Police are investigating the suspected theft of a sculpture from an art exhibition at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.
The Sculpture of a bird is made out of scrap metal by Artist Helen Denerley and was valued at approximately £850. The sculpture is thought to have been taken between the 9th and 13th October. The bird was due to be sold following the exhibition, which was being held to raise funds for the Highland based Mental health Charity ‘Centred Scotland.’
Scotland's recycling rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
The Scottish government's environmental regulator says that households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year. The Scottish Government back in 2010, indicated that they wished for a blueprint of Recycling to hit 70% last year, but that has not happened. For the Highlands Area, the percentage recycled was at 45.8%. However, the percentage of Household waste sent to landfill has fallen by 84% in the same period.
Lochbroom and Ullapool Community Trust has announced that a popular Fund has reopened for applications.
The Community Benefit Fund is open to locally based applications and the Community Trust is seeking those with projects to get in touch. If you have a project in mind that will support the local community of Lochbroom & Ullapool, applications are welcomed until Dec 4th. See their website for application forms, and terms and conditions.
