3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (350+ words) A renowned Scottish author due to talk about the “chaos and contradictions” of Trump’s second term was forced to cancel a book talk in Tain last night (September 8) — because of turmoil at an airport. But despite the setback to Jim…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1599+ words) STRATH AND GLENS ‘OVERWHELMED’ BY SCALE OF PLANNED ENERGY PROPOSALS Letter to the Editor from Colin Gilmour, Altass. Whilst the outline draft plans for Invercassley’s 20-turbine wind farm have been known for some time, Fred Olsen, the developer, now proposes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) A Highland councillor has renewed calls for the Highlands to host a pilot of a scheme to provide a minimum income for artists after it received Scottish Government approval this week. The appeal comes after culture secretary Màiri McAllan promised…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (744+ words) First Minister John Swinney tried to claim that the programme for government axing NHS Highland would somehow help alleviate the health board’s oncology crisis. Tuesday was marked by major public service reform announcements affecting the NHS above all but also…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (611+ words) The Scottish Government has fired the starting gun on the quango apocalypse with bodies headquartered or based in the Highlands in the firing line. In the programme for government First Minister John Swinney confirmed his intention to bring “our environment…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (48+ words) Northern Times PICTURES: Smiling faces as Sutherland’s P1 starters settle in Primary one pupils have been settling into school life across Sutherland. We’d like to wish all the new starters a happy and successful year at school!...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) The UK and Scottish governments are remaining positive about Inverness Castle despite the attraction expecting to turn up a loss of £1.6 million in its first year. To assist in the four-year transformation of the castle from its former use as…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) Airline passengers will have a new destination choice at Inverness Airport next summer - after Frankfurt was added to its routes. Discover Airlines, which is a part of the Lufthansa Group, will be running the new direct service from June of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (680+ words) Scroll to the bottom to see more pictures The Helmsdale & District Highland Games returned to Couper Park on Saturday, August 15, drawing a large crowd of visitors for a day filled with competition, tradition, and community spirit, writes Annalee Robertson. Chieftain…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1009+ words) Nearly two-thirds of all major green energy projects in the Highlands where the local authority has objected have been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government – costing the council £600,000 in legal fees. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI)…...