Police name Italian couple killed in crash near Reay

John O’Groat Journal – AN Italian couple who died in a road crash near Reay on Saturday have been named. Emanuele Nico (44) and his wife, Liana Pinotti (45), from Gavirate, were killed when the motorbike they were riding was involved in a collision with a car. It happened on the A836 Thurso to Reay [...]

Search called off after dinghy pair found safe

Inverness Courier – A search for two men on an inflatable dinghy on Loch Ness was carried out by RNLI crews from Kessock and Loch Ness in the early hours of Saturday after a relative alerted the emergency services . The men had last been seen leaving Dores beach around 7pm on Friday but with [...]

Dolphin leaps out of the sea… with a jellyfish for a hat

Mail Online – This playful dolphin seems to have entered into the spirit of the British seaside holiday by sporting a jellyfish in the style of a ‘Kiss Me Quick’ porkpie hat. The energetic mammal proudly emerged from the sea off Scotland with a jellyfish jauntily balanced on its head.

The Nairn Show is a huge success

Inverness Courier – THE annual Nairn Show on Saturday was the biggest and best in years according to the show’s convenor, David Hay. Glorious sunshine attracted about 4,000 to the event which was organised by the Nairnshire Farming Society at Kinnudie Farm in Auldearn where spectators were treated to live stock shows, food and craft [...]

Two killed in motorbike collision near Reay, Caithness

BBC – Two people have died in a collision between a motorbike and a car in Caithness. The crash happened at Drumhollistan on the A836 Thurso to Reay road at 13:10 on Saturday. The motorbike rider, a 45-year-old man, and the pillion passenger, a woman also aged 45, sustained fatal injuries. Northern Constabulary closed the [...]

SPORT: Butcher upbeat after loss to Hibs

BBC Sport – Terry Butcher retains faith in his rebuilt side despite Inverness suffering their second defeat in a row. “I am very excited by this group of players,” the manager said after the 1-0 defeat at home to Hibernian. “I said that before the game and, having seen them play, I am even more [...]

SPORT: Ross County 2 – 1 Queen’s Park

BBC Sport – Ross County came back from a goal down against Queen’s Park to progress to the second round of the League Cup. Queen’s took the lead in the fifth minute when Michael Daly rose to convert Craig Smith’s header. Five minutes before the break, Daryll Meggatt was sent off for the visitors after [...]

SPORT: Inverness CT 0 Hibs 1

Daily Record – Caley Thistle boss Terry Butcher was left baffled as his side failed to take their chances in front of goal. The win ended the capital side’s Highland misery having previously gone nine games without a win at the Caledonian Stadium. Colin Calderwood’s men were without broken toe victim Sean O’Hanlon in the [...]

Flying operations end at RAF Kinloss

STV – More than 70 years of military history are drawing to an end as the last regular flying operations take off from RAF Kinloss. The air base is being closed and converted into an army base under the UK Government’s defence cuts programme. The RAF is due to leave the Moray station in March [...]

Life sentence for Caithness man who abducted teenager

BBC – A Caithness man who abducted a 14-year-old girl has been jailed for nine months and given a life-long restriction order. John McPhee, 58, struck as his victim was leaving a house in Thurso, but she escaped after sending a text message to a friend who came to her aid. He earlier admitted the [...]

Barrier call for Scotland’s open level crossings

BBC – The railway regulator has called for barriers to be fitted to more than half of Scotland’s open level crossings. A Rail Accident Investigation Branch safety review said some crossings should close completely if Network Rail could not install automatic barriers. The review was prompted by a crash in Caithness in 2009, when three [...]

Elderly dogs found abandoned outside post office

STV – Two elderly dogs have been found dumped outside a village post office near Inverness. The two animals were discovered by a passer by in Muir of Ord, at Great North Road, on Tuesday July 19. The dogs, a Tibetan terrier and terrier cross, are between eight and ten years old. Although the dogs [...]

Mercy dash saves Loch Ness tourist

Highland News – A LOCAL man has been hailed a hero after a mercy dash saved the life of a French holidaymaker who had received a potentially deadly mosquito bite. Ron Blanchard (60) rushed a lifeless Gilbert Kohler (65), who was stranded in Drumnadrochit, to Raigmore Hospital where an A&E doctor said he only had [...]

Addict threatened Inverness teens with needle

Highland News – AN Inverness man who brandished a needle at two 13-year-olds and told them it contained Hepatitis C did so because he felt threatened by them, a court heard. Daniel McCafferty admitted displaying the syringe on the city’s Grant Street, but said he had done it because he had been “provoked” by the [...]

Miss Glasgow proves a hit with Inverness Caley Thistle players

Inverness Courier – Miss Glasgow Amanda Quinn said ICT players were “mighty welcoming” when she started her charity cycling challenge at the club’s Inverness stadium this week. She met the boys before they went off to train at Fort George and then travelled to her next stop – Aberdeen. For five days Ms Quinn [...]

Autism row: Family fury after son thrown out of theatre

STV – A furious dad has hit out at the “Wicked discrimination” shown against his autistic 12-year-old son who was “thrown onto the street” at a hit West End musical. Glyn Morris, 41, was enjoying a family holiday night out watching Wicked when he was asked to remove his son Gregor from the Apollo Theatre [...]

Schoolboys accused of stoning train near Inverness

Highland News – THREE schoolboys have been accused of throwing stones from a bridge and smashing a window of a train travelling from Inverness. The incident happened at around 6.20pm on Sunday when the 5.55pm service heading for Wick was passing through Kirkhill. It is believed the stones were alledgedly thrown from the Clunes Overbridge.

Telephone support after exam results arrive

Forres Gazette – STUDENTS from the Forres area will be among 160,000 young people in Scotland who will receive their exam results via email, text or by post nextThursday (August 4). For those who don’t get the results they had been hoping for, help is at hand in the form of a free call to [...]

£22m equipment for cancer units

BBC – Five hospitals across Scotland are to receive new equipment, worth £22m, to treat cancer. The Scottish government awarded the contract for replacing radiotherapy machines to Varian Medical Systems. It is hoped the more technically-advanced equipment will treat tumours in a faster and more precise manner.

Teenager jailed for raping 16-year-old girl in Dufftown

BBC – A teenager convicted of repeatedly raping a 16-year-old girl in a Moray town after meeting her for the first time has been jailed for five years. Andrew Ewen, now 17, of Aberlour, was 15 when the incident happed in Dufftown in July, 2009. Ewen claimed it was consensual, but was found guilty of [...]

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