Inverness Courier
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:53:47 GMT‘Significant increase’ in reports of abandoned vehicles
Councillors raised issues at a meeting, with claims of at least one vehicle being left as long as 18 months.
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:13:56 GMTBlack Isle plant sale targets Highland gardening enthusiasts
The Rosemarkie event on Saturday gives gardeners a chance to swap notes and bag a bargain.
Fri, 22 May 2026 05:00:00 GMTCancer-causing weed killer use ‘to be reduced’, claims council
Highland Council has claimed that it will “continue to reduce reliance” on chemical weed killers after passing a new long-term plan.
Fri, 22 May 2026 04:30:00 GMTNew security system aims to help crack down on city centre offending
Businesses in Inverness city centre have a new way to report shoplifting offences, as well as verbal abuse of staff and other anti-social behaviour.
Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 GMTVigilantes help snare paedophile who thought he was talking to 14-year-old girls
A man was snared by a vigilante group and undercover police officers after sending indecent pictures to what he believed to be 14-year-old girls.
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:30:00 GMTJohn Swinney puts Maree Todd in pole position to chair maternity review sparking fury
Critics slam the choice after she lost the far north seat and they demand ‘fully independent’ review.
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:18:45 GMTPrimary school children to stay home as ‘roof at risk of collapse’ forces closure of toilet block
A dangerous roof at risk of collapse has forced closure of toilets at a local primary school – with some children told to stay home.
Thu, 21 May 2026 17:40:00 GMTSecond home owners blast ‘disgusting’ treatment by council
Second home owners are doubling down on their attempts to see a pause on the imposition of a 300 per cent rise to council tax.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:30:00 GMTMan assaulted and robbed a teenager in Nairn
A man assaulted and robbed a teenager in Nairn’s High Street.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:15:00 GMT‘We need to ensure Scotland’s waters are clean, safe and protected’ - Highland MSP calls for Clean Water Act
Scottish Greens MSP Ariane Burgess is calling for aa Clean Water Act to address pressures on rivers, lochs, wetlands and seas.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:00 GMTBold artwork by inspirational young boy who died of rare lung condition restored and returned to hospital unit
Pictures drawn by an Inverness boy who died of a rare lung condition have been restored and returned to the entrance of the Highland Children’s Unit.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:41:12 GMTBlow as closure of Eastgate Shopping Centre store is confirmed
Clothing store Quiz has confirmed its Inverness shop will be closing its doors in June, alongside all of its other remaining UK outlets.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:40:45 GMT‘We cannot allow the rug to be pulled out from under vulnerable people and businesses’ – MPs call for urgent action on reinstating banking services
Highland MPs have urged the UK government to change the rules relating to basic banking service provision.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:30:00 GMTJail for man who had extreme pornographic imagery
A man found with a “very large quantity” of indecent material has been jailed.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:05:47 GMT‘I simply do not want more people to die on the A82 before this is taken seriously’
Professional drivers fear more fatalities are likely to happen on the A82 while attention is focused on the A9 and A96.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:14 GMTSummer congestion misery confirmed for Raigmore Interchange motorists
Congestion misery will continue for months yet for motorists using the Raigmore Interchange, after it was confirmed that roadworks have over-run.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:52:26 GMTTrial date set for attempted murder case
A suspect is to stand trial accused of trying to kill a man in Inverness.
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:47:57 GMTA9 disruption warning ahead of dualling realignment works
Temporary traffic lights and a road convoy system will be in place on the A9 during the latest realignment work near Tomatin.
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:05:07 GMTDava wildfire last summer was the UK’s first ever ‘megafire’
Researchers warn such blazes will become more commonplace and release ever more C02 from peatlands fuel.
Thu, 21 May 2026 08:55:56 GMTHighland MSP claims the public have ‘lost faith’ in Scotland’s new transport secretary Stephen Flynn – after two days
A Highland Tory MSP insists Scotland’s new transport secretary has already been written off by the public – after two days in the job.