Highland County, Scotland News

THE findings of the community archaeology survey at Bostadh, Great Bernera was presented at a National Archaeology Conference in Fort William this week.

DECEMBER 24 is a busy night for the legendary bringer of gifts, as the jolly bearded chap wearing his traditional bright-red suit has an awful lot of countries to visit in one day.

A man cleared of raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl yesterday told how he had endured "14 months of hell". Tearful Alan Dawson, 25, left the Inverness courtroom with his crying relatives and said he could not put into words his relief that his ordeal was finally over.

Santa Claus is coming to town ... and he has a VIP parking space waiting for him at the Town House in Inverness A sparkling polar bear at Ness Islands last year IN THE Highland capital, the countdown to the annual Inverness Winter Festival has begun already, as this year it has been extended to run from Halloween to Hogmanay.

The diagnosis of lung cancer in two patients was delayed at a hospital in Scotland, a review of X-rays has found.

SET on the Corran Esplanade, enjoying outstanding views to the isle of Kerrera, yet just minutes' walk from the town centre, the Oban Bay Hotel and Spa has a fabulous location.

'A Czech-Scottish Charity will build a memorial in Arisaig to hundreds of Czechoslovak soldiers who were trained at the Special Operations Executive's Schools during the Second World War, and in daring actions in occupied territory, behind enemy lines, and on battlefields, they rendered an oustanding service to not only the liberation of their ...

A speed restriction which could have prevented the deaths of three members of the same family at a Caithness level crossing should have been in place two months before the accident, it was claimed yesterday.

TAKE the history of golf, add a dash of witchcraft, ancestry and the story of Macbeth and throw in a drop of whisky for good measure and what do you get? Playing A Round With Shakespeare, a comical play which mixes historical fact with fiction, myth and invention.

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The property enjoys panoramic views across great swaths of the loch, as well as impressive views of the Monadliath Mountains.

More polar bears are to be introduced to the Highland Wildlife Park, when the UK's only polar bear dies.

CAR SHARP: James Hamilton, group marketing manager with Macrae and Dick, who have seen an increase in car sales this year.

Tens of thousands of pounds worth of shellfish have died after vandals caused damage at a storage depot in the Highlands.

TAKE THAT'S Mark Owen yesterday spent his last day as a single man partying with his bandmates.

PROFILE trial in the Scottish Highlands will see two Colne men stand accused of raiding six post offices and several other properties in the far North.

A HOLIDAYMAKER died a week after being accidentally bitten by his partially blind pet dog during a playful game of fetch, an inquest heard yesterday.

A caring West Yorkshire dad died from a freak injury after being bitten by his pet dog during a playful game of fetch.

BRITAIN'S first 1,000 rail ticket - from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands - was last night condemned as "scandalous", writes WMN chief reporter Andy Greenwood.

Britain's first 1,000 rail fare has caused a fresh row over the rising costs of train travel.