Football captain was electrocuted

BBC – Dumbarton FC captain Gordon Lennon was electrocuted while enjoying an off-roading trip with friends, a fatal accident inquiry has heard. The 26-year-old, originally from Larne, County Antrim, died when the 4×4 he was in hit an electricity pole at Brahan, near Maryburgh, in June 2009. Dingwall Sheriff Court heard a witness describe how [...]

Footballer’s death probe to begin

Press and Journal – An inquiry into the death of Dumbarton footballer Gordon Lennon will start today at Dingwall Sheriff Court. He died when the 4×4 vehicle in which he was a passenger hit an electricity pole on the 4,000-acre Brahan Highland Country Estate, near Maryburgh, Easter Ross, on June 7, 2009. The crash brought [...]

Conon and Maryburgh to get their new joint school

Press and Journal – A new primary school and community games area will be built at Conon Bridge within the next three years, councillors unanimously agreed yesterday. The building, which includes 10 classrooms, a nursery, library and dining area, will replace the existing school in the Ross-shire village and another in nearby Maryburgh. The plans [...]

Posthumous display to celebrate artist’s work

Press and Journal -THE family of a Highland artist who died last year are ensuring his plan to exhibit his work in Inverness will be fulfilled. Nick Tweddle, of Glencanisp, Proby Street, Maryburgh, had begun arranging the exhibition at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, when he died from a heart condition in August aged 53. His [...]

Pedestrian seriously injured in Ross-shire accident

A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a collision with a car on the A862 road between Dingwall and Maryburgh.
The man (nfd) received serious injuries and was transported to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness after the accident which happened at around 3pm today (22 Jan).
The road was closed with local diversions, while specialist Road Policing officers carried [...]

Girls dare to bare for mum

Ross-Shire Journal – A PLUCKY pair of Ross-shire women devastated by the tragically early loss of their mum to cancer told this week why they dared to bare for a calendar in tribute to her memory. Joan Stuart had been fit and well and very active prior to her out-of-the-blue diagnosis and her death, aged [...]

Father and son in dock for bar assault

North Star – A FATHER and son appeared in the dock together at Dingwall Sheriff Court on an assault charge. Danny MacKenzie (18), of Sellar Place, Conon Bridge, and Kennor MacKenzie (45), of Seaforth Place, Maryburgh, admitted assaulting David Underwood outside the Riverside Tavern, Conon Bridge, on October 2, last year, by knocking him to [...]

Best friends to stay together in first jobs

Ross-Shire Journal – TWO Ross-shire women who have been inseparable pals since the age of nine are set to begin their first jobs as rookie medics – on the same ward of a hospital. Louise Dytch and Linda White have been joined at the hip since first bumping into each other at a swimming club [...]

Maryburgh school campaign goes to gala

THE fight by Maryburgh parents to save their local primary school will continue at the village’s gala day tomorrow (Saturday) when residents will be urged to sign letters seeking support from local politicians.
Full story: Ross-shire Journal

Tragic chain-of-events for off-road crash victim

A chain of tragic circumstances led to the death of the captain of a Scottish football club on a Highland estate, it emerged yesterday.
Gordon Lennon, 26, who was the skipper of Dumbarton FC, died in an “extremely unlucky” accident on the 4,000-acre Brahan Highland Country Estate, near Maryburgh, in Easter Ross, on Sunday.
Full report: Press [...]

Off-road crash victim was football club captain

Dumbarton Football Club has confirmed that its captain has been killed in a crash at Brahan, near Maryburgh, Dingwall, while on a family break on Sunday.
The 26-year-old led his side to promotion to Division Two last season.
Full story BBC

One dead in off-road accident near Dingwall

A man died in an off-road vehicle accident on Sunday (7 June) at Brahan near Maryburgh, Dingwall.
Emergency services attended the accident at around 4.40pm in which the man had sustained serious injuries, and he was taken to Raigmore Hosital, where he later died.
Police have not released his name until next of kin have been informed.