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Carr’s Flour Mills named headline sponsor of High Life Highland’s inaugural World Shortbread Championships as spectator tickets go on sale

High Life Highland has unveiled a Scottish baking institution as the headline sponsor of the first-ever World Shortbread Championships, as spectator tickets officially go on sale for the landmark event. Kirkcaldy-based Carr’s Flour Mills, whose milling heritage stretches back almost 200 years, has signed on as headline sponsor of the inaugural Championships, which will take

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Guest Blog: When solving today’s cashflow challenge creates tomorrow’s problem

by Alex Russon, Regional Director, Ultimate Finance Businesses across Inverness and the rest of Scotland have faced a relentless run of challenges in recent years. From the pandemic and supply chain disruption to inflation, rising interest rates and wider uncertainty, many owners have had to make decisions fast. In that environment, borrowing can quickly become

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Double award triumph for Highland walk-in mental health service

The Discovery College, the Highlands’ pioneering walk-in mental health, addiction and wellbeing peer led recovery college, is celebrating a double success at the 2026 Highland Third Sector Interface Awards. The community-led initiative which provides free, face-to-face mental health and addiction peer support in Inverness and Wick, won the Community Initiative Award, while Discovery College Manager

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Member of the Week: Mackenzie Construction

This week, we’re shining a spotlight on Mackenzie Construction, a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor with a growing presence across the Highlands and Islands. Discover how the business is delivering complex projects, building local partnerships and investing in innovative solutions across the North. Mackenzie Construction was founded in Glasgow in 1980 and built on

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Inverness Airport announces new direct Frankfurt service with Discover Airlines

New weekly service will connect the Highlands with Germany from June 2027. Inverness Airport is set to welcome a new airline and a brand-new international route next summer, as with Discover Airlines will operate a direct weekly service between Inverness and Frankfurt from 19 June 2027.  The new service will be the first-ever direct connection

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Growing demand highlights need for accessible mental health support

As demand for mental health support continues to grow, Centred is calling on local communities and businesses to help ensure people can continue to access support when they need it, without a waiting list or referral. The Discovery College, an initiative of Centred Scotland, is the first service of its kind in the region, providing free,

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Dublin is Doubling: Aer Lingus Regional Adds More Flights from Inverness to Dublin

Aer Lingus Regional, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines, today announces an increase in frequency on its Inverness to Dublin service, offering customers even greater choice and flexibility when travelling between the Highlands and Ireland’s capital. The route will double from twice weekly to four times weekly from the 25th of September to the 26th of

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Big Art. Tiny Canvas: open call for artists for Inverness Fringe exhibition

Oil & Vinegar Inverness is throwing down a small challenge to the Highlands’ artists – quite literally. As part of the inaugural Inverness Fringe Festival, taking place from 28 September to 4 October 2026, the Union Street shop is creating an unusual public art exhibition in which every work must fit inside a standard CD

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