

A man who sparked a police appeal after he went missing has turned up safe and well.


Scratch winner

Scratch winner

Ian Anderson (centre right), overall scratch winner in the four day open at Grantown Golf Club, alongside section two winner Ian Mackellar and club committee…


Ritchie’s blast at ‘too nice’ players

Ritchie’s blast at ‘too nice’ players

“NOT good enough.” That is how Strathspey Thistle manager Brian Ritchie summed up his first three league games in charge of the Jags.


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