Inverness, Scotland News Archives

Industrial action by members of the Unite trades union may disrupt air travel in the Highlands and Islands in coming weeks.

May 22: Holidays and Celebrations Today Every Day Has a Reason for Fun and Fancy Font Happy May 22nd! May 22nd is a special holiday .

Scotland's Competition League of Amateur Solo Pipers has formed a new relationship with the Scottish Piping Society of London's annual competitions and will for the first time offer events in November at ...

'It's the economy, stupid': Brown blames credit crunch for massive by-election defeat Gordon Brown tried to pin the crushing by-election defeat to the Tories on the credit crunch today and insisted he would ...

A coroner is due to give his verdict on the deaths of 14 servicemen in the military's biggest single loss of life since the Falklands War.

Prison awaits offender An emotional afternoon in Judge Ric Howard's courtroom ended with a man sentenced to prison and a girl being able to move on with her life.

Scotflight announces Scotflight for FSX: Highlands & Islands. An all-new scenery for Scotland featuring 27 detailed airports and airfields and a host of other features to bring the landscape in this remote and ...

“Moray has stunning scenery, from hills to coast, historical settings and great transport links, especially with the airports at Inverness and Aberden”

MACBETH is set to go into battle next week - in the name of Moray. The 11th-century ruler of Moray who went on to be King of Alba, the Celtic kingdom that formed the heart of the Scotland we know today, for 17 ... via The Northern Scot

“What we would like councillors to do is look at how Tesco stores have affected other similar communities and weigh up all the consequences against the benefits.”

IT IS known as the Misty Isle, a place where the traditional, peaceful ways of rural life are celebrated. via Scotland on Sunday

“At the time I was just cheesed off that I was being extracted”

An Army officer cheated death when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced off him during combat in Afghanistan. via Fox News

“The new executive lounge will be an excellent addition to the airport's facilities. We have a high proportion of business travelers at Inverness who will find this facility of enormous benefit.”

Passengers looking for a quiet place to work or relax before their flight will be delighted with the news that Servisair has opened a superb new Executive Lounge facility at Inverness Airport on the 8 May 2008. via HIAL News

Flybe, Europe's largest regional low cost airline, today begins operating flights between Inverness and Exeter, Manchester and Southampton in the continued roll-out of its 2008 summer schedule. via HIAL News

“From any war, people will take their own interpretation”

- Some of the world's greatest battlefields are overgrown, their secrets and stories lost to the passage of time. Others are full of monuments that literally obscure the past. Then there is Culloden, the brutal conflict Scotland will never forget.

The barren windswept moor is virtually as it was in 1746 when the British government army confronted the Highland clans in the last major battle to be fought on British soil.

For those who like their history served up with hefty dollops of blood-splattered gore, the visceral experience of the Culloden battlefield visitor centre is sure to please. It opened on April 16 just outside Inverness on the anniversary of the battle that changed the course of history. Its grim tale will also appeal to military history buffs and anyone with Scottish ancestry, and for a wider audience it serves as a reminder of the inhumanity of war. Read more