Merkinch & South Kessock News and Views

25/06/2025

18/06/2025

No point crying over spilled Mills milk.

Roundabout to be careful of as glass and milk scattered, currently being cleaned up

05/06/2025

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We’re trying to raise awareness of the scale of pumped hydro storage developments around Loch Ness and what this will mean for the communities and wildlife that rely on it.

03/06/2025

It has been a strange kind of day here in the Highlands. Wind (a lot of), rain and sunshine all doing battle with one another. Getting the drone air borne was a challenge, but a brief interlude let me get what I needed for today, even if the footage was less stable than I would have liked!

On the way back I spotted this small clump of thrift on the old South Kessock slipway and thought it would make a suitable photo for my more scenic output!

30/05/2025

Our guest this week is Mairi Murchison.

Mairi is a Gospel Worker in Merkinch Free Church, Inverness. In this episode she shares her story and why she felt called to support church planting in one of Scotland's most deprived areas.

And for the first time you can now watch the episode on YouTube!

📺 YouTube:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR4i-2-MlzA

🎧 Listen on:
- Apple: https://apple.co/3Uw16DJ
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3J8yU5x

15/05/2025

Playing dominoes in the Argyle Bar in Grant Street, , 1950s. They are participating in a tournament sponsored by the 'Highland Herald' newspaper

[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]

13/05/2025

Loch Ness and Glen Earrach:

24/04/2025

19/04/2025

🌟 Inverness Castle Experience Launches Major Recruitment Drive 🌟

The Inverness Castle Experience is on the lookout for 60–65 passionate people to help bring the stories of the Highlands to life. There will be a range of full-time, part-time and seasonal roles with excellent benefits.

We are recruiting across food & beverage, visitor services, retail, ICT and maintenance.

📍 Pop by our informal recruitment days at 4 Castle Wynd in Inverness (next to Inverness Museum & Art Gallery) to meet the team and find out more—no booking needed!

🗓️ Dates for your diary:
📅 Thurs 29 & Fri 30 May | 1–4pm
📅 Sat 31 May | 11 am–4 pm

✨ Find out more and keep an eye on available roles here: invernesscastle.scot/careers

📷 Artist impression of the Rose Window Room, South Tower, Mather & Co.

The Highland Council High Life Highland Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highland DYW West Highland Jobs North Jobs In The Highlands Beauly Online Tain Community Brora Development Trust GAP (Gairloch, Aultbea & Poolewe) & Surrounding Communities Help Forum

12/04/2025

For this week's we have a piece about Robbie Giles, who captained the Clachnacuddin FC team which won the Highland League and Qualifying Cup in 1974-75 and who has returned from Australia to be part of the 50-year reunion happening this weekend: https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/55914/

[photos courtesy of Sandy Cameron and Jim Oliver]