Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Highland Business Awards finalists September 2023. Picture: James Mackenzie. The annual Highland Business Awards took place at the Kingsmills Hotel today. Hundreds of guests were in attendance to celebrate individuals and organisations from across the region, with the mechanical and …
Read More »Highland Council announces new acting headteacher for Inverness High School
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Mrs Claire McGonigal of Grantown Grammar School will be acting head of Inverness High School A new acting headteacher will take charge at Inverness High School at the end of next month. It was announced a week ago that John …
Read More »Royal Mail postal failures ‘all too common story’, warns Highland MP as fed-up residents share their experiences
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Royal Mail deliveries in the Highlands have been the subject of controversy, with fed-up residents complaining of long delays. Mail is going undelivered for “up to two weeks at a time” according to fed-up Highland residents and urgent action is …
Read More »Royal Mail postal deliveries in Highlands at ‘breaking point’, Communication Workers’ Union warns
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Drew Hendry fears the problems with the postal service will only grow worse as we approach Christmas. Postal services in the Highlands are being pushed to breaking point, a union has warned. The Communications Workers’ Union, which represents postal workers, …
Read More »Royal Mail postal delivery ‘crisis’ sparks launch of survey strath MP to gauge scale of Highlands problem
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Drew Hendry fears the problems with the postal service will only grow worse as we approach Christmas. Failing postal services have resulted in patients missing vital medical appointments or going weeks without new bank cards, the strath’s MP has warned …
Read More »Born to be wild… new kits arrive at the Highland Wildlife Park
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Wildcat kittens which will likely be released into the wild in the Cairngorms in 2024 have been born. They are the second lot of litters to arrive at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for release centre at the Highland Wildlife …
Read More »Royal Mail reminds customers about major impending change for stamps
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Royal Mail is advising that major changes are afoot to postage stamp useage. Royal Mail is reminding customers there is one week to go to use up their non-barcoded definitive stamps ahead of the 31 July deadline. Customers who use …
Read More »Royal Mail reminds customers about major impending change for stamps
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Royal Mail is advising that major changes are afoot to postage stamp useage. Royal Mail is reminding customers there is one week to go to use up their non-barcoded definitive stamps ahead of the 31 July deadline. Customers who use …
Read More »Badenoch postmaster warns time is running out
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! The man running Newtonmore’s Post Office has warned that there is just a month for his successor to apply for the job. Graeme Irvine posted yesterday: “Ok, it’s June 1st so a wee reminder/update regards the future of Newtonmore PO. …
Read More »Easter Ross boss fury over Royal Mail delays as vital parcels languish in Dingwall due to sick leave
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Dave McLaughlin, MD of Shandwick Supply Co, Evanton. AN Easter Ross businessman has protested to Royal Mail after vital post was delayed for 10 days in the Dingwall sorting office because of sick leave issues. Dave McLaughlin, managing director of …
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