Alness is a town as well as civil parish in Ross as well as Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon 3 miles (5 kilometres) 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 area, which includes part of the parish of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186. According to the Highland Council, the population of Alness has increased around 20% given that the last census in 2011. The population as of 2016 was 6,101. For most of the 1990s as well as very early 2000s, Alness consistently went into and won flower competitions such as Scotland in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and also others winning most of honors. This aided regrow numerous areas of the town, with real estate estates winning different awards. They have not entered in recent years due to the financial expenses. The town is still embellished by blossoms kept by hard-working volunteers. In 2018, the town was crowned the Scottish Champion at the 2018 Great British High Street Awards. The judges checked out the shortlisted high roads across England, Scotland, Wales and also Northern Ireland, conference regional businesses, consumers and also area organisations, with Alness exciting with its reinvention for many years to become a place to locate whatever from flower designers and bridal wear to delicatessens and bakeries.