Cannich

2°CClear

• Today: 10° / 1° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 1° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:34

9h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

39US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

245 reported road collisions (2025)

125 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

13 food businesses within 2 miles

• 6 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: Eagle Brae (8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
• Council backs plans for a new Highland Growth Deal· 29 Oct 2026
• Council to seek views on how to balance £39.2m budget gap· 29 Oct 2026
• Council launches consultation on proposed change of use of Common Good land at Nairn Links Beach· 29 Oct 2026
• Highland Council Visitor Levy Consultation In-person Events Announced· 29 Oct 2026

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£775 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government234 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Cannich · 0.2 km

  Cannich is a village at the southern end of Strathglass, in the Highlands of Scotland, about 26 miles (42 km) west of the city of Inverness. It is at the furthest point of the A831 that loops around the Aird from Beau…

• Eas Maol Mhairi · 1.8 km

  Eas Maol Mhairi is a waterfall of Scotland. Just east of this waterfall is the River Cannich.

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  Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme · 2.8 km

  The Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is based around Glen Strathfarrar, Glen Cannich and Glen Affric, and Strathg…

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  2023 Cannich wildfire · 4.0 km

  On 28 May 2023, a wildfire started in the Scottish Highlands, close to the village of Cannich in the Highland council area. No fatalities were recorded, but two firefighters were injured and airlifted to hospital on 3…

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  Strathglass · 4.2 km

  Strathglass is a strath or wide and shallow valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland down which runs the meandering River Glass from the point at which it starts at the confluence of the River Affric and Abhainn…

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  Corrimony Falls · 4.5 km

  Corrimony Falls is a waterfall on the River Enrick, near Corrimony in Glenurquhart, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is a local tourist attraction in the spring and summer.

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