Winter has arrived slightly earlier than expected after residents awoke to the first snow of the season on Friday.

A Highland housebuilder has celebrated a century in business by raising nearly £40k for a mental health charity.

A volunteer group providing vital support for health across the Highlands has been recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Police are appealing for information after damage outside an Inverness furniture superstore left the owners with a bill of up to £10,000.

A charity ball in Inverness has raised over £100,000 to support babies, children and families across the Highlands.

An application has raised questions over the futures of Home Bargains and Sports Direct’s current city centre sites - and bosses remain tight lipped.

A missing species programme spearheaded by Trees for Life, aims to return lynx, beavers, modern-day aurochs and red squirrels to the Highlands.

Ness Factor adds live sign language for the first time, making the Highland Hospice fundraiser more inclusive than ever.

And it has emerged that Ardross Castle will be very busy in 2026 with four more series in the pipeline.

Renovation plans at a Nairn hotel were given the green light — after struggling to get past neighbours’ objections over the past few years.

Using a protected stretch of the Moray Firth as parking for wind turbine foundations could harm rare birds and marine life, say conservationists.

Phone frustration leaves columnist Colin Campbell all at sea over NHS Highland.

A man who died following a collision on the A9 has been named as 18-year-old Ruben MacDonald from Alness.

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Abbie Mercer and Paul Timson are among those performing in this weekends final.

A Nairnshire campsite was named Best Caravan Park in the region as part of a national industry competition.

The event, marking Trans Day of Remembrance to recognise those who have lost their lives as a result of violence, returns to the Highland capital.

Drumnadrochit Village Car Park brought in the most and Whin Park brought in the least.

Tankers have been drafted in to refill a storage tank at the waterworks after it was left with too little water to meet demand.

The developments aim to support Green Freeport with Essich Road, Ardersier and Embo are preferred options.