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All change in the chamber

All change in the chamber

FOR AN old hand such as myself, the new parliamentary chamber feels entirely different, with 69 SNP members and many familiar faces from the old Parliament…


Single goal keeps Newtonmore second

Single goal keeps Newtonmore second

NEWTONMORE kept on the straight and narrow with a suitably narrow 1-0 victory at Glenurquhart. Glen MacIntosh scored the only goal of the game in just…


Can Scots make it a hat-trick?

Can Scots make it a hat-trick?

SCOTS golfers Callum Macaulay and Craig Lee are hoping to make it a hat-trick of home champions in the Scottish Hydro Challenge at Macdonald Spey Valley…


Thistle line up pre-season games

Thistle line up pre-season games

THE countdown to the new Highland League campaign is well and truly on with Strathspey Thistle’s pre-season fixture list set to be finalised this weekend. Assistant…


Coylumbridge goes extra mile for charity

Coylumbridge goes extra mile for charity

HILTON Coylumbridge is inviting locals to step up and travel “Around the World in a Day” this Sunday.


Tommy joins distinguished company

Tommy joins distinguished company

KINGUSSIE native Tommy Wade has led a colourful life and one which has repaid his home town one hundred fold.


No sun - and a severe weather warning!

No sun - and a severe weather warning!

THE STRATH and the wider Highlands could be in for a harsher winter than even 2009/2010 with record low temperatures and heavy snow, according to long-range…


Ryder Cup heads to Kingussie

Ryder Cup heads to Kingussie

GOLFERS in the strath will be able to emulate some of the game’s greatest names – the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Rory McIlroy and Colin Montgomery – by…


Highland midges warning

Highland midges warning

A MIDGE expert has warned that this summer could be a bumper year for the scourge of the Highlands. Dr Alison Blackwell believes that the conditions…


Memory of late janitor brings out an army of volunteers

Memory of late janitor brings out an army of volunteers

AN army of local primary school pupils cycling in memory of their late school janny have helped the Kingussie Bikeathon top last year's total.


Carties head to Cairngorm

Carties head to Cairngorm

THE best soapbox racing teams in the country will be returning to Aviemore at the start of next month to race at speeds in excess of 60mph down the Cairngorm…


Grumpy old men and women

Grumpy old men and women

I DON’T want to spoil anyone’s fun or anything, but perhaps the solution for all those Grumpy Old Men and Grumpy Old Women is just to, y’know, cheer up…


Well-known strath hotel up for sale

Well-known strath hotel up for sale

A WELL-KNOWN Kingussie hotel has been put on the market with a price tag of around £650,000.


A new chapter

A new chapter

IN POLITICS, after the battle is over, all the combatants are still alive. So what are the lessons and challenges that lie ahead?


A fairer deal for motorists

A fairer deal for motorists

WELL done to MHR Retail Ltd (also known as Malthurst) who have given local motorists a fairer deal at the fuel pump.


Lyle heading to Castle Stuart

Lyle heading to Castle Stuart

TWO time Major champion Sandy Lyle, World Cup winner Marc Warren and two time European Tour champion Alastair Forsyth are set to bolster the home challenge…


Boyzone concert still on

Boyzone concert still on

BOYZONE fans in the strath can breathe a sigh of relief that the band’s local show will go on, despite recent rumours of a possible split.


Glenfeshie plans win park's backing

Glenfeshie plans win park's backing

THE Cairngorms National Park Authority has said that Glenfeshie Estate is moving forward in a “very positive way” and is drawing a line under the controversies…


Rockness fans brave the rain

Rockness fans brave the rain

MUSIC fans raved on the banks of Loch Ness despite one some of the worst weather Rockness have faced since the festival was launched.


Boat of Garten squatters welcomed

Boat of Garten squatters welcomed

A “CANNY” pair of migrants have taken up lodgings in the famous osprey nest at Loch Garten by Boat of Garten.


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