Neil Macphail

Call sent to Scottish Government to put an end to the “damaging and destructive” plan that is not “good value for money.”

It will see investment across communities with over £1bn for schools and roads over the next 10 years in Phase One of the programme.

They may be described as micro grants from Inverness based Cairngorm Group, but they have a big benefit for the many good causes that receive them.

Now they would love to see some new green fingered folk help keep Alness beautiful.

The local group has issued a rallying call for more fundraising ideas to bring the stalled project to fruition, and for more volunteers.

Two fire units standing by in city centre as police tape off roads and Morrisons supermarket car park.

A supermarket is evacuated, all trains are halted and several roads are closed as fire crews assess the situation.

For three hours all rail services were halted and some roads were closed as gas leaking from a parked freight train was dealt with.

The inspection “highlighted crucial weaknesses in aspects of the service which significantly affected the care that people received.”

Highland Hospice is to benefit from the sponsored bravery of the 16-year-old.