Category: Lochaber
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‘We need a new ferry now’
Banners calling for ‘a new Corran Ferry now’ may soon line the roads from Lochaber to Highland Council’s HQ in Inverness and the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh
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‘Skye is not for sale’: councillors object to power line upgrade
In the closest of votes, Highland councillors have objected to SSEN’s proposals to build a “massive” power line from Fort Augustus to the Isle of Skye
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Loch Morar bridges cause collapse concern
The deteriorating state of three bridges on a minor road near Morar has raised some concerns amongst members of the local community.
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Skye hotel voted best in Scottish Highlands and Islands
Duisdale House on the Isle of Skye has been named the top hotel in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands.
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Comhairle issues contact details following ‘criminal’ cyber attack
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar says a its email system is now fully functional following last Tuesday’s cyber attack.
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Bid to erase Savile’s Glencoe home with new design in memory of mountaineer
A plan to demolish paedophile TV presenter Jimmy Savile’s holiday house in Glencoe and supplant it with a family home honouring a different famous resident has been revealed in an application to Highland Council. Savile, who was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, owned Allt-na-Reigh cottage by the A82, overlooking the Bidean…
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Rural migration in an independent Scotland
A new paper has set out how a new Live in Scotland Visa would help to address depopulation in rural areas.
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Travelling tartan suit on fundraising quest for MND
The eye-catching two-piece is embarking on a fundraising odyssey throughout the UK – and possibly worldwide – for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
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Youth parliament voting opens
Have your say: voting for new members of the Scottish Youth Parliament now open to young people
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A bright future ahead for apprentices in Arnish
This year Harland and Wolff has taken on 11 new apprentices from the Western Isles in trades such as electrical, welding and plating