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- Grimason backs arms trade treaty
- 'Progress' made in referendum talks
- Police name death crash teenager
- Restaurant stand-off: man in court
- Fishing quotas talks set to resume
- Man faces 'siege' murder bid charge
- First-time buyers seize duty bonus
- Marchers want same-sex marriage law
- Children targeted in exercise drive
- Passenger numbers down at airports
- Leishman backed in councillor bid
- Language pupil wins trip to China
- Scotland 'staving off recession'
- Rapist linked to Jodi Jones murder
- Buyers offering less for homes
- Man dies following car collision
- Police arrest two after house siege
- Wave energy receives £6m boost
- Children's tsar backs uniform calls
Inverness and Highlands
Community power projects urged to challenge big firms
COMMUNITY-run renewable energy projects should be promoted by ministers to break the grip that the Big Six power firms have over consumers, a leading think-tank director has said.
Trawlerman fights for his life in hospital
A SPANISH fisherman was fighting for his life in hospital last night after suffering a serious head injury in a fall from a pier at a harbour on Scotland’s west coast.
Fisherman seriously injured in fall from pier
A Spanish fisherman is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a fall from a pier at a harbour.
Questioning killer aged 16 ‘did not breach human rights’
POLICE interviews with an Orcadian man convicted of killing a waiter in a restaurant in Kirkwall 17 years ago were legally admissable and did not constitute a miscarriage of justice, prosecutors have told a court.
RAF blamed over airport ‘war games’ near miss
A PASSENGER plane landing at the Western Isles’ main airport got caught-up in war games involving 14 military aircraft, an investigation has found.
4 commentsLast voyage for the legendary Thistle
THE tiny fishing boat which was at the centre of one of the most dramatic escape stories of the Second World War yesterday began a poignant journey back to Norway from Scotland.
Island murder case appeal begins
Three judges began hearing an appeal yesterday by a former soldier who was convicted of murdering a waiter on Orkney in 1994.
Police appeal after football fan injured
A FOOTBALL fan was treated in hospital after suffering a facial injury during the Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic Scottish Cup game on Saturday.
Police tighten up Sullom Voe security
SECURITY has been tightened at the giant Sullom Voe oil terminal on Shetland after a man was arrested following the deployment of firearms officers from Northern Constabulary to an address outside Lerwick.
Missing teenage girl found safe and well
A TEENAGE girl who sparked a police appeal after going missing for more than 36 hours has been found safe and well.
Security galore hits island’s airport
IT’S a tiny island airport where most of the passengers know most of the staff. But the airline which flies in to Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, has lodged an official complaint about “overzealous” security.
17 commentsRestaurateur wants starring roles for waiters
One of Scotland’s leading restaurant owners has warned that the vital role of waiters is being overshadowed by the glamour surrounding the culture of top chefs.
2 commentsMan killed in tractor accident named
AN elderly man who died after a crash between a car and a tractor has been named by police.
Rare whisky to be sold to aid injured servicemen
A BOTTLE of whisky created in honour of Scotland’s oldest woman is to be auctioned to help injured servicemen and women regain quality of life.
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Coins haul for metal detector enthusiast
A METAL detector enthusiast has dug up a hoard of ancient silver coins in Caithness – after taking up the hobby a year ago.
1 commentDrivers put on ‘yellow alert’ for heavy snowfalls
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of snow for parts of Scotland today.
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Police release e-fit image after girl, 14, assaulted
Police investigating an assault on a teenage girl have released an image of a man they want to speak to.
Groundskeeper Willie finally reveals his Orcadian roots
HE is the cantankerous cartoon Scotsman who was famously voted ahead of Sir Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor and Rabbie Burns as the person most Americans associate with Scotland.
4 commentsC difficile scare ward open again
A HIGHLAND hospital ward has reopened after an outbreak of Clostridium difficile.
Minister outlines schedule for dual A9
THE long-awaited upgrade of the A9 to a full dual carriageway will begin in 2017, it has been announced.
18 commentsMan seriously hurt in two–car crash
A MAN is in a serious condition in hospital following a collision between two cars on a Highland road.
Work to start on £44m Forres flood scheme – ten years after disaster
MORAY Council has secured the funding needed to press ahead with a long-awaited £44 million flood alleviation scheme for Forres.
2 commentsBP investigates after oil leak halts production
The oil giant BP was yesterday continuing an urgent investigation into the cause of a subsea oil leak that forced it to shut down production on the first deep-water oilfield in the Atlantic frontier, west of Shetland.
SNP targets Shetland and Orkney in local elections
The SNP is to target the Northern Isles in the next local authority elections in an attempt to secure its first councillors on Shetland and Orkney.
21 commentsC diff alert after patient relapse at second hospital
A PATIENT who contracted Clostridium difficile (C diff) at a hospital in Inverness has shown symptoms of the infection at another hospital.
Help for Heroes to light jubilee beacon on Ben Nevis
A GROUP from Help for Heroes will climb Ben Nevis (4,409ft) in Scotland, while a team of wounded servicemen who will this year climb Mount Everest are to light a beacon on the summit of Mount Snowdon (3,560ft) in Wales to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
3 commentsMan to surf from Ireland to Islay
A WORLD renowned surfer is planning a marathon challenge with a difference – paddling from the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland to the isle of Islay in Scotland.
1 commentHundreds mourn island teenager
Hundreds of mourners gathered on the island of Lewis to pay their respects to a teenager found dead in a garden in Inverness.
Probe into Dounreay contamination scare
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after traces of radioactive contamination were detected on the boots of workers preparing to leave the Dounreay nuclear complex in Caithness.
‘Mackerel wars’ threat to Scots fishing industry
NEW talks aimed at finding a solution to the so-called “mackerel wars” have ended in deadlock, with Scottish ministers warning the ongoing row is jeopardising the future of the industry.
4 commentsEighth C diff infection is confirmed at Raigmore
An eighth patient has contracted Clostridium difficile in an outbreak of the infection at a Highland hospital.
Appeal court almost halves fine for fish farm where two died on barge
A FISH farm that admitted health and safety breaches over the deaths of two workers had a £600,000 fine almost halved on appeal yesterday.
Indefinite delay for new Elgin Academy
THE handover of the new £30 million Elgin Academy to Moray Council has been indefinitely delayed, it was revealed yesterday.
2 commentsRare sighting of ibis on Eigg
A GROUP of rare wetland birds, which usually make their home on the Mediterranean coast, have been spotted on a small Hebridean island.
£30k cannabis haul seized on Shetland
CANNABIS worth £30,000 was seized from a house in the Shetland Islands on Tuesday.
Capita to create 40 jobs in Moray
Outsourcing firm Capita is to create 40 new jobs in the Moray area.
Speed up A9 dualling work, says MSP
MINISTERS were yesterday accused of working at a “snail’s pace” towards their 13-year target of dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
7 commentsTeenager dies after fall during walk
A TEENAGER has died after suffering a head injury in a fall in the Highlands, police said.
Search for hillwalker is stood down
A SEARCH for a climber missing on the Cairngorms has been stood down.
Farm draws short straw as bales burn
STRAW bales, valued at more than £10,000, have been destroyed in a “suspicious” blaze at Aberdeenshire farm.
Drivers jointly culpable for fatal crash
TWO drivers were equally responsible for a crash that killed two people and left a 13-year-old girl fighting for her life, a court has ruled.
Teen may have died of exposure
TRIBUTES have been paid to tragic teenager Scott Campbell, thought to have died of exposure at the weekend in a garden only a short distance from his family’s home in Inverness.
Two-minute silence held for Inverness teenager found dead
A two-minute silence has been held in memory of Scott Campbell, the teenager found dead in Inverness.
Family devastated as body of missing Inverness boy found near to home
THE BODY of a teenager who had been reported missing in the Highlands has been found just yards from his house.
A massive air and land search was launched in Inverness on Saturday after 16-year-old Scott Campbell failed to return home after a night out.
Mother’s diary seeks justice for Nimrod crash victims
ON SATURDAY Ben Knight would have been 31 and the focus of a family celebration. Instead, 28 January will mark the publication of a book that explains how his family coped with the young airman’s death six years ago and their quest to bring those they believe responsible to justice.
Fisherman airlifted to hospital
A RESCUE helicopter from Stornoway made a 360-mile round trip in storm-force winds yesterday to pick up a fisherman who was severely injured on a vessel in the Atlantic.
After 70 years, memory of aircrew still lives on
A SECOND World War veteran who has dedicated his life to preserving the memory of the lost crew of a Wellington bomber that crashed into the Cairngorms yesterday reflected on the 70th anniversary of the tragedy.
Lemon Tree forced to cut free classes
THE programme of events at one of Scotland’s best-known performance venues is to be cut because of a funding shortfall.
Vet died from bed sores that had ‘rotted flesh to the bone’
AN INQUIRY into the death of a retired vet who developed an infected bed sore when she was living in a care home has heard that health professionals looking after elderly patients should improve the way they share information.
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
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- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Jim Murphy warns that independence could cost ‘thousands’ of defence jobs
- Paulo Sergio says Hearts tired in attack
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
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