Nairn

Nairn truck driver killed in A9 collision near North Kessock

Police have appealed for witnesses, external[1] to the incident which closed the A9 for about eight hours.Mr Noble, who was also known as Jamie, was from the Nairn area.His family said: “Jamie was a much-loved fiancé to Morven and an amazing dad to Dan…

Green spaces and primary school among developments announced …

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An artist’s impression of the new development. Picture: Barratt Homes.
Plans to build 300 new homes west of Nairn will include a new primary school according to a housing developer.
It was announced l…

New railway station already one of Highlands’ busiest

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Inverness Airport Railway Station, which opened in February of this year. Picture: James Mackenzie.
The Highlands’ newest railway station is already one of its busiest, delighted transport chiefs have…

Anger as Nairn Viaduct at Culloden Battlefield fenced off

A Highland councillor has shared his despair about graffiti and vandalism at Nairn Viaduct at Culloden.
Councillor Duncan Macpherson, who is the co-leader of the newly formed Highland Alliance group, said he was promised the graffiti would be cleaned …

The best and most important Scottish castles

Either still occupied or in ruins, we are positively festooned with castles and I suspect most people in Scotland live within a few miles of a castle or regularly visit one.
I have now reached part 10 of this series on Scotland’s built heritage and how…

New Nairn railway bridge plan is win for the whole community

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The bridge over Nairn train station….Picture: Gary Anthony. Image No..
DISABILITY campaigners have hailed the approval of a new accessible bridge for Nairn train station while heritage lovers are ju…

Medical experts disagree over Nairn crash fainting possibility

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A 91-year-old man died in the aftermath of the crash in 2021. Picture: Gary Anthony
Two medical experts have disagreed over whether a pensioner is likely to have fainted before an incident in which a …

Weekend court roll – a killer uncle and despicable twins

Our reporters have been sitting in courtrooms across the north and north-east this week and covered a wide variety of cases.
Watch: Dramatic moment police pin man to ground outside Aberdeen shopping centre
A man was pinned to the ground by police outs…

RAIL MISERY: 1 in 3 Highland trains fail to arrive on time

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Are train services unreliable? Picture: Gary Anthony
One year after the Scottish Government took control of ScotRail, official figures show fewer than one in three Highland trains typically arrive on …