Recently added articles from Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK):
Fans get up close and personal with franz ferdinand
Sep 28, 2008 ... Franz Ferdinand said they chose to perform in the tiny RaigmoreMotel in Inverness because they wanted to be closer to their fans. The Scottish band played to just a handful of people in Invernesslast night, performing hits such as Take Me Out and Do You Want To. The Inverness ...
Foxley fails to find support for appeal on Loch eil homes
Sep 28, 2008 ... Highland councillors have decided against backing a seniorcolleague's plea over a housing development, which he fears couldlead to the demise of crofting townships. Holyrood officials backed Lochaber man Gordon Mitchison andoverturned a decision by the council's former Lochaber ...
Eye in the sky studies seal decline reports
Sep 28, 2008 ... Conservationists have taken to the skies in the hope of reversinga decline in seal populations. The Oban-based Hebridean Partnership linked up with Sky Watch, anauxiliary air service charity, to carry out an aerial survey. Its community support flight homed in on Lismore Island ...
River Nairn clean-up will benefit town beaches
Sep 28, 2008 ... The popular water sports stretch of sea at Nairn's famous beachesshould be cleaner soon. Work started yesterday to complete a pounds2million package ofimprovements by Scottish Water along the River Nairn, which willalso boost the popular angling river. Previously there were ...
Call for limit on drink-driving to be reduced
Sep 28, 2008 ... A Highlands and Islands MSP has called for a reduction in theacceptable drink-driving limit to bring Scotland into line with themajority of European countries. SNP MSP Dave Thompson has begun a campaign to decrease the drink-driving limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg per ...