Alness is a community and civil parish in Ross and also Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon 3 miles (5 kilometres) to the eastern, and also the village of Evanton 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) to the south-west. The parish has a population of 5,310, although the demographics area, which includes part of the church of Rosskeen, has a populace of 5,186. According to the Highland Council, the population of Alness has raised around 20% given that the last demographics in 2011. The population as of 2016 was 6,101. For the majority of the 1990s and also very early 2000s, Alness on a regular basis got in and won flower competitions such as Scotland in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and others winning a lot of honors. This helped regrow several areas of the town, with housing estates winning separate honors. They have actually not entered in recent years due to the monetary costs. The town is still embellished by blossoms maintained by hard-working volunteers. In 2018, the community was crowned the Scottish Champion at the 2018 Great British High Street Awards. The courts went to the shortlisted high streets across England, Scotland, Wales and also Northern Ireland, meeting neighborhood companies, buyers as well as community organisations, with Alness thrilling with its reinvention for many years to come to be an area to discover whatever from flower designers as well as wedding wear to delis and also pastry shops.