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Stornoway pensioners were scammed out of £110k. — Stornoway pensioners have been scammed out of £110k. Image: Stock image.

Stornoway pensioners lose £110k as fraudsters re-route bank transactions

Police Scotland are warning islanders to be aware after two pensioners in Stornoway were scammed.

By Louise Glen

The Castle Hotel in Portmahomack has gone up for sale. Image: ASG Commercial

Portmahomack hotel goes on the market for £295,000

The Castle Hotel has been put up for sale as the owners prepare to retire.

By Michelle Henderson

Sealock Cottage is one of the best rated Airbnbs in Inverness. Image: Airbnb Community

Looking for somewhere nice to stay in Inverness? Here are six of the best Airbnbs in the city

From luxury to budget options, we've got you covered.

By Stuart Findlay

Kilchurn Bridge.

Woman reported for traffic offences after A85 two-vehicle crash near Dalmally

The occupants of both vehicles were taken to Lorn and Islands Hospital in Oban for treatment.

By Michelle Henderson

Domestic abuser Jonathon Clay. Image: Facebook

Fort Augustus MS sufferer’s vile threats to estranged wife

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Jonathon Clay told his ex: “You would be better off dead. I hope you have a painful death."

By David Love

Scott Miller assaulted a worker at B&M Bargains in Telford Street. Image: Google Street View

‘Suspicious’ shopper injured Inverness B&M store worker with scissors

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Scott Miller told the staff member, who tried to stop him outside the store, that he had a weapon.

By Jenni Gee

The case called at Inverness Sheriff Court.

Serial Inverness domestic abuser attacked pregnant partners

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Harrowing details of Greg Stewart's 11 years of abuse were read out in Inverness Sheriff Court and he was warned it was "highly likely" that he would be jailed.

By David Love

A praying hands sculpture on the A9 could have many meanings

Mark eventual completion of long-overdue A9 dualling with a prominent memorial

A sculpture should coincide with the delayed trunk road improvement.

By John Ross

The crash happened on Thursday. Image: Google.

Three taken to hospital after lorry and car crash on A9 south of Tore roundabout

The incident was first reported at around 8.30pm on Thursday.

By Ross Hempseed

Martin Shaw will be sentenced next month. Image: DC Thomson.

Woman grabbed rolling pin to defend herself from bullying Inverness domestic abuser

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Martin Shaw displayed his aggressive attitude to a second woman and threatened her daughter

By Jenni Gee

CMRT assisted two hikers who had become lost in the Cairngorms. A group of volunteers venture out into heavy snow and fog.

Lost hikers call in rescue team after refusing their help just hours earlier

Members of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team came to their aid in whiteout conditions on Ben MacDui in the Cairngorms

By Ross Hempseed

Bob and Louise Masson of Dog Falls in their new brewery - but is a tap room coming soon? Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Dog Falls: Inverness brewery overcomes ‘alcohol-fuelled vandalism’ fears to get planners onside

Approval for a tap room in the city centre just needs to be approved by councillors now.

By Will Angus, Local Democracy Reporter

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Everything you need to know about the Renee MacRae case

Bill MacDowell being pushed into court in a wheelchair by wife Rosemary

The Renee and Andrew MacRae murders: Bill MacDowell fails to lodge appeal in time

By Sarah Bruce

Bill MacDowell and Renee MacRae together at a function in 1976.

Long read: Four decades on, the many twists and turns of the Renee and Andrew MacRae case

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By Stuart Findlay

Inverness was rocked by the disappearance of Renee MacRae and her son, Andrew (Photo: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson)

Sarah Bruce: How the Renee MacRae case is a part of Inverness’s DNA

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By Sarah Bruce

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