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He had a distinguished career and was a renowned gastro-intestinal surgeon.
Yellow weather warnings are in place as meteorologists indicate which areas may be able to build a snowman this weekend
The works are due to start at the end of the month and last for three days.
Councillors' rejected a proposal to declare a 'school estate emergency' despite having the worst buildings in Scotland.
Councillor Helen Crawford called for a 'school estate emergency' declaration to tackle the issue but SNP-Independent councillors voted it down.
The north has the worst school buildings in Scotland but the council delayed the debate by more than three weeks.
But there are concerns about the otherwise welcome development related to recruitment, financing and centralisation of maternity care.
She says 'Eco-anxiety, the distress caused by these emergencies, is increasingly recognised,' asking 'how can we cope with these feelings?'
Highland MSP Kate Forbes was a strong contender in the First Minister leadership race, winning more respect. Here she reflects on a 'weighty year'.
'What we are seeing playing out is...an internal power struggle between drug dealers, which is showing itself in a number of violent episodes.'
Ten years later than promised, but at least there may be the hope now – that was the response to the Scottish Government’s renewed bid to dual the A9.
Vowing to finish dualling by 2035, he tells the people of the Highlands 'I can give you that promise, that cast iron guarantee'.
Transport secretary Mairi McAllan is currently delivering a statement on the renewed programme.
Kate Forbes hails ‘good news’ as finance secretary Shona Robison says Highland economy 'needs' the A9 dualling.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
The cabinet secretary for transport Mairi McAllan is expected to deliver the ministerial statement to Holyrood.
Civil servants warned the transport secretary in 2018 that '2025 deadline would not be met' if it was privately financed.
Starting in 2012 and ending in February 2023 it charts the lack of progress, secrecy and when it became ‘unachievable’
Campaigner Laura Hansler says the government ‘knew they could never deliver and they refused at every turn to give the electorate the truth.’
Scottish Government figures show Highland Council has the worst school estate and curriculum for excellence performance in Scotland.
