Firm posts £1,000 reward after trailer is stolen

Northern Scot – A £1,000 reward has been offered by a Moray plant hire firm following the theft of one of its trailers. Dubye Ltd. have put the cash up for information leading to the recovery of a galvanised metal trailer stolen from one of their yards in Elgin’s Moycroft industrial estate earlier this [...]

OAPs force bus axe U-turn

Northern Scot – Elderly residents at the Larch Court sheltered housing complex in Bishopmill were stunned to read in last week’s ‘Northern Scot’ that a cut in council subsidies meant their hourly service to Elgin bus station faced being scrapped.

City nightspot forced to close for 6 months

Inverness Courier – AN Inverness nightspot – where at least two people have suffered head injuries following alleged assaults with glass bottles – has been shut down.

Moves to secure air link with Amsterdam

Inverness Courier – A VALUABLE air route from Inverness to a major international hub in Europe is a step closer to being secured. The Inverness Courier has learned that Highlands and Islands Airports (HIA) is investigating various ways of introducing a daily service to Schiphol, Amsterdam.

Poundland takes over vacant Woolworths store

Inverness Courier – DISCOUNT chain Poundland has taken over the former Woolworths building in Inverness and is set to open its second city centre store this summer.

Union and council in war over cuts

Inverness Courier – A ROW has broken out between union leaders and senior councillors over moves by cash-strapped Highland Council to make it cheaper to get rid of staff. In a strongly-worded exchange, resources committee chairman Carolyn Wilson yesterday accused Unison of being alarmist and lacking responsibility over its claims that mass redundancies were in [...]

Alarms broken for months, OAPs claim

Press and Journal – PENSIONERS who were left trapped when a fire broke out at an Aberdeen sheltered housing complex have had no personal alarm systems in place for almost three months.

Children’s Panel volunteers honoured

Press and Journal – Volunteers who give up their free time to help protect vulnerable youngsters were honoured for their work last night. Fifteen people who have served on Aberdeenshire’s Children’s Panel for at least seven years attended a special ceremony at the local authority’s Woodhill House headquarters in Aberdeen.

Woman denies allowing teenage girls to drink alcohol

Evening Express – A WOMAN has continued to deny claims she allowed teenagers to binge drink at her Aberdeenshire home. Christine Stewart was said to have let three girls in her care drink alcohol. One of the girls, Naomi Thomson, 14, later died.

Green light for data centre

Scotsman – THE UK’S most northerly data centre is to be built in Shetland in a £12 million project. Two sites in Lerwick are being considered for the state-of-the-art computing facility powered by renewable energy and using a high-speed fibre optic telecommunication link.

Anguish of woman in dash to her dying dad

Ross-Shire Journal – A WOMAN this week recounted the anguish of her desperate dash from Africa to Alness to be with her dying father.

Hampden story is captured by author

Ross-Shire Journal – STAGGIES heading for Hampden to experience a slice of history could find their own memories of the big day captured for posterity. Journalist Frank Gilfeather is calling on Ross County fans to share their experiences as part of a book to be published within a month of the May 15 Active Nation [...]

Car dealer Dicksons races ahead for best ever profits

Scotsman – DICKSONS, the motor dealer with sites in Inverness and Forres, has hailed its “highest ever trading profit” after a boost from the scrappage scheme and its own marketing activity. The company – which promotes itself as the “friendly power in motoring” – posted a pre-tax profit of £495,000, compared with £48,000 in 2008, [...]

Parties back A82 upgrade

Lochaber News – ELECTION candidates from across the political spectrum have backed the campaign to upgrade the A82.

Claggan pitch plan KO?

Lochaber News – EMERGENCY talks were taking place at Fort William Football Club last night (Wednesday) as fears emerged a new hi-tech sports pitch plan has been kicked into the long grass.

Anger at Caol library closure threat

Lochaber News – THE book may be about to close on Caol library as part of a major Highland Council savings drive, it has emerged. Following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request, it has been revealed that the public library in Scotland’s biggest village, along with five others in the Highlands, is at the top [...]

Residents fight plan for Dallachy travellers’ site

Press and Journal – A Moray community has turned out in force to show staunch opposition to plans for a site for travellers. More than 200 people teamed together at the Spey Bay Community Hall to fight proposals for a stopping site.

Concert promoter given jail warning

Press and Journal – A NORTH-EAST concert promoter with legions of furious fans and bands after him has been warned he could face jail if he fails to comply with a court order. Brian Davies, of Keith-based New Dawn Events, organised gigs at Banchory and Shrewsbury last year but failed to give refunds when poor [...]

Rock4Life fans hope for refund on tickets

Press and Journal – MUSIC fans who bought tickets for the doomed Rock4Life charity concert in the Highlands, which would have featured Status Quo as the headline act, will have to wait up to six weeks to find out if they will get a refund.

Man, 39, admits hiding runaway teenager

STV – A 39-year-old man concealed a teenage girl on the run from a residential home in Inverness. Michael Lawrence admitted that he knowingly harboured the 13-year-old after she had absconded from a Highland Council residential unit.

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