Alness is a community and also civil parish in Ross as well as Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon 3 miles (5 km) to the eastern, as well as the town of Evanton 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) to the south-west. The church has a populace of 5,310, although the census locality, that includes part of the parish of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186. According to the Highland Council, the population of Alness has boosted around 20% because the last demographics in 2011. The population as of 2016 was 6,101. For a lot of the 1990s and also very early 2000s, Alness consistently entered as well as won flower competitions such as Scotland in Bloom, Britain in Bloom as well as others winning a lot of awards. This aided restore lots of areas of the town, with real estate estates winning different awards. They have actually not entered in current years due to the economic costs. The town is still adorned by flowers maintained by tireless volunteers. In 2018, the community was crowned the Scottish Champion at the 2018 Great British High Street Awards. The judges visited the shortlisted high streets throughout England, Scotland, Wales as well as Northern Ireland, meeting local organisations, consumers and neighborhood organisations, with Alness thrilling with its reinvention throughout the years to become a place to locate whatever from floral designers and wedding wear to delicatessens and also bakeshops.