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There are concerns about the quality of the new tap water

Scottish Water has said that complaints from some residents about the 'poor' quality of drinking water are down to teething problems to be expected after their new £24 million water supply system in Aviemore went on stream.

 

The new water treatment plant at Kinakyle is now supplying drinking water to 10,000 people and businesses from Newtonmore through Kingussie and Aviemore to Grantown and Cromdale.

 


Police are warning about a loan scam Police are warning the public to be aware of cold calling telephone sales being made by a company BESTUKLOAN.CO.UK, who appear to be offering loans. A Northern Constabulary spokesman said: "These offers are very attractive and may 'seem too good to be true'.
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MSP Dave Thompson Local Badenoch MSP Dave Thompson has stressed the Scottish Government's determination to oversee provision of a modern broadband service for all of Scotland, starting with rural areas previously left behind in early internet coverage. Already this month, a further £40 million has been announced to improve rural broadband links in Scotland.
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Has the Dark Lord of The Sith been sighted in Inverness? There has been a second sighting of Darth Vader in the Highland capital following a report that a man resembling the Sith Lord was spotted in the city. Police responded to reports last month that soneone dressed in black-clad as the Dark Lord of The Sith was frequenting the Scourgie area of Inverness.
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Some of the supporters at the gates of Castle Grant A group of Rangers supporters in Grantown made their own feelings known about the plight of their beloved club at the gates of the luxury home of club owner Craig Whyte on the town's outskirts. As fans at Ibrox were making their protest ahead of kick-off in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock, local Gers fans braved a freezing gale in the Strathspey capital to get their own point over at Castle Grant.
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Dingwall Sheriff Court A sheriff has heard how a man fuelled by a cocktail of drugs in his system drove in the wrong direction along a dual carriage on the A9. He also went in the wrong direction at the Tore roundabout while his vehicle had lost all the rubber off a wheel and was running on its metal rim.
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The two rare bottles are expected to fetch a handsome price Two exceptional and rare bottles of 50 year old Glenfiddich are expected to fetch big prices at auction. The malts which will go under the hammer at Bonhams Whisky sale in Edinburgh on March 7 are estimated at £13,000 to £15,000 each.
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