One new business. One ancient building. One city. An Inverness independent retailer is marking its first birthday by launching a charity raffle to support one of the city’s most historic landmarks. Oil & Vinegar Inverness, based at 9 Union Street, celebrated its first anniversary under new ownership on 2 November. Rather than simply marking the
Swansons Fruit Company, the Inverness-based fruit and vegetable wholesaler, has secured a £400,000 loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland to complete its transition to employee ownership. The funding is being used to repay the remaining deferred consideration due to the company’s previous owner, following the employee ownership trust agreement reached in 2021. By restructuring
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The Highlands is planning for billions of pounds of investment and thousands of new jobs, but the process for building new homes those workers will need is not fit for purpose. That is the challenge Inverness-based offsite homebuilder MAKAR put to industry and government at BE-ST Fest West 2026 at the Sir Jim McDonald Technology
Inverness five-star hotel recognised among the world’s finest independent luxury hotels Ness Walk, the five-star boutique hotel on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness, has been named Best Boutique Hotel at the Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence 2027, announced at a ceremony in London on Monday 2 November. The Condé Nast Johansens
Festival passes £575,000 raised for local causes since 2024 and wins Corporate Community Impact at the Highland Business Awards. Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced that its 2026 edition helped to generate more than £265,000 in donations and support for charities and community groups across the Highlands. A further £20,000 in grant funding for local
The sounds of the Inverness Military Wives Choir will ring out across the city’s Victorian Market next weekend as singers come together to honour Scotland’s veterans. The popular choir will take centre stage on Saturday 14 November from 1130am-1230pm, as part of the first Erskine Big Sing, bringing music, remembrance and community spirit to the
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International entries roll in from USA and France as countdown begins to inaugural event in Inverness The inaugural World Shortbread Championships is attracting worldwide attention, with more than 60 bakers now signed up to compete for the coveted title of World Shortbread Champion. Entries have been received from across the UK and overseas, including three
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Bracewell has announced the opening of a new Edinburgh office and the appointment of Matthew Ansell as Senior Associate, further strengthening the practice’s presence and architectural expertise across Scotland. Located at 40 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6RS, the new office represents an important milestone in Bracewell’s continued development, providing a dedicated base to work
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A new independent economic impact study has found that SSE’s proposed Coire Glas Pumped Storage Hydro project in the Scottish Highlands could support almost 3,000 UK construction jobs at peak, deliver a near £2 billion spending boost with UK businesses, and generate £1.5 billion in UK economic value for the UK, if approved for delivery.
A licence for the historic reintroduction of beavers to the Loch Ness area has today (30 October) been granted to charities Trees for Life and Beaver Trust by Scottish government agency NatureScot – in the 500th year since beavers were last recorded at the world-famous loch. The Ness Beaver Project will reintroduce at least 15
