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Food and Drink

Food and Drink

First Year Results of Food Growing Strategy Shows Positive Progress  

“Good progress” is being made one year into the delivery of a 5-year ‘Growing our Future’ strategy which aims to help empower Highland communities...

American Foulbrood Found in Perthshire Beehive

Beekeepers within 3km of affected hive encouraged to increase biosecurity. An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive near Bridge...

Beef Reassurance From Aldi Welcomed

MSP Bill Kidd has welcomed reassurance from supermarket Aldi on the provision of Scotch beef in its stores, after he raised concerns on reports that...

North County Cheviots Help Inverness Sheep Farmer Stand Out From The Crowd

A Highlands sheep farmer is finding success by bucking a traditional local trend Allan MacDiarmid manages the Coul Estate at Newtonmore and is the only...

Cup Movement® – A New Reusable Cups Scheme Arrives in The Highlands

Choose to reuse. Making it easier to choose a reusable cup for your takeaway drink Around 200 million single use cups are used and discarded...

57˚ Skye Earth + Sea Gin in High Spirits

57˚ Skye earth + sea gin is delighted to announce its London Dry Gin has won a Gold Outstanding award in 2023 at the...

Badachro Distillery Celebrates Continued Growth

Badachro Distillery has doubled down on its commitment to growth at home and around the world with the appointment of an experienced business development...

Highland Shortbread Showdown Finalists Revealed

First Ever Highland Shortbread Showdown Grand Final at Inverness Cathedral on 25th March Launched by Visit Inverness Loch Ness (VILN), the Highland Shortbread Showdown is a competition...

Tattie Contest to Return to Taste of Nairn

Frying pans at the ready! A fun cooking contest in which entrants compete to be crowned the World Tattie Scone Champion is returning to...

Farmers Asked to Contribute to Nationwide Survey to Help Benchmark The Policy Decisions of The Future

Farmers around Scotland’s west coast are being asked to contribute to a nationwide survey which could help them with their farms’ financial performance as...

Almost Half of People in Highlands and Islands Concerned About Tinned Food

Misconceptions about tins could be driving shoppers to spend on shorter shelf life foods they end up wasting.    That’s according to new research by Zero...

Lidl Donated 33,963 Meals in The Highlands and Islands in 2022

Lidl GB donated an estimated 33,963 meals in customer donations and food surplus to Highlands and Islands charities in 2022, contributing to a total...

Morrisons Launches £8.99 Two Course Set Menu in all Cafes

Morrisons has launched a new two-course set menu in all its cafés allowing customers to get a main, hot dessert and drink for just £8.99. Favourite dishes such as fish...

Economic Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on Scotland’s Alcoholic Drinks Industry

A report published today by Public Health Scotland indicates that the economic performance of the alcoholic drinks industry in Scotland has not been significantly...

What Drams Are Made Of

With Scotch malt whisky starting at just £14, ‘Lidl’s onnet’ with budget-friendly Burns Night toasts that the Bard would approve of For Scots looking to...

News

Locals Thanked for Meet Up and Clean Up 

Around 60 volunteers turned out in force over 4 evenings last week to help litter pick in their local communities. Inverness West Ward Members Councillors...

Caithness Committee Highlights Positive Impact My Future My Success is Having  

Caithness Councillors have paid tribute to the work being done to ensure young people in the area are more prepared to enter a ‘positive...

Entertainment

Highland Comedy Club Goes From Strength to Strength

Now in its second year, the Inverness based Chieftain Comedy Club is about to host a bumper club night on 1 June. Formed to give...

The ‘Glasgow Girls and Boys’ Come to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

The team at High Life Highland’s Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG) is delighted to welcome an exhibition of paintings by the Glasgow Girls...

Travel and Tourism

Highland Council Leader Welcomes Proposed Tourist Levy Bill  

Leader of the Highland Council, Raymond Bremner welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government on their intention to introduce a bill to allow local...

ScotRail Encourages Music Lovers Travelling to See Bruce Springsteen to Plan Ahead

ScotRail has issued travel advice to those attending the concert to plan ahead and allow additional time for travel, as services are expected to...