16+ hour, 8+ min ago   (81+ words) Resurfacing works will close Grantown’s Golf Course Road this morning. High Council have confirmed that the works will begin at 9.30a and continue for three days. “The closure is being imposed to allow essential resurfacing works to be undertaken.” Traffic management…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (493+ words) The Scottish health secretary has acknowledged the importance of “dignity of care”, and agreed to visit Highland Hospice to learn about its End of Life Care Together partnership with NHS Highland. One of the aims of the partnership is to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (524+ words) An open meeting on Friday next week in Aviemore will take a hard look at just how the strath can prepare itself for another major wildfire - with no illusions that as the climate carries on warming such an event will…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (347+ words) Highland Council is formally objecting to plans by SSEN Transmission for an almost 200km overhead powerline that would span almost the entire length of the region. After a seven hour long meeting on Wednesday (September 9) of the council’s south and north…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (670+ words) A controversial powerline proposal is set to see two council committees hold a rare two-day joint session this week as they consider the plans. A new Spittal to Beauly powerline is being proposed by SSEN Transmission, covering a total distance…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (306+ words) An athlete who defied the odds following a 60mph hit and run has set off on the fourth leg of his ultramarathon across the Highlands. Professor Nick Ashill departed from Bonar Bridge in Sutherland this morning to complete the 37-mile stretch…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (718+ words) Plans for a raised decking for outdoor eating and drinking and extra car parking at a popular riverside Aviemore pub and restaurant have been approved despite claims that it will endanger the public. Members of the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (398+ words) Vandals have attacked yet another public toilet in the strath and closed it indefinitely. Highland Council confirmed that Kingussie’s facility at the Ardvonie Car Park had had to be closed on Tuesday due to vandalism: “We do not have an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (547+ words) Exciting multi-million pound plans to turn the former Grantown East station site into a retail and tourism magnet have finally been unveiled. They reveal a major attraction proposed for the doorstep of the town including a farm shop, cafe, restaurant…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) Community leaders in Dalwhinnie are fighting a losing battle for a lower speed limit of 30mph even when nearly every other town and village in the Highlands now has 20mph limits whether they want it or not. The A889 trunk road currently has…...