Rhubarb-flavoured vodka hits the royal mark

Press and Journal – THE Duke of Rothesay expressed a liking for rhubarb-flavoured vodka when he sampled food and drink from across the Highlands at a farmers’ market on the banks of the Cromarty Firth. The unusual tipple and some smoked salmon were among the delicacies Prince Charles tasted at the Storehouse of Foulis yesterday. [...]

Six people injured in two road crashes

Evening Express – SIX people were injured – one of them seriously hurt – after two crashes on Aberdeenshire roads. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle smash on the A96 Aberdeen to Elgin road near the BP garage in Huntly. One person was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. And three others [...]

New scheme enables pupils to try out nursing

Press and Journal – PUPILS of north-east secondary schools have been given the chance to shadow nurses under a new scheme to encourage more youngsters into the profession. They visited Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Woodend Hospital, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Royal Cornhill Hospital during the week, with a final event taking place yesterday.

Dementia patient loses appeal over her income

Press and Journal – A dementia sufferer from Fraserburgh has lost a court appeal seeking full access to her income. The 37-year-old woman, named only as YW in a ruling by a sheriff, was hoping to overturn a decision by the Scottish Public Guardian which transferred control of her funds to Aberdeenshire Council. The step [...]

‘Save Our Shoes’ petition launched

Northern Scot – AN Elgin man has sent out an SOS to some of the leading names in showbusiness, in his bid to save Red Shoes Theatre which has hosted its final performance. Gary Souter, who regularly attended events there, heard rumours last week that the building on South College Street had shut as a [...]

Ancient boat set for Spey voyage

Northern Scot – A MODE of river transport last seen in Moray during the 18th century, is set to be revived by a boatmaker planning to paddle the length of the River Spey. Peter Faulkner is an internationally- known maker of a small hide-covered craft called a coracle, which was once used to carry timber [...]

Another major store name targets Elgin

Northern Scot – COMPUTER retailer PC World is hoping to arrive in Moray next year. New jobs would be created if a proposed development at the Currys electrical store on Elgin’s Springfield Industrial Park is approved by Moray Council. Both firms are owned by DSG International (DSGI), which is currently seeking a certificate of lawfulness [...]

Parents tell of heartache after caravan site fire

Press and Journal – The parents of two men seriously injured in a Keith blaze spoke of their heartache last night. The fire broke out early on Sunday as a group of friends were drinking and listening to music in one of the holiday homes at Beechtree Park. Kyle Stewart, 18, remains in a critical [...]

Police rule out criminal activity in explosion

Press and Journal – Police yesterday said there was no criminal activity involved in the series of explosions that rocked an Inverness builder’s yard earlier this week. A box of old detonators exploded at T M Fraser’s premises in Thornbush Road on Thursday afternoon. Two men who went to investigate the first of two explosions [...]

Loch Ness-side retreat celebrates again

Press and Journal – A FIVE-STAR Highland retreat is celebrating after being named one of the top restaurants in Scotland. Loch Ness Lodge received the coveted Gold Award from Eat Scotland, one of only 14 restaurants in the country to receive one. Head chef Ross Fraser, 30, from Inverness, has worked with some of the [...]

Inverness woman found dead in Australian hotel

Daily Record – A YOUNG Scot has been found dead while working in Australia. Charlene Ganson’s parents have been left devastated by the news that their daughter was found dead in the hotel where she worked in the Blue Mountains. Charlene, 22, from Inverness, emigrated to New South Wales with her Australian boyfriend Neil in [...]

Ash cloud cost airports company £45,000 a day

BBC – The grounding of flights as a precaution because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 every day services were disrupted. The figure is carried in Highlands and Islands Airports Limited’s (HIAL) report and accounts for 2009/10. Chairman Grenville Johnston said the loss of revenue would affect the current financial year’s figures. The [...]

The ‘Power’ comes to Inverness

STV – Inverness is getting set to welcome a sportsman of epic proportions. On the 25th of August 15 times world champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will make an appearance at the Inverness Ice Centre. Darts has grown massively in popularity over the last 20 years and is now one of the biggest sports in [...]

Bodyboarders rescued after getting into difficulty in Banff

STV – Two bodyboarders were swept up to 300 metres out to sea at Banff after getting into difficulties in strong currents. Coastguards rushed to the scene and rescued a 13-year-old and a 36-year-old about 1pm on Friday after receiving a 999 call. Members of the public had tried to help the pair, who were [...]

Serious safety message at Loch Ness fun days

This Saturday and Sunday (31 July and 1 August ) will see the volunteer team from Loch Ness RNLI hold two Sea Safety and Lifeboat equipment demonstrations between 10am and 2pm.
Kicking off the weekend will be an event on Saturday at Dores beach which is being kindly hosted by the Dores Inn.
On offer will be [...]

Pet cats shot with air weapon in Moray

BBC – Police have condemned the “cruel and senseless” shooting of two cats with an air weapon in Moray. The pet cats were targeted in the Findochty area and needed treatment from a vet. An air weapon was also fired on Crown Terrace, Portgordon, but no-one was injured as a result.

Swine flu and snow hit airports

BBC – Swine flu, the recession and a bad winter have been identified as among the factors behind a fall in passengers using Highlands and Islands airports. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said it handled 1.1 million passengers in 2009/10 – 8% less than the previous financial year. It runs 11 sites – including [...]

Thieves rob Sea Scouts of boats worth £1000

Inverness Courier – THIEVES have stolen more than £1000-worth of boating equipment from a group of city youngsters. It is the third time in the last 12 months that Inverness Sea Scouts has been targeted – depriving cadets of essential equipment. In the latest attack, thieves made off with two small boats known as Funyaks, [...]

Tornados could be grounded says MoD leaked report

STV – The Moray-based RAF Tornado fleet could be grounded after a leaked Ministry of Defence report revealed it could save up £7.5bn. The leaked documents, produced for the ongoing defence spending review, were published in the Times newspaper on Friday. It is understood that scrapping the Tornado GR4s, many of which are based at [...]

Heritage photo contest winner announced

The winner of our Heritage Photo Competition is Davine Sutherland from Invergordon.
Her picture of Blair Castle beautifully illustrated Scotland’s heritage by including Scotland’s rolling hills, a superbly-kept historical building and acres of hand-planted mixed woodland.
Davine wins our prize of five full-price tickets to any NTS property. Congratulations Davine and thanks to everyone for sending [...]

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