The person died at the scene after being struck by a train in the Dingwall area at around 5.30am on Friday.

A person has been struck by a train on the Far North Line, National Rail has confirmed.

ScotRail has confirmed that emergency services are “dealing with an incident between Dingwall and Invergordon”.

Alison Wilson says her ultimate goal is to ensure the region’s young people no longer have to leave the Highlands to build a successful career.

Campaigners want to breathe fresh life into the church as a community hub and have already made a promising start.

Nairn Book and Arts Festival has been hosting events each day this week, providing entertainment and education to attendees.

James Braidwood was the first superintendent of the world's first municipal fire service, in 1824.

A Nairn health food shop has had a change of ownership after 16 years.

The Falcon Square branch is reopening after refurbishme

A man who embezzled funds from a charity has been given unpaid work.

Justice secretary Neil Gray confirms standby helicopters for wildfires.

People with loved ones on two floors of Raigmore Hospital are being asked to stay away for the next few hours.

It comes amid calls external auditors should be called-in to sort out the finances.

…and the Inverness Courier has had to drag the information out of the council’.

Despite internal figures outlining losses local authority bosses still defend the event saying it came in ‘on budget’.

Preparatory groundworks began earlier this week, with full construction expected to begin later this year for a planned spring 2027 completion date.

The former bowling alley in Inverness could be turned into an indoor self-storage business, subject to planning permission being secured.

Pride of Bengal Highland Ltd, which trades as Eurasia on Carsegate Road South in Inverness, failed to pay £1349.16 to three staff.

A Highland hotel group with sites dotted along the North Coast 500 and Plockton has unveiled a £1 million makeover of some of its venues.

A section of Culduthel Road near Inverness Castle, as well as all of Gordon Terrace and a short section of Old Edinburgh Road, will close nightly.