Former Skye and Raasay councillor, Professor Ronald MacDonald has said that a new medical school on Skye rather than Inverness “would truly meet the needs of all the Highland communities”…
Runrig star Malcolm Jones has this week announced that he will auction off a set of strings from his favourite guitar – which he played during the band’s final concert…
Objections have been received to the closure of several phone boxes in Lochalsh and Wester Ross as part of a BT consultation. At a meeting of Highland Council’s environment, development…
A Western Isles councillor has warned that much still needs to be done in order to meet the Scottish Government ambition of establishing the Highlands and Islands as an aviation…
A consultation on a potential Highland Transient Visitor Levy – also known as a tourist tax – is currently underway following a launch by the Highland Council last week. The…
A long-serving Wester Ross GP was among those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list, published last weekend. Dr David Murray was awarded an MBE for services to healthcare and…
Police officers from the Highlands and Islands division visited Skye with a mock ATM machine last week to help people identify the warning signs when it comes to skimming devices.…
Skye and the north-west Highlands not only have the worst levels of mortgage arrears in Scotland. We have the worst levels by a country mile. Figures assembled by the debt…
Stickers in hired cars, improved signage and leaflets in tourist accommodation have all been suggested as practical moves to encourage visitors to the Highlands to remember to drive on the…
The provision of 24-hour urgent care at Portree Hospital is on schedule to be fully operational by May of this year, according to the Ritchie report steering group which met…
