The Inverness Courier

The Inverness Courier is a bi-weekly newspaper that serves the Inverness community, publishing every Tuesday and Friday in Highland, Scotland. It focuses on news and events relevant to Inverness and the surrounding Highlands and Islands. This publication holds the distinction of being the longest-running local newspaper in the region.

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Highland Council awards firm Thermal Road Repairs seven-figure deal to tackle potholes and other surface issues

1 day ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Alasdair Fraser

Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs. After a successful three-week trial of thermal technology last year, the authority chose Thermal Road Repairs for two-year patching repair work on surface defects such as potholes, cracking and deteriorating surfacing joints.
Water scarcity warning prompts Highland Council and Scottish Government emergency bottled water planning for Highland homes with private supplies

1 day ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Alasdair Fraser

A water scarcity warning across Scotland has prompted a Highland Council alert to householders with private supplies. The local authority is also launching an emergency bottled water scheme in collaboration with Scottish Water and the Scottish Government. After an unusually dry start to 2025, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has placed the nation on an ‘early warning’ for potential water shortages.
Duncan Ferguson’s ‘Big Dunc’ autobiography includes Inverness chapter where he savages “abusive” Caley Thistle fans and casts light on the chaos of the club’s slide towards administration

1 day ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Alasdair Fraser

Duncan Ferguson has branded Caley Thistle fans he clashed with during 13 months in the Highlands “a disgrace” in his newly-published autobiography ‘Big Dunc’. The football legend’s recounting of an incredible life story has been eagerly anticipated throughout the UK, given his successful but controversy-strewn playing career on both sides of the border.
£100bn investment potential offers ‘once in a generation’ opportunity for Highlands and islands

3 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Hector Mackenzie

THE Highlands and islands stand on the brink of “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” with hundreds of development projects worth up to £100bn capable of creating 18,000 jobs within 15 years.
Highland parents urged to use charity Children First’s hotline if they are concerned about their child’s mental health

3 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Alasdair Fraser

Scotland’s national children’s charity is urging Highland parents and carers to seek their support if worried about their child’s mental health. Children First, formerly the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, made the plea as mental health awareness week (May 12 to 18) begins. Parents and carers in need of assistance for their child can call the charity’s national support line.
City Seen Flashback: Pictures from Inverness in 2013

3 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Craig McLean |Craig Mclean

It's time for another round of City Seen Flashback pictures, bringing you the best snaps from nights out and events around Inverness in the past. Are you in any of the pictures or do you recognise anyone you know? If so, make sure you tag them on our Facebook page. Click here to see more City Seen Flashback pictures. Today we go back to 2013, in Inverness. While you are here, if you enjoy reading The Inverness Courier you can sign up for unlimited digital access today for just £20 for a whole year.
Latest Highland energy plan ‘demands greater scrutiny’; plus threat to Highland phone kiosks and electoral fears

3 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Gregor White

Telephone kiosks still have a role to playIt is shocking news that BT has proposed removing 110 public pay phones from across the Highlands. But for the landmark of a telephone kiosk many people in remote communities would be shut off from the world. Through it they can reach their families, their friends, medical and emergency services and have all the support of a modern society.
Britain’s Got Talent semi-final elimination for Ullapool accordion player RuMac

4 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Craig McLean |Craig Mclean

Wester-Ross musician RuMac’s Britain’s Got Talent journey has come to an end after being eliminated from tonight’s live semi-final. Ruairidh Maclean from Ullapool, who performs as RuMac, played a rendition of a-ha’s Take On Me but went home after finishing 6th place on the public vote.
Highland Council rolls out fake speed bumps 11 sites in Inverness, Wick, Nairn, Beauly, North Kessock, Kirkhill, Kyleakin, Halkirk, and Mallaig

4 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Philip Murray

Fake speed bumps which locals ridiculed after being installed on an Inverness street are being rolled out to another 10 Highland locations - at a cost of £40,000. Highland Council has confirmed that the fake speed bumps - painted two-dimensional road markings that are designed to create the false illusion that they’re raised 3D obstructions - will be piloted in numerous communities’ 20mph zones where average driver speeds are “higher than desired”.
Cabot Highland golf day at Castle Stuart in aid of Maggie’s Highland raises almost £64,000 for the charity thanks to the efforts of golf teams across the region

4 days ago | inverness-courier.co.uk | Philip Murray

A massive £63,500 windfall has been raised for a Highland charity after its latest hugely successful Golf Day fundraiser. Maggie’s Highland revealed the “amazing” total after 24 teams of golfers - almost 100 people in total - took to the fairways of Cabot Highlands at Castle Stuart recently. Following the golfing action, the teams enjoyed an evening VIP barbecue of steak and lobster, as well as entertainment from “the hilarious Des Clarke” as the evening’s host and charity auctioneer.