Alness is a town and also civil parish in Ross as well as Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the community of Invergordon 3 miles (5 km) to the east, as well as the town of Evanton 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south-west. The parish has a populace of 5,310, although the census region, which includes part of the church of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186. According to the Highland Council, the population of Alness has enhanced around 20% because the last census in 2011. The populace as of 2016 was 6,101. For the majority of the 1990s and also early 2000s, Alness frequently entered as well as won flower competitors such as Scotland in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and also others winning a number of awards. This assisted regrow numerous locations of the town, with housing estates winning separate honors. They have actually not entered in recent years because of the economic prices. The community is still embellished by blossoms maintained by tireless volunteers. In 2018, the town was crowned the Scottish Champion at the 2018 Great British High Street Awards. The courts saw the shortlisted high streets across England, Scotland, Wales and also Northern Ireland, conference neighborhood services, buyers and community organisations, with Alness thrilling with its reinvention for many years to end up being a place to locate whatever from floral designers and wedding wear to delicatessens as well as bakeries.