Inverness Courier
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT‘Foolish’ fake name sparks custody warning
A man who gave police a fake name while in possession of cocaine has been warned he faces custody if he fails to carry out his sentence.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMTNet Zero progress hailed as plastic and waste cut at schools
Net Zero efforts across Highland Council are helping to slash the use of single-use plastics and non-recyclable items in school waste.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMTHighland Council urges members to ‘do minimum’ with closed Balnaan Bridge
Officials say multi-million pound options to reopen the structure ‘cannot be justified’.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT‘Very nasty and unpleasant’: Repeat domestic abuser jailed over city centre tirade and threat to partner
A repeat domestic abuser has been jailed after he shouted, swore and threatened his partner with violence in Inverness city centre.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT‘Again and again, people told us that they now felt more prepared’ - Inverness emergency planner returns from deployment in eastern Ukraine
As an emergency planning officer for Highland Council, Hannah Cameron-Ross has been busy as part of the response to the wildfire in the Cairngorms.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMTCity Seen Flashback: Pictures from Inverness in 2015
Today we go back to 2015
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMTFunding for youth engagement project likely to be approved while public toilets pilot costs to be rejected at council meeting
Grant aid of more than £10,000 each is being recommended for a city project aimed at helping young people in the area.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT‘The Highlands has always had to argue its case’: building institutions fit for our region
POLITICS MATTERS: David Stewart considers the history of bodies created to tackle specifically Highland issues.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT‘Government needs to actually fund it’: Highland healthcare concerns; plus Dores Loch Ness revamp approved
YOUR VIEWS: Readers on the stories that have been making the headlines.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMTScout group could get £10k grant for community hall renovation
An Inverness scout group could get £10,000 of funding in a bid to see its hall renovated and provide a better facility for community use.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:46:20 GMTBuyer found for former Rollerbowl?
Rollerbowl, which closed in October and has been for sale for £1.5m ever since, appears to have found a buyer after it was listed as “under offer”.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMTThe signs of God are everywhere
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: John Dempster was prompted to think about comforting words as he attended the Black Isle Show this summer.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMTHighland Council has 4th worst roads in Scotland, new data shows
Almost 40% of its roads are now in need of maintenance work while neighbouring Moray has the second best network.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMTOrganised crime group forced to surrender proceeds of crime, Inverness man ‘lashed out’ at partner and A96 driver narrowly keeps licence - Court roundup
Our reporters have been busy covering a variety of cases this week.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMTCharity seeks common good funding towards distribution of 5000 emergency food parcels each year
A charity is seeking £30,000 from the Inverness Common Good Fund to ensure emergency food parcels are distributed to 5000 people each year.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMTHighland filmmaker makes history with BAFTA scholarship
A Highland filmmaker is set to make history after becoming the first Scotland-based recipient of the prestigious scholarship.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMTHighland MSP calls for new laws to ‘clean up politics’
A Highland MSP has called for the first minister to introduce a new law to “clean up politics”.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:43:44 GMT‘Citizenship ceremony made me realise how much the Highlands and Scotland matter to me’
Reporter Federica Stefani talks about her journey towards obtaining British citizenship.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT‘One shower a week is simply not enough’ - project aims to restore dignity to homeless people in Inverness
Homeless people in Inverness are struggling to access basic hygiene facilities when they need them most, according to a charity.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTLib Dems warn of ‘creaking and straining’ fire service amidst staffing concerns in Highland stations
Staff shortages among Highland firefighters are sparking safety concerns — with three stations having less than hald the intended staff numbers.