Sustainable scooters win funding

BBC – High-speed mobility scooters powered by batteries recharged by renewable energy is among six ideas to win money from an awards scheme aimed at over 50s. ZetCars in Dingwall has secured a share of £100,000 from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts’ (Nesta) Age Unlimited Scotland 2011. Projects in Newton Stewart, [...]

Two people are killed in A9 crash

STV – Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on one of Scotland’s most dangerous roads. Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue were called to the scene on the A9 around seven miles south of Aviemore at around 9.30pm on Monday, June 4. Both vehicles were found to be on fire, and Northern Constabulary [...]

Pedestrian killed in Aviemore crash is named

BBC – A 35-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car near High Burnside in Aviemore. The accident, involving a blue Vauxhall Vectra, happened on the access road to High Burnside just before 2300 BST on Saturday. Euan Milne, from Dyce in Aberdeen, died at the scene.

Ridding A9 of deadly dangers could cost up to £4 billion

The Courier.co.uk – Improved signs, road markings and high friction surfacing have been placed at blackspots in a bid to reduce the risks. The Courier has long backed calls for the road to be dualled in its entirety between Perth and Inverness. However, at an estimated cost of up to £4 billion the work is [...]

Euro cash for internet upgrades

BBC – Thousands of pounds are to be spent to provide communities within the Cairngorms National Park with reliable broadband connections. Laggan Community Association will use some of the £17,100 it has been awarded from the European Leader programme to launch a wi-fi network. Glen Tanar Estate has been awarded £15,943 to upgrade the telephone [...]

Public consulted over A9 improvements

Press and Journal – The public will get the chance to have their say on a series of improvement schemes on the A9 Perth to Inverness route at a meeting with roads bosses this week. Senior staff from government agency Transport Scotland and contractor Transerv will host a forum in the Highlands at which they [...]

Scot shines in top dog sled race

BBC – A dog sled racer from Aviemore has beaten some of the world’s best mushers during an elite race in Canada. John Stewart, 25, finished runner-up in the 150-mile Canadian Championship Dog Derby near Yellowknife and won the ‘Rookie of the Race’ award. It was the first time a Scot had competed in the [...]

Osprey EJ returns to Loch Garten for ninth season

BBC – A female osprey has returned to a Highlands breeding site for the ninth year in a row. EJ has raised several young at RSPB Scotland’s Loch Garten reserve, near Aviemore. The RSPB said the 14-year-old bird appeared on Thursday afternoon holding a rainbow trout.

PICTURE: Bus overturns on A95 – no serious injuries

A service bus has crashed near Boat of Garten.
The coach was travelling between Carrbridge and Aviemore and was carrying three passengers when the accident happened on the A95 at Laggantygown Cemetery. It is believed the coach has overturned.
The three passengers are now out of the vehicle and are described as walking wounded. The driver sustained [...]

Aviemore husky racer hails ‘fantastic’ result

Press and Journal – A young Aviemore husky racer has triumphed in a major Canadian race. John Stewart, 25, a North Sea commercial diver who now lives in St Ronan’s Crescent, Culter, Aberdeen, is staying with Canada-based world sprint husky champion, Blayne Streeper – known as Buddy – in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. After competing [...]

Blizzards to sweep across north

BBC – Blizzards sweeping across northern parts of Scotland show no signs of relenting, with forecasters predicting more snow fall and gale force winds. The north west of the country was covered in a blanket of heavy snow on Saturday, with freezing temperatures causing disruption on transport routes. Severe weather warnings are in place for [...]

Full steam ahead: Locomotive revealed in Strathspey

STV – A brand new steam locomotive emerged from the paintshop to the tracks in Strathspey on Friday. This completely restored, 1952 Swindon-built locomotive has been pushed out and is ready for work on the line. After last year’s return of Caledonian locomotive number 828, this steam locomotive number 46512 is ready for passengers after [...]

Return to wintry chaos as icy blast hits north

Press and Journal – Winter came roaring back to the Highlands yesterday, bringing road and air chaos, with whiteout conditions in some parts. Forecasters warned last night that more snow was on the way, with up to 10in predicted for some areas along with gale-force winds. Motorists travelling to Inverness suffered traffic jams and queues [...]

Euro classic car event for Aviemore

BBC – Scotland is to host one of the largest gatherings of classic MG cars in 2013, it has been announced. About 300 cars are expected to be turned out for the MG Car Club European Event of the Year in Aviemore, from 16 to 20 August. The inaugural gathering was held in Luxembourg in [...]

Mixed feelings over Aviemore ‘Travelodge’

Strathspey and Badenoch Herald – CAIRNGORM National Park planners are recommending the go-ahead for an application which could pave the way for a Travelodge to open its doors in Aviemore. It is understood that Britain’s fastest growing hotel chain has been in talks with Upland Developments whose plans for a new 53 bedroom “Travelodge” type [...]

Support for budget hotel development in holiday village

Press and Journal – Plans for a budget hotel at the entrance to a Highland holiday village are being recommended for approval by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. But planning officials have raised concern that the design is not the “landmark” building envisaged for the prominent gateway site at Aviemore. Upland Developments want to build [...]

Ski patrol dog lost in hole for two days

BBC – A lost ski patrol dog spent almost two days stuck down a hole in the Scottish hills before being rescued. Bode disappeared while on her morning round, checking for hazards on the ski runs, with Kate Hunter, head of ski patrol at the Glenshee centre. The young cross-collie vanished at about 1030 GMT [...]

Gruesome find in the woods

Strathspey and Badenoch Herald – AN Aviemore man made a grisly find as he was out walking his dogs on the outskirts of the village – seven severed deer heads. Nando Vastano made the discovery recently on Kinveachy Estate, near to where infrastructure associated with the village’s new £24 million water works is being installed. [...]

CairnGorm in fresh kilted skiing record bid

BBC – A Scottish ski resort wants to break its “world record” for the most people in kilts going down a piste. In March last year, 235 intermediate and advanced level skiers took part in CairnGorm Mountain’s first attempt. Participants came down in a line from the Ptarmigan Top Station on Cairngorm mountain, near Aviemore.

Contract awarded for £11.9 million Aviemore primary school

Highland Council has this week awarded a contract for the construction of the new Aviemore Community Primary school. The total cost of the development is £11.9 million. The development of this community primary school is the first of its kind in the Highlands.
The contract is awarded to Graham Construction who will begin work at the [...]

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