Addict Reece Gordon (27) choked a PC and left them “fearful for their life” after the officer found him passed out on a doorstep and tried to help.

Keys to the new £61 million Nairn Academy campus have been handed over in a milestone moment for pupils and staff.

Community transport providers are being used as well as in-house council services.

The hotel first earned the prestigious key in 2024.

A free community-run Inverness book festival is transforming itself in a bid to survive after conceding it is slowly fading away.

The court heard of offences the man had committed against the woman from 2019 to 2024.

A CCTV image of a man walking in Inverness has been released by police officers investigating an incident that happened more than a year ago.

Work to prevent rockfalls onto a major Highland traffic route is set to cause almost three months of disruption for drivers.

Plans to cut the country’s 32 local councils to six regional ones and create hundreds of local councils were announced on Monday.

A new 3G sports pitch and a two-storey teaching block are planned for Fortrose Academy as part of a multi-million-pound redevelopment.

The recommendation to progress comes after a public survey indicated overall support for the plans.

Two new support groups for blind and partially-sighted people will be launched in the Highlands next month following taster sessions this summer.

Old equipment from the 1970s is also being phased out.

The owners of both shops say making the shortlist is a real mark of prestige.

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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced Highland Hospice as its official charity partner for 2027.

A sign was put up in the window of the location after it opened late today.

The region’s biggest business to business exhibition takes place in Inverness, today.