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New clampdown on tax dodgers

New clampdown on tax dodgers

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, have today announced new action to clamp down…


Drink drive campaign begins

Drink drive campaign begins

Police in the Highlands and Islands have vowed to use all means at their disposal to track down those who drink and drive this festive season.


Fears over future of 999 call handling service in Highlands

Fears over future of 999 call handling service in Highlands

Fears that 999 calls could be handled outwith the Highlands by the incoming Scottish fire service have been expressed by a former MSP.


Fears new Tesco store will be delayed

Fears new Tesco store will be delayed

There are fears that plans for a badly needed much larger Tesco supermarket in Aviemore have been shelved for up to three years by the retail giant.


Row over threat to birds of prey

Row over threat to birds of prey

A row has broken out between RSPB Scotland and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) over the number of birds of prey being killed in Scotland.


Hospital doctors rule out strike action

Hospital doctors rule out strike action

The BMA has ruled out strike action at hospitals in Scotland this winter.


New An Camas Mor homes will reduce heating costs, claim

New An Camas Mor homes will reduce heating costs, claim

Families who move to the proposed An Camas Mor new town could be £700 a year a year better off because of lower heating costs thanks to lessons…


Kitting out Highland councillors costs £41,000

Kitting out Highland councillors costs £41,000

More than £41,000 was spent on IT equipment for Highland councillors following May’s local government elections, it has emerged.


Speeding motorists to be targeted at schools

Speeding motorists to be targeted at schools

Northern Constabulary are conducting targeted speed check in the vicinity of each of the 29 secondary schools within the Highland Council area.


£1 million worth of drugs taken off streets

£1 million worth of drugs taken off streets

Northern Constabulary has taken nearly £1 million worth of illegal drugs off the streets of the Highlands and Islands in the past 18 months.


Asda cuts 2p off litre of petrol

Asda cuts 2p off litre of petrol

Asda has announced that it is cutting 2p a litre off the price of unleaded.  


TV star to cook at Food Festival

TV star to cook at Food Festival

Aggie MacKenzie, of TV’s “How Clean Is Your House?” fame is to demonstrate her culinary skills on stage at the sixth annual Food on…


National park entry markers up for award

National park entry markers up for award

Stone signs which let people know they are entering the Cairngorms National Park have been shortlisted for the President’s Award at this week’s…


Kingussie school bullies have driven my boy to edge

Kingussie school bullies have driven my boy to edge

A worried mother has claimed her young son has been driven to suicidal thoughts by bullying at the strath’s largest school, and that the…


Man claimed he was Messiah and set himself on fire

Man claimed he was Messiah and set himself on fire

A man with mental health problems proclaimed he was the Messiah and set fire to himself in a taxi, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.


NHS Highland issues apology over baby's death

NHS Highland issues apology over baby's death

NHS Highland has made a personal and unreserved apology to a family for the failure to provide the required standards of care and the impact that had…


Watchdog will mean fairer deal for farmers

Watchdog will mean fairer deal for farmers

Highland farmers and food producers should benefit from the new supermarket watchdog according to Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Danny…


"Cinderella" door entry rule could return

"Cinderella" door entry rule could return

A festive return of the recently axed Highland “Cinderella” door entry rule could be on the cards - if night clubs want to counter competition…


MSP's bid to improve flow of traffic

MSP's bid to improve flow of traffic

Dave Thompson, SNP MSP Skye, Lochaber, and Badenoch has recently written to several haulier companies and two Scottish Government Ministers seeking to…


Warning about nappy sack dangers

Warning about nappy sack dangers

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) in Scotland is alerting parents to the deadly danger of nappy sacks to their babies.


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