Category: News
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TV celeb spreads Ho-ho-hope for Mary’s Meals
A Place In The Sun star Jean Johansson has teamed up with international school meals charity Mary’s Meals to encourage families to bring hope to hungry children over the festive season
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Appeal to trace missing man
Rory Macmillan was last seen in the Old Perth Road area of Inverness around 3.50pm on Monday, December 11.
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Nan McMurdo Memorial Fund is wound up but her legacy lives on
The Nan McMurdo Memorial Fund has dispensed all of its funds, however the legacy that it has left behind and the help that it continues to provided, will continue well into the future.
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Oban schools welcome local golfing hero
Oban’s schools welcomed Bob MacIntyre back last week as the Ryder Cup winner participated in a series of events in his hometown.
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Victim support volunteers needed in Campbeltown
Victim Support Scotland are currently looking for volunteers in Campbeltown to help support vulnerable witnesses at Campbeltown Sheriff Court.
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Police Scotland launch festive drink drive blitz
Motorists are being warned of the dangers of drink driving as Police Scotland officers gear up for their annual festive crackdown. Last year Police carried out 3,049 roadside tests in December – with 722 drivers detected for drink or drug offences. The failure rate of 24 percent means that nearly one in four drivers were…
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Rumble on Lismore
Few would have known it, but Morvern has been struck by a series of minor earthquakes over the last month, culminating in a “loud rumble” on Saturday afternoon
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Sustainable Skye event spurs innovative waste proposals for Skye and Raasay
With an influx of approximately 600,000+ annual visitors, the Isle of Skye faces unprecedented waste management challenges, prompting innovative solutions at the event.
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Highlands Rewilding sells land to the community at Tayvallich
Highlands Rewilding has taken a leap forward with its progressive model for community engagement, completing the sale, at cost, of 19 hectares of Tayvallich Estate to the local community body Tayvallich Initiative. This development comes six months after Highlands Rewilding and Tayvallich Initiative developed and signed a first-of-a-kind land management Memorandum of Understanding and represents…
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Choirs benefit charities to the tune of £850
About 250 people packed St John’s Cathedral to enjoy performances by eight choirs as part of a special Winter Festival concert organised by Oban Gaelic Choir