2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1233+ words) Cairngorm Mountain Limited (CML) will be starting an access trial to allow funicular passengers to leave the Ptarmigan Station until 30th November 2026. The closed system was part of a Section 50 planning agreement to protect the EU conservation sites and the restriction should…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (475+ words) Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has pledged £12 million for communities via its new strategic investment fund. The announcement of the new funding comes as Highland Council agreed to object to the infrastructure firm’s plans for a 173km power line between…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1650+ words) A week ago the Strathy launched its campaign to help deliver the aerial wildfire fighting service that is so desperately needed. That same afternoon Justice Secretary Neil Gray promised at Holyrood that improvements are happening and that fire chiefs will…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (204+ words) Motorists are being warned of overnight closures of the A86 by Strathmashie from Monday for 10 days. There will be traffic amnesties in place through the night with the road open as usual during the daytime. BEAR Scotland will be carrying out…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (524+ words) An open meeting on Friday next week in Aviemore will take a hard look at just how the strath can prepare itself for another major wildfire - with no illusions that as the climate carries on warming such an event will…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) Tomintoul Distillery has marked the fourth year of its partnership with the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team with the premiere of a new short film capturing the people, passion and sense of place that make the region so unique. The film…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (550+ words) For almost 10 years we have been shining a light on the amazing people in our communities through The Highland Hero Awards. And as we gear up for the awards’ 2027 outingprevious winners have spoken about what it meant for them to…...

1+ week, 43+ min ago   (547+ words) Ten years ago we launched Highland Heroes to shine a light on the people in communities across the north who quietly make a positive difference to others. A decade on, we are still doing the same – because it seems there…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (580+ words) Highland Council’s convener Bill Lobban has welcomed the latest two glamorous ambassadors for Beò! 2029, the Inverness-Highland bid for UK City of Culture 2029. The city has confirmed Scotland international football Ryan Christie and award-winning fashion designer Siobhan Mackenzie will help ‘sell…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (397+ words) Since the wildfire in the Cairngorms, I have spent a great deal of time speaking to the people who understand these fires better than most. I have met firefighters, farmers, crofters, land managers and those involved in wildfire response across…...