Record wet summer for Scotland

August 25, 2010 · Filed Under Weather · Comment 

It’s late August and still waiting for summer to arrive – though it feels today like Autumn is coming instead!
Just noticed a piece on the BBC website happen to mention that last month was the third wettest July for Scotland on record:
Inverewe’s Jurassic tree grove endures wet summer

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) site had [...]

VJ Day tribute at Fort George: Colossal Celebration of the Centuries

August 15, 2010 · Filed Under Tourist · Comment 

Fort George had the honour of being host to the largest display event by Historic Scotland of the year, putting on their Colossal Celebration of the Centuries.
Performed over the weekend that today saw the 65th anniversary of VJ Day, the effective end of World War II, the re-enactment served as a fitting tribute.
A host of [...]

Nairn on Bing Maps

August 9, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn · Comment 

I’ve been waiting for ages for Google Maps to finally update Nairn’s satellite images to high resolution – unfortunately, we’re still lagging behind Foress and Inverness on that front.
However, I noticed tonight Bing Maps (the Microsoft equivalant) has a pretty recent hi-res satellite image of the town – you can see the new Maggot flats [...]

Cloned cows at Inverness?

August 4, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness · Comment 

The BBC reports on the surprise finding that cloned cows meat has entered the food chain in the UK – and that this is rumoured to have come from a farm near Inverness:
Meat of cloned cow offspring in UK food chain, FSA says

The FSA said it had “traced two bulls born in the UK from [...]

Rosebank School deputy dies in horse fall

August 4, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn · Comment 

Very sad news reported from the BBC, about the deputy head at Rosebank Primary School having died in a riding accident, while out with her family:
Nairn teacher dies in horseriding accident

Tributes have been paid to a teacher who died after being thrown from a horse in a riding accident.
Caroline Johnston, 46, was depute head at [...]

Inverness explodes!

July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness · Comment 

Literally!
Bomb disposal team end blast drama

LIFE was getting back to normal today (Friday) for residents in the Merkinch area of the city after it was rocked by two explosions.
Two people received minor injuries when a container of detonators exploded in a yard in Thornbush Road next to Blackbridge Furnishings.
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The first explosion occurred at 12.24pm [...]

Harbour boats burned

July 30, 2010 · Filed Under Crime, Nairn · Comment 

The Gurn covers the story of two boats burned out at the harbour, with original coverage and then a follow-up as they are removed.
Normally The Nairnshire Telegraph’s “Cop This” section would be filled with small crimes stories – a broken window, a shoplifted bottle, or similar minor crimes.
Someone the potential inclusion of the burned [...]

Highland Aviation Museum gets Nimrod

July 29, 2010 · Filed Under Tourist · Comment 

The P&J reports on one of the more unusual traffic events for the A96 – the fuselage of a Nimrod being transported from RAF Kinloss to the Highland Aviation Museum by Inverness Airport.
Certainly that would have been interesting to encounter while driving!
The Highland Aviation Museum is one of those little mentioned gems – it’s only [...]

New flats to replace Lodgehill Clinic?

July 28, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Nairn · 3 Comments 

Nairn Matters raises the news of an application to build 11 flats over 3 storeys, through demolition of the Lodgehill Clinic now the facilities have moved to the expanded town and county hospital.
My thoughts are:
1. Why does the HC insist on demolishing buildings to build flats?
2. When did the site come up for sale? Certainly [...]

Highland Green Party – still very out of touch

July 26, 2010 · Filed Under Politics · 3 Comments 

Another idiot press release by the Green Party, showing how out of touch and ridiculous they have become in the Highlands.
There are plenty of real arguments about where the Highland Council may be failing to govern effectively, but proclaiming the refusal to add a special supermarket tax as one of these is just daft.
Perhaps one [...]

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