Inverness Courier

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT
EXPLAINED: Why will I get two votes in the Scottish Parliament election?
May’s Holyrood election will see voters asked to cast two votes - but why?

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT
‘Life would be much poorer without its cultural input’
Long-standing members of Eden Court have shared memories of the theatre ahead of its 50th birthday.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT
Man approached a stranger sitting outside a city shop and accused them of stealing as a “joke”
A man approached a stranger sitting outside a city shop and accused them of stealing as a “joke”.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:23:41 GMT
Hate crime led to traveller being put off train at Aviemore
Inverness-Edinburgh conductor was wearing rainbow lanyard as he checked ticket

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:45:04 GMT
City centre store offering free gifts to mark special 50th ‘birthday’ celebration
An Inverness city centre store is marking a special ‘birthday’ celebration by offering free gifts and refreshments to local shoppers.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT
Hospital radio show is best in the UK - and that’s official
Highland Hospital Radio’s ‘The Saturday Drop In’ won the gold award for best programme with multiple presenters at the National Hospital Radio Awards.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:30:00 GMT
Beach wheelchairs set to start second season with eye on boosting community links
A volunteer-run service helping people with mobility impairments enjoy the beauty of Nairn beach is set to return for its second season next week.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:51:52 GMT
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister ‘absolutely awestruck’ at Westminster rejection of Chinese £1.5bn investment in Ardersier Port
The UK government’s management of the decision to block a £1.5 billion investment left Scotland’s Deputy First Minister “absolutely awestruck”.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:00 GMT
‘I wanted to make it easier for people’: Inspired idea sparks accessible menus at café
An inspired idea from a young Highlander means that visually impaired café-goers in Inverness will no longer have difficulty ordering.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:21:26 GMT
‘Increasing concern’ over missing woman
Police are “increasingly concerned” for the welfare of a missing Nairn woman who has not been seen for more than a day.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:02:36 GMT
REVIEW: Inverness Musical Theatre transport audience to 1930s in delightful performance of Anything Goes
Inverness Musical Theatre welcomed its first audience aboard the S.S. American for its opening night of Anything Goes at Eden Court.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT
Inverness BID pulls plug on gull control after Scottish Government stand-off
The change led MSPs to slam both the government and quango NatureScot as ‘utterly useless’.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:50:25 GMT
Man ‘put foot on woman’s throat’ in murder bid, court told
A man is to stand trial next year charged with the attempted murder of a woman.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT
Former dairy farm now visitor centre celebrating centenary
Logie Steading hosting programme of celebrations to shine light on heritage and community over 100 years.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:49:10 GMT
Fire-hit recycling centre reopens to public
Inverness’s household waste recycling centre has reopened following a fire.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:43:42 GMT
SSEN Transmission to appeal Fanellan substation decision after Highland Council’s refusal
The plans sparked local outrage resulting in around 2000 objections.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:08:16 GMT
Elaine Kirby says governments ‘tax hard working people and then spend what they take as they wish’
So the Conservative Caithness, Sutherland and Ross candidate believes the economy must come first.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:46:40 GMT
Explained: The pre-election period known as Purdah
Why does it exist and what it means for the public at large leading up to the Holyrood vote.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT
‘You get your life back - cry freedom!’ - reflections on kicking the cigarettes as the smoking ban turns 20
It’s 20 years since Scotland introduced the smoking ban and for reporter Alan Beresford it signaled the end of life as a smoker.

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMT
Over £30m Port of Nigg investment agreed as three energy businesses unite under one brand
Over £30million of investment has been agreed as three energy businesses unite under a new brand, Maraen.

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