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Villagers donate £500 plus to fire tragedy family

Villagers donate £500 plus to fire tragedy family

THE residents of an Easter Ross village devastated by the death of a six-year-old boy in a house fire have donated more than £500 so to help the surviving…


Work starts on Plockton project

Work starts on Plockton project

A TURF-CUTTING ceremony has marked the start of work on a major contract to improve the learning environment at Plockton High School and introduce a new…


Help fund set up for tragic Milton fire family

Help fund set up for tragic Milton fire family

A FUND has been set up to help the family of Milton fire victim Aidan Owens. The six-year-old boy died in a fire at his home at Cromarty Drive on Sunday.


Tributes paid to tragic Aiden

Tributes paid to tragic Aiden

THE head teacher at a Ross-shire school stunned by the loss of one its young pupils has spoken of the gap left by his absence.


"Milton Primary is a quiet place today" - headteacher

"Milton Primary is a quiet place today" - headteacher

THE headteacher of a Ross-shire primary school said pupils and staff were remembering the happy times shared with Aidan Owens, the six-year-old who died…


Easter Ross house fire kills boy, aged 6

Easter Ross house fire kills boy, aged 6

A GRIEVING family have been speaking about the loss of their "wonderful wee boy" who died in a house fire in Easter Ross. The body of six-year-old Aiden…


Child dead after Milton blaze

Child dead after Milton blaze

THE child recovered from a Ross-shire house following an early morning blaze has been identified.


Kessock Bridge work completed ahead of schedule

Kessock Bridge work completed ahead of schedule

EMERGENCY repairs to the Kessock Bridge have been completed five hours ahead of schedule.


Child missing after Ross house blaze

Child missing after Ross house blaze

A FOUR-year-old child is missing following a house fire in Ross-shire. A woman and another child were able to escape the ferocious blaze which broke out…


Teen woodland drinking session turned violent

Teen woodland drinking session turned violent

A TEENAGER floored another youth with a punch during a drinking session at Assynt Wood near Evanton.


Ross man sentenced for drug and drink drive charges

Ross man sentenced for drug and drink drive charges

A DINGWALL man has been fined for possessing cannabis and banned from driving for being twice over the legal drinks limit. At Dingwall Sheriff Court,…


Classroom assistants saved - for now

Classroom assistants saved - for now

A REPRIEVE for classroom assistants has been agreed by Highland councillors following the storm of protest which greeted initial axe proposals.


Ross woman scammed out of £24,000

Ross woman scammed out of £24,000

POLICE are warning the public to be wary of bogus calls from fraudsters after an Easter Ross woman was scammed out of £24,000.


Traffic on Kessock Bridge drops by a third

Traffic on Kessock Bridge drops by a third

THE number of vehicles on the Kessock Bridge has dropped by a third during the ongoing emergency repairs.


Quirky properties with a view up for sale

Quirky properties with a view up for sale

TWO quirky and compact Wester Ross properties – an old fire station and a former telephone exchange – have been put on the market.


Warning as Kessock Bridge delays build up

Warning as Kessock Bridge delays build up

COMMUTERS are being urged "not to get back into their cars" before work on the Kessock Bridge is completed.


Top marks for Ross-shire school

Top marks for Ross-shire school

A ROSS-shire school and its "very committed head teacher" have received top marks after a visit by inspectors. Hill of Fearn Primary School had a positive…


Loopallu announces headline act

Loopallu announces headline act

THE first headline act for the Loopallu festival has been confirmed as The Feeling.


Trial collapses at Tain Sheriff Court

Trial collapses at Tain Sheriff Court

A TRIAL of a man accused of stabbing his friend in the face came to a dramatic halt at Tain Sheriff Court today (Tues) as a result of legal technicalities.…


Tain stabbing trial collapses

Tain stabbing trial collapses

THE trial of a man accused of stabbing his friend in the face has collapsed due to "legal technicalities".


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