There were also fitting tributes to Arthur MacArthur and Matthew MacPhee, great supporters of the event who sadly passed away during the last year.

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: John Dempster on a new place to explore what God might have to say to you.

The Highland Council’s average time to resolve cases for those suffering homelessness is just over 32 weeks.

This week’s headlines from Inverness Sheriff Court.

Eleven-year-old Shona Smith captured judges’ attention with her imaginative bee-friendly design.

She will be aiming to cover the widest part of Scotland in seven days next month.

Daisy McKenzie, grieving the loss of baby son Albie, on how she found help for intrusive thoughts around her fifth pregnancy and birth.

Images of Highland landmarks and Scottish scenery are helping to ease the journey to theatre for young patients at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

More than £7 million has been invested to upgrade and future-proof the accommodation and site facilities.

Woman placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register after attempting to extort money from a man by threatening to send explicit material of him to his family.

Should the goal have stood?

Music lovers have been treated to a mini Belladrum takeover at HMV in the Eastgate Centre.

A new club aimed at providing support for men’s mental and physical health has been started in Inverness.

Pupils at the former primary school of Scotland international star Ryan Christie will be getting into the World Cup spirit next week.

A sold-out charity ceilidh raised more than £1470 for Inverness Women’s Aid amid fears over the charity’s future funding.

A rare sighting of a humpback whale in the Beauly Firth has been captured in a spectacular video.

Police officers have warned people to “be respectful” after sightings of a humpback whale in the Beauly Firth.

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson dips his toes in the water to take part in his first ever triathlon – and finds a welcoming community event

The Kingsmills Care Home, in Inverness, was rated “good” for its work to support people's wellbeing, and also for the quality of its leadership.

A Loch Ness cruise firm has been recognised as a five-star attraction by the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA).