Military bomb disposal experts have been called to Invergordon after the discovery of unexploded ordnance was discovered yesterday evening by an amateur metal detectorist and his son. Invergordon primary and secondary schools have been closed for the day due to their proximity to the site. Residents in some nearby properties have been evacuated as a precaution whilst the device is
Read moreRoss County taught a young Hibernian side a lesson in the art of the ‘smash and grab’ as they ran out 2-0 winners at Easter Road. Check out the full match report by Simply Scottish Footie, an upcoming Independent Football site. Youthful Hibs “Schooled” By Clinical County
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Two drivers on the Black Isle escaped serious injury in a car accident that left one vehicle in flames and the other in pieces on its side. The accident occurred this evening, 11th March, on the B9169 outside Easter Kinkell Primary school at approximately 21:10. Good samaritans including a nurse,quickly attended to the two drivers involved in the accident, with
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School children and parents staged a protest outside The Highland Council headquarters in Inverness on Friday over planned cuts to pupil support for those with additional support needs. The children walked out of lessons to protest the Independent run Highland Council’s three-year “phased approach” to reduce the number of Additional Support Needs teachers (ASNs) and Pupil Support Assistants (PSAs). Highland
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The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) have issued an apology to two woman who were left lying on the street for hours in Edinburgh as they waited on an ambulance. The first woman who suffered a broken collarbone had began to show signs of hypothermia by the time the ambulance did eventually arrive. This occured the same day that an 86-year-old
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Stories of angry notes being left on cars in disabled bays or people being accosted for using disabled facilities are becoming so frequent you’d be forgiven for skipping past them. It seems we live in a world where it is acceptable for you to be judged on your appearance rather than, you know…. medical professional’s opinions. Hundreds of thousands, if
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In what seems as another snub towards Scottish Welfare Claimants the Department for Work and Pensions – DWP has downgraded the way in which MSP’s from Holyrood can help their constituents. MSP Linda Fabiani is one of the Deputy Presiding Officers in the Scottish Parliament. For those of you not familiar with Scottish Politics, this is the same as the Deputy
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I can confirm that both Shell and Tesco have confirmed that they are going to work to improve the assistance available to disabled drivers at their petrol stations. A major improvement planned is to ensure that all their filling stations are signed up to the FuelService Scheme
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I recently wrote an article for The Orkney News on how planning was granted for the Coul Links Golf Course Development at Embo, in the North of Scotland against planning officials advice. Little did I realise that the Coul Links Twitter account would come after me.
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