New on POTT: Poppy Watson! A co-founder of Slay FC and president of Edinburgh Uni’s pride society, it was an absolute pleasure to speak to Poppy about the impact those spaces have - and bringing a bit of a Highland vibe to Scotland’s capital. prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/22/p...

Brand new on POTT: Edinburgh Jitsu! Instructor Ben Reynolds explains how he went from reluctant participant to running the club, and what he’s doing to keep it an inclusive space. Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together. prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/10/e...

Some of you may know (and even subscribe already), but I run an LGBTQ+ newsletter through HNM! It’s free to subscribe, and has the latest queer news from across our patch and also features that anyone with an interest in the community can relate to! Sign up here www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/

New on POTT: @ans.bsky.social! A pleasure to speak to them and a truly remarkable story with coming out later in life as non-binary, ultra-running and cancer all intertwined. You do not want to miss this one! Read the full thing at the link below 👇 prideoftheterraces.com/2026/02/21/a...

Just realised I never got around to sharing this on here - last month I went to Out In The Hills in Pitlochry where I heard about the Hebridean Baker’s background in football - naturally that meant I had to follow it up with a chat for POTT. Read it below! prideoftheterraces.com/2026/02/08/h...

I am very much not religious, but for a while I’ve wanted to write about how Christianity and LGBTQ+ identities can co-exist. Lots of hate on social media seems to be rooted in religious beliefs, and I know some have tense relationships with organised religion, particularly at this time of the year.

I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇

It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-allies-in-the-media-industry-to-speak-up-for-lgbtqia-people/

After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...

Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.” The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...

I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her

We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...

It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social

Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/our-abi...

The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.

Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...

I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/now-tha...

It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...

There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year... www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/engagem...

It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/senior...

A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/winnin...

Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-ac...

A return to the east coast of Scotland for this latest interview on POTT, with Asa explaining how travelling around the world for work helped give him the confidence to try out sport in the city of discovery.

I have witnessed first hand the impact @leapsports.bsky.social have had in the Highlands through Out and About, so it was a pleasure to be part of their showcase event celebrating years of progress earlier this week. Here's a wee write up of it all www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/short-f...

Under Canvas is always a highlight of the summer at Eden Court, but they still believe they can improve - at least in the form of gender balance on their line-up. To that end, they are encouraging applications from female and gender-diverse acts for 2025. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/eden-co...

Although Alfie Bavidge has been claiming most of the headlines since joining ICT, it was his fellow loanee from Aberdeen who popped up with a hugely valuable winning goal for Inverness away at Alloa this afternoon as the Highlanders closed in on Annan. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/aberde...

Earlier this week, Don Cowie confirmed that Dylan Smith had become the third teenager to be recalled to Ross County's first team squad after Andrew MacLeod and George Robesten. Cowie set the bar high for all three, calling them the "future of the club". www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/staggi...

The Netley Centre's women's support group was due to have three representatives taking part in Catwalk for a Cause 2025. Sadly, Sarah Warner has since passed away in hospice care, but her friends and family will still be taking to the stage in her honour. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/catwalk...

The rallying of support for the Mason family after going public with Sophie's Story has been incredibly heartening to see. In these times of strife, people rise to the occasion more often than not, and that has been hugely appreciated by the Mason clan. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/sophie-...

Caley Thistle head coach Scott Kellacher says he is open to the idea of league reconstruction if it means ICT will stop playing the same teams four times - or more - a season. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-he...

Highland Rugby Club’s Eilidh MacGilvray was taken totally by surprise when she got the call to join Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic Challenge - but her time at university over in the USA turned out to be the perfect preparation www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/americ...

Daniel Kane is the only professional American football player to come through the Highland Wildcats, and he has a new project for 2025: helping restore one of Germany's historic heavyweights to the top of the national - and possibly continental - pyramid. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...

An Inverness secondary school pupil is preparing to represent Scotland for the second time when he competes at the European Karate Federation Championships next month. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/charle...

Always disappointing to see fan trouble at football matches, but particularly when it is so rare among the Ross County support. Strong words from the club that will hopefully hammer home the message that these things are not acceptable. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/ross-c...

New Ross County attacker Kieran Phillips believes he is mentally and physically stronger for overcoming a raft of injuries in his career, including a career-threatening double-knee operation when he was just 16 years old in Everton's academy. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/new-ro...

There's no place like home, but moving away at 16 years old to chase your dream is a big call to make. That's exactly what Keith Bray has done to play for Caley Thistle, but he still feels a strong connection to his home of Tong on the Isle of Lewis. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/bray-f...

There aren't many stories more inspiring than Vilis Forstmanis. Having battled cancer and a cardiac arrest, the teenager has starred in British para karate over the last year - and he has his eyes set on a new goal for 2025. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/karate...

For a long time Karen Mason has been a one-woman band running Caley Thistle Women, but she is getting some help in the form of one-cap Scotland international and tenured ICT player Fin Annand, who is stepping in as assistant manager. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...

Caley Thistle are due to travel over 1200 miles for matches in the next week or so, a lot even by their standards. Head coach Scott Kellacher, though, wants them to turn it into a positive both on and off the pitch instead of using it as an excuse. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-to...

Another new arrival in Dingwall as Ross County complete the signing of a Welsh youth international on loan for the remainder of the season. Takes them back up to the maximum allocation of loans, for now at least. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/welsh-...

After 10 years of service to Maggie's as a fundraising manager, Andrew Benjamin is leaving for a new adventure as business manager at Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/maggie-...

Jamie Dobie's star continues to rise in the rugby world, with the Inverness native once again named in the Scottish national squad - this time for the 2025 Six Nations campaign. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...

Going on-stage at a Culloden Academy talent show, Glen Cunningham could never have foreseen the career that was ahead of him. Now a professional classical singer working across Europe, Glen’s debut album (out Jan 24) takes him back to his Highland roots. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/debut-a...

It was a packed press conference with Ross County manager Don Cowie this afternoon, as he revealed the Staggies are closing in on defensive reinforcements - but Kacper Lopata's injury is not as bad as first feared. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/ross-c...

In times of crisis you often see people coming together, and that is exactly what Caley Thistle Woman are doing to support manager Karen Mason, whose niece was recently diagnosed with the rare, and as yet incurable, neurological disorder Batten Disease. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/footbal...

Been excited to get this interview out there for a while, and I think it's a fascinating look at LGBTQ+ and religion and how they can coexist. One you don't want to miss as Pride of the Terraces kicks off for 2025

Darryl Geegan is no stranger to taking on big fundraising challenges for charity, but his next will take on an extra level of personal significance as he takes part in Stars in their Eyes for Snap Inverness, who have changed his brother's life. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/stars-i...

In a little over two months, Dingwall's own Ben Bartlett will have the chance to become a double Scottish champion at home in the Highlands. After months of back and forth with his opponent, it is sure to be an electric atmosphere come show time. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/home-a...

Don Cowie has been talking about his January business so far at Ross County, with Kieran Phillips the latest incoming to Dingwall and goalkeeper Jordan Amissah signing a contract extension. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/cowie-...

There won't have been too much expected of Jordan Amissah when he joined Ross County a month ago, but suddenly he has the gloves and has kept two clean sheets as the Staggies claimed 10 points out of 12. Now, his deal has been extended until the summer. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/new-co...