New expansion for leisure centre with studio and salon development

An award winning leisure centre is hoping that an expansion of its facilities will bring a boost for Inverness as a whole.
At the first formal meeting for new chairperson Ella MacRae, Inverness Leisure gave the go-ahead to progress work on the two new additions to the Inverness Leisure facility.
Mrs MacRae, who took over from outgoing [...]

Police name Italian couple killed in crash near Reay

John O’Groat Journal – AN Italian couple who died in a road crash near Reay on Saturday have been named. Emanuele Nico (44) and his wife, Liana Pinotti (45), from Gavirate, were killed when the motorbike they were riding was involved in a collision with a car. It happened on the A836 Thurso to Reay [...]

Search called off after dinghy pair found safe

Inverness Courier – A search for two men on an inflatable dinghy on Loch Ness was carried out by RNLI crews from Kessock and Loch Ness in the early hours of Saturday after a relative alerted the emergency services . The men had last been seen leaving Dores beach around 7pm on Friday but with [...]

Dolphin leaps out of the sea… with a jellyfish for a hat

Mail Online – This playful dolphin seems to have entered into the spirit of the British seaside holiday by sporting a jellyfish in the style of a ‘Kiss Me Quick’ porkpie hat. The energetic mammal proudly emerged from the sea off Scotland with a jellyfish jauntily balanced on its head.

The Nairn Show is a huge success

Inverness Courier – THE annual Nairn Show on Saturday was the biggest and best in years according to the show’s convenor, David Hay. Glorious sunshine attracted about 4,000 to the event which was organised by the Nairnshire Farming Society at Kinnudie Farm in Auldearn where spectators were treated to live stock shows, food and craft [...]

Highland artists celebrate Russia’s modern bard

The work of Highland artists will form part of an exhibition in Edinburgh that will highlight the work of a Russian bard.
Paintings by Vicky Stonebridge and John Mikietyn, and a ceramic sculpture by Allison Weightman, will open at the Scotland Russia Forum’s Edinburgh premises on 12 August, attended by Sergei Krutikov, the Russian Consul General. [...]

MISSING: Fiona Kennedy (50), Inverness

Police in Inverness are concerned for the wellbeing of Fiona Kennedy aged 50 years who has been missing from her home address in Inverness since Saturday afternoon (30 July).
Fiona is described as 5’2” in height, slim build, short light brown hair.
When last seen she was wearing a long camel coat, a white top, blue trousers, [...]

Man injures back after jumping from Ross-shire bridge

A man has been airlifted to hospital after injuring himself jumping from a Ross-shire bridge.
The 19-year-old man sustained back injuires after leaping from the Silver Bridge into the water at Little Garve, about 10 miles west of Dingwall on Saturday (30 July).
Police, ambulance and coastguard personnel attended and the casualty was airlifted to Raigmore Hosptial, [...]

Two killed in motorbike collision near Reay, Caithness

BBC – Two people have died in a collision between a motorbike and a car in Caithness. The crash happened at Drumhollistan on the A836 Thurso to Reay road at 13:10 on Saturday. The motorbike rider, a 45-year-old man, and the pillion passenger, a woman also aged 45, sustained fatal injuries. Northern Constabulary closed the [...]

Life sentence for Caithness man who abducted teenager

BBC – A Caithness man who abducted a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for nine months and given a life-long restriction order. John McPhee, 58, struck as his victim was leaving a house in Thurso, but she escaped after sending a text message to a friend who came to her aid. He earlier admitted the [...]

Barrier call for Scotland’s open level crossings

BBC – The railway regulator has called for barriers to be fitted to more than half of Scotland’s open level crossings. A Rail Accident Investigation Branch safety review said some crossings should close completely if Network Rail could not install automatic barriers. The review was prompted by a crash in Caithness in 2009, when three [...]

MISSING: Jason Jaffray (27), Inverness

Police are becoming increasingly concerned regarding the whereabouts of 27-year-old Jason Jaffray, who has been reported as missing.
He is described as 5ft 8in, of slim build, with short hair, pale complexion and was last seen wearing blue/grey striped top, three quarter length white trousers.
Jaffray was reported missing about 1400 hours on Wednesday 27 July, 2011. [...]

Elderly dogs found abandoned outside post office

STV – Two elderly dogs have been found dumped outside a village post office near Inverness. The two animals were discovered by a passer by in Muir of Ord, at Great North Road, on Tuesday July 19. The dogs, a Tibetan terrier and terrier cross, are between eight and ten years old. Although the dogs [...]

Man in hospital after fall from Kessock Bridge

A man has been rushed to hospital after falling from the Kessock Bridge in Inverness.
Police are advising drivers to avoid Stadium Road below the bridge following the incident which happened at around 4pm this afetrnoon (28 July).
Emergency services are at the scene and the man was taken by ambulance to Raigmore Hospital for treatment. His [...]

Mercy dash saves Loch Ness tourist

Highland News – A LOCAL man has been hailed a hero after a mercy dash saved the life of a French holidaymaker who had received a potentially deadly mosquito bite. Ron Blanchard (60) rushed a lifeless Gilbert Kohler (65), who was stranded in Drumnadrochit, to Raigmore Hospital where an A&E doctor said he only had [...]

Addict threatened Inverness teens with needle

Highland News – AN Inverness man who brandished a needle at two 13-year-olds and told them it contained Hepatitis C did so because he felt threatened by them, a court heard. Daniel McCafferty admitted displaying the syringe on the city’s Grant Street, but said he had done it because he had been “provoked” by the [...]

Miss Glasgow proves a hit with Inverness Caley Thistle players

Inverness Courier – Miss Glasgow Amanda Quinn said ICT players were “mighty welcoming” when she started her charity cycling challenge at the club’s Inverness stadium this week. She met the boys before they went off to train at Fort George and then travelled to her next stop – Aberdeen. For five days Ms Quinn [...]

Schoolboys accused of stoning train near Inverness

Highland News – THREE schoolboys have been accused of throwing stones from a bridge and smashing a window of a train travelling from Inverness. The incident happened at around 6.20pm on Sunday when the 5.55pm service heading for Wick was passing through Kirkhill. It is believed the stones were alledgedly thrown from the Clunes Overbridge.

£22m equipment for cancer units

BBC – Five hospitals across Scotland are to receive new equipment, worth £22m, to treat cancer. The Scottish government awarded the contract for replacing radiotherapy machines to Varian Medical Systems. It is hoped the more technically-advanced equipment will treat tumours in a faster and more precise manner.

Parents’ plea to diagnose daughter’s mystery illness

STV – The parents of a nine-year-old girl who has had almost 40 operations for a mystery illness say they are desperate for her condition to be diagnosed. Karen Chinskie, from Inverness, has had 80% of her bowel removed, endured 38 operations and had more than 100 X-rays, but doctors have so far been unable [...]

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