Beyond the castle gates and ghost tours, the ornate buildings and leafy suburbs, a sordid truth rears its ugly head.

Residents of Iona and the National Trust for Scotland oppose a proposed 91-turbine offshore wind farm, warning it could set a precedent for Scotland's west coast seascapes.

SCOTLAND'S troubled transport agency faces the axe under SNP plans for one of the biggest ever shake ups in how ferries, roads and railways are operating, it can be revealed.

AN Icon with a right big capital I this week, readers. Ye’ll ken the Monarch of the Glen. Not the TV series but the oil painting of a proud red stag at bay in a misty Highland landscape of jaggy mountains and dark, glowering skies.

IN a fortnight which saw pogroms in Belfast, and immigrants in Scottish towns and cities afraid to walk the streets, it was left to the families whose losses the far right is currently exploiting to provide the only moral leadership.

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: John Dempster catches up with an old friend whose blindness hasn’t stopped her getting on in life.

Can you spot yourself in any of the footage or pictures we took at Inverness Leisure during Scotland’s match against Haiti?

It has been another busy week at Inverness Sheriff Court.

It was a sell-out in the Highland capital as 1000 people packed out the main hall to watch Scotland’s opening match against Haiti.

A team of volunteers from Inverness have been helping families in war-torn Ukraine rebuild homes damaged by the fighting.