Charity seeks daredevils for Dunrobin Castle abseil The Archie Foundation is looking for thrill seekers to leap into action and sign up for its Highlands abseil challenge at the iconic Dunrobin Castle, in Golspie. Daredevil fundraisers will descend from the castle’s tallest tower – a vertigo-inducing drop from one of Scotland’s most dramatic and historic […]
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Dingwall’s High Street is set to welcome a fresh addition this summer as New Start Highland opens a second shop in the town, bringing new retail and employment opportunities to the area. The new retail space, which will occupy the former M&Co premises, marks the charity’s sixth location across the Highlands. It will offer an
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Creative communications agency Muckle Media has appointed Mike Alexander as Account Director to lead new business development and support the agency’s continued growth. Mike brings a wealth of experience to the newly created role, having previously worked at one of the UK’s leading business development consultancies, Future Factory (part of The Ingenuity Group). With expertise
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One of Scotland’s leading garden centres is expanding into Moray. Inverness-based Simpsons has acquired Christies Garden Centre in Fochabers, Moray. The new acquisition establishes a group of Simpsons centres across the North-East corridor from Inverness to Aberdeenshire. The site will become the third centre in the Simpsons portfolio following the acquisition of Happy Plant in
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SSEN Transmission has welcomed the decisions of Highland Council’s South Planning Committee this week to grant consent for three replacement substations at Deanie and Culligran in Glen Strathfarrar, and at Kilmorack. The existing substations were built in the 1960s to connect the associated hydroelectric generation assets to the electricity transmission network and have long supported
This summer, Ness Walk Hotel in Inverness serves up a distinctly elegant celebration of British summertime with the launch of its Wimbledon-inspired Afternoon Tea – a luxurious nod to one of the nation’s most iconic sporting traditions, reimagined in the tranquil heart of the Highlands. Though many miles from the manicured lawns of the All
Communities in Caithness are to receive over £335,000 through a new community benefit fund established for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link project. The 260km subsea link between Shetland and the mainland north of Wick was energised last year, connecting the islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time. With
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A north of Scotland family lawyer has reached a new milestone by achieving triple accreditation in family law. Accreditation by the Law Society of Scotland is awarded to lawyers who demonstrate distinction in family law. Laura McLean, a partner in the family law team at Harper Macleod, based in Elgin and supporting clients across the
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Prosecco Picnic raises more than £40,000 for children’s charity Guests at the annual charity Prosecco Picnic swapped the Highlands for the islands of Hawaii, raising thousands of pounds for The Archie Foundation. More than 200 people donned Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts and floral leis as they enjoyed unlimited glasses of fizz and danced the afternoon
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MCR Pathways has been running our relationship mentoring programme in Highlands and Islands secondary schools since 2021. We are delighted to say that across our eleven schools in the region, over 180 young people from S3 to S6 have been mentored by a supporting adult from the community over the past academic year. The young
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