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Moray company Covesea Candles creates official Scottish football team fragrance
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (249+ words) A small Moray business has been named the fragrance partner of the Scotland football team ahead of their highly anticipated 2026 World Cup campaign. Jane Forrest, of Covesea Candles, developed her Rise Now 26" range to celebrate the Scotland team"s qualification…...
Highland Games event showcases traditional contests and community
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (292+ words) The community of Cornhill welcomed visitors from near and far on Saturday for its annual Highland Games. The event showcased the best in traditional Scottish contests and local groups. It is one of the highlights on the calendar for the…...
Dava wildfire last summer was the UK's first ever "megafire'
2+ week, 6+ day ago (801+ words) The devastating wildfire which took hold on the Dava and by Carrbridge last summer has been classified as the UK's first ever "megafire'. Blazes burned across 11, 827 hectares of moorland and woodland for several days from the end of June and…...
Revealed: Most popular destinations for passengers from Inverness via Amsterdam - and countries where tourists fly from to visit here
3+ week, 2+ day ago (263+ words) The 10-year milestone of air links between Inverness and Amsterdam is being hailed as a proud moment. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is pleased to celebrate ten years of operations from Inverness Airport. Since launching services from Inverness in summer 2016, KLM…...
OPINION: Elected Scottish Government must make transport options affordable, reliable and environmentally friendly, and keep deadline promises
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (679+ words) In the run-up to the Holyrood elections, reporter Craig Mc Lean looks at how the next Scottish Parliament can improve on transport. We will have more comment pieces from our reporters in the run-up to polling day focusing on what…...
Banff visit for First Minister John Swinney as he hits north-east campaign trail
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (594+ words) First Minister John Swinney visited a community hub which is under threat of closure on the north-east campaign trail. Mr Swinney was in Banff to support SNP candidate Karen Adam in Banffshire and Buchan Coast, meeting local residents, businesses and…...
Panache in Elgin claims Indian Restaurant of the Year for North Scotland
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (116+ words) Panache has secured a major victory at the 18th Scottish Curry Awards which were held at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow. The Elgin favourite outshone a competitive field to be crowned the Indian Restaurant of the Year for North Scotland. Anne…...
Extreme" wildfire risk warning issued for Moray
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) An extreme wildfire warning has been issued for the whole of Moray. The alert, which also covers the rest of Scotland, is active until Saturday, May 2. The warning follows a dry and sunny spell of settled weather, with clear blue…...
Benromach re-using distillation heat to cut costs and carbon
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (217+ words) A local distillery is cutting carbon and costs despite current events increasing the cost of energy. Gordon and Mac Phail-owned Benromach has secured up to "62, 500 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) towards the cost of a heat recovery system to…...
Record crowd watches Scotland international football in the north
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) For the first time in almost exactly 20 years, Inverness played host to international football. Unfortunately for the brightest prospects in Scottish women's football, though, the national under-23 team suffered a similar fate against the Netherlands as they did that night…...