Support your local radio station or lose it is the message from dismayed communities around Inverness.
It comes after media giant Bauer, who are the parent company of MFR announced that they were axing remaining local programming at the end of the year. From the beginning of 2025 there will be no Highland-specific programmes broadcast on the station, with all content being produced and aired from elsewhere.
The decision by Bauer bosses came just days after the new UK Media Act became law. This removes the requirement for commercial stations to broadcast local content.
Meanwhile RWR bosses stated that locally produced content for Wester Ross would always be at the heart of what the station does, and is even more important in the light of big radio operators abandoning local communities.
HM Coastguard has launched a recruitment campaign across the Highlands with volunteers being sought in a number of locations including Applecross, Gairloch and Ullapool.
An application form is available at www.gov.uk/volunteer-as-a-coastguard. The training course begins on 28th April 2025
Police Scotland have warned that failure to keep animals under control can result in substantial fines or a prison sentence.
They stressed that it is a dog owner’s responsibility to ensure their dog is on a lead and under control when livestock are present. The damage and distress caused to both the animals and the farming business is considerable.
The caution follows the arrest of two dog owners, after several sheep died in an incident in Easter Ross.
And in the weekend football....
In League One on Saturday, Inverness Caley Thistle beat previous league leader Alloa Athletic one nil
and closed the gap at the foot of the table to ten points behind second bottom club, Annan Athletic.
Ross County didn't have a match, there being no Premiership fixtures on account of it being a weekend reserved for international matches.
