Inverness & Highlands
Highland Clearances excavation plan for Kildonan
An excavation is to take place at the site of infamous riots sparked 200 years ago by the Highland Clearances.
UHI offers first islands studies course
STUDENTS around the world are being offered an islands studies course – the first of its kind in Scotland – at the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Bid to bring trees to Orkney ‘a success’
A 15-YEAR project which has seen over 300 acres of native species planted in notoriously ‘treeless’ Orkney has been hailed a success.
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Scotland’s summer weather: snow and road closures
THE summer solstice is only 28 days away, but in parts of Scotland yesterday, it was like winter had never left, as people awoke to a blanket of snow.
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Jimmy Savile’s Highland cottage ready for viewings
BUYERS are being offered tours of a Highland cottage that belonged to the disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
Highland lapdance club manager faces council probe
A COUNCIL worker, whose second job is as boss of a city nightclub where lap dancing has been granted for the first time in the Highlands, is to face his nine-to-five manager to discuss his “extra-curricular” activities.
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Liam Aitchison trial: Teenager ‘stabbed 20 times’
A TEENAGE boy whose body was discovered in a derelict building in the Western Isles was stabbed 20 times, a court heard yesterday.
Karen Darke to open Highland Cycle Ability Centre
Paralympic cyclist Karen Darke today opens Scotland’s first dedicated cycling centre for people with physical and learning disabilities.
Flybe sells Inverness to London landing slots
THE airline Flybe has sold its take-off and landing slots at London Gatwick airport to Easyjet for £20m – sparking fears for air links to the Highlands.
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World’s largest wave power scheme given go-ahead
THE Scottish Government today gave the green light for the world’s largest wave power scheme, to be developed in the stormy seas off the coast of the Western Isles.
67 commentsFerry subsidy cut ‘a tax on islands’
The Scottish Government has been criticised for a decision to remove a fare subsidy for ferries.
Cyclist killed in Highland crash named by police
A CYCLIST killed in a crash on a Highland country road has been named as 21-year-old Craig Testsill, a labourer from Falkirk.
Scotland’s weather: Snow warning for climbers
CLIMBERS and hillwalkers have been warned by the Met Office to beware wintry conditions on Scotland’s peaks over the next few days.
Death-themed ‘family fun day’ planned for Nairn
ORGANISERS of a family “fun day” claim their event is to die for, but the light-hearted open day in Nairn has a serious tone, aimed at looking at the practical side of death.
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Heart defect may explain schoolgirl’s Highland death
AN 11-year-old girl who died on a school trip to the Highlands is believed to have died from a heart defect.
Scotland to launch wave energy sector fund
Scotland will be the first part of the UK to have a dedicated fund to help with the development of the wave energy sector, energy minister Fergus Ewing said.
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Highlands-London air travel raised with UK minister
THE future of air links between the north of Scotland and London is being raised with the Transport Secretary.
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Fire destroys Al Fayed’s Highland vistor centre
A PROBE is underway into the cause of a major blaze which destroyed a popular visitor centre in the Highlands, owned by ex-Harrod boss Mohammed Al Fayed.
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Passenger ship runs aground at Oban Bay Picture gallery
Dive teams will inspect a passenger ship that has been brought safely to anchor after it ran aground on the west coast of Scotland.
BBC Hebrides programme ‘to be shown across UK’
THE BBC has confirmed the popular series Hebrides: Islands on the Edge is to be broadcast across the UK – but an MSP has called for it to be shown in time for the summer tourism season.
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Ex-Highland councillor to repay £34k over fraud
JOHN Holden, the former Highland councillor jailed for benefit fraud, has been ordered to repay over £34,000.
Foraging chef Gary Goldie heads for pastures new
ONE of Scotland’s top chefs has split from the award- winning hotel where he made his name and is planning to open a rival restaurant.
Anger at Glencassley and Sallachy windfarms plan
Mountaineers opposed to two wind farms planned near a Highland beauty spot claim they would “blemish” part of the nation’s most important wild countryside.
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Isle of Iona may be ancient burial site
An archaeological survey on the famous Scots isle of Iona – where St Columba landed 1450 years ago to spread Christianity in Scotland – has shown signs of ancient burials.
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Cyclist dies after Highlands road accident
A 21-year-old cyclist died after a horror crash on a country road in the Highlands.
Shetland LulzSec hacker Jake Davis sentenced
A SCOTTISH computer hacker has been sentenced to two years’ detention for his part in a series of sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions.
Jimmy Savile’s Glencoe home on sale for £100k
JIMMY Savile’s Highland home is being sold off later this month with a £100,000 price tag.
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Shetland hacker to be sentenced for LulzSec role
A GROUP of young British computer hackers who considered themselves to be “latter-day pirates” masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions including the CIA, Sony, the FBI and Nintendo from their bedrooms, a court heard yesterday.
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Windfarm ‘could have impact on Highland Fault’
COUNCIL planners are recommending that controversial plans for a nine turbine wind farm in Perthshire should be refused - because of its impact on the Highland Fault, the distinctive geographical feature which marks the divide the Highland and Lowlands of Scotland.
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Mingary Castle in Lochaber to undergo restoration
WORK is underway on a project to save Scotland’s best-preserved 13th Century castle.
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Missing Torridon hillwalker found safe
A hillwalker has been found safe and well after a search in Wester Ross.
Cairngorm funicular railway walks plan talks
HIGHLAND councillors are considering proposals to allow guided treks between the Cairngorm funicular railway’s top station and the Cairn Gorm plateau to remain permanently.
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Green energy could bring 10,000 to islands - study
RENEWABLE energy projects could create more than 10,000 jobs on the Scottish islands by 2030, according to a government-commissioned report.
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Bheinn Mhor windfarm proposal raises objections
ANTI-WINDFARM objectors have condemned plans by a renewables firm to build a windfarm next to an iconic Highland beauty spot.
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Body found in hunt for missing Lochaber man
A BODY has been found during the search for a missing 61-year-old man in the Highlands.
Inverness lap dancing club given green light
LAP dancing has controversially been given the go ahead in the Highlands for the first time.
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Skye business facilities plan gets funding boost
PLANS to develop new business facilities on Skye – supporting up to 80 new jobs – has been handed a £1.9million funding boost announced by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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Argyll and Bute council leader resigns over coalition
AN SNP council leader has been forced out of his post after an attempt to strengthen the numbers in his ruling coalition was blocked by the party’s ruling body.
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First ‘unmanned’ flight lands in Inverness
THE first unmanned flight over British airspace has been successfully completed.
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Four Scots hospitals closed due to vomiting cases
A TOTAL of four hospitals in the north of Scotland are now shut to new admissions due to cases of diarrhoea and vomiting.
Toilet break warning for climbers in Scotland
A WARNING has gone out to hillwalkers and climbers needing the toilet while snow remains on Scotland’s peaks.
4 commentsHighland Council in foster carer recruitment drive
HIGHLAND Council is aiming to recruit more carers during Foster Care Fortnight.
MoD retreats from Cape Wrath buyout
The Ministry of Defence has dramatically withdrawn its bid to extend its biggest UK bombing range at Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point on the British mainland.
Lawyers review Deepcut police files
A REVIEW of police files is under way in a bid to force a long-awaited public inquiry into four deaths at Deepcut army barracks.
Harris Tweed businesswoman dies in cliff plunge
A BODY discovered on a beach in the Western Isles is believed to be that of businesswoman Ann MacCallum.
Video: Wallace & Gromit visit Loch Ness in tourism ad video
Plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit have been to the moon, fought off evil penguins and solved one small town’s rabbit problem, but now they’ve done the impossible - they’ve had their picture taken alongside the Loch Ness monster.
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Family’s shock as girl dies on Highland trip
The family of an 11-year-old girl who died after falling ill on a school trip to the Scottish Highlands said tonight they had been left devastated by their loss.
Loganair plane makes emergency landing in Orkney
A PLANE with 17 passengers has made an emergency landing in Orkney after a cargo door burst open in mid-air.
Police investigate after body found on Lewis
Police are probing the discovery of a woman’s body on a beach on the Isle of Lewis.
Severely disabled man gets life for friend murder
A SEVERELY disabled man who kicked, stamped and slashed a man to death has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Saturday 25 May 2013
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