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April 2 - April 9

1. Dingwall man's message to Royal Mail over abuse of disabled parking bays

Leslie Mikolajczyk is unhappy with Royal Mail in Park Street Dingwall with vans parking in disabled spaces and on double yellow lines. Picture: Gary Anthony
Leslie Mikolajczyk is unhappy with Royal Mail in Park Street Dingwall with vans parking in disabled spaces and on double yellow lines. Picture: Gary Anthony

A grieving husband is calling on Royal Mail workers to stop parking in disabled bays.

Leslie Mikolajczyk (60) from Dingwall says the town's Royal Mail workers are being irresponsible by using the bays, and they need to stop taking liberties due to the pandemic.

The disabled bays are on the town's Park Street based between the Royal Mail Sorting Office and the church.

Amazon working to secure base in Highland capital

Read more: Dingwall man's message to Royal Mail over abuse of disabled parking bays

2. Amazon working to secure base in Highland capital

Amazon working to secure base in Highland capital Picture: Adobe
Amazon working to secure base in Highland capital Picture: Adobe

Amazon is working to keep a distribution depot in Inverness operational.

The online retailing giant uses the NGC delivery office in the city’s Carsegate Road as its base in the Highlands but it is now understood to be at risk of closure.

A spokesman for Amazon said: "We are working to keep the site operational.

Read more: Amazon working to secure base in Highland capital

3. Man arrested following a disturbance in Strathpeffer, while police continue to make enquiries in the area

Picture: Daniel Forsyth.
Picture: Daniel Forsyth.

A 43-year-old man has been arrested after an incident in Strathpeffer.

Police are continuing their investigations after, what is being described as, a disturbance following an incident in the Park Terrace area earlier this afternoon.

Follow the story: Police charge 43-year-old man in connection to a 'disturbance' in Strathpeffer

4. Crumbing roads leave 'unheard' Ross-shire councillors feeling ashamed

Alasdair Rhind: 'Roads is the number one priority for our constituents.'
Alasdair Rhind: 'Roads is the number one priority for our constituents.'

Anger over potholed roads has reached the point where some Ross-shire councillors are ashamed to be associated with the local authority.

A heated meeting of the full council heard some say they were being made to look like “fools”.

Debate centred over whether millions of pounds of surplus cash should be invested immediately into the crumbling road network or saved as reserves.

Read more: Ross-shire councillors admit 'shame' over potholed roads as Highland Council urged to spend surplus funds on crumbling network

5. Highland chipper nets prestigious UK award

Top 50 takeaways in UK awarded to Mcleod's Fish and Chips Grant Street. Owners David Mcleod and Anne Marie Fraser. Picture: Gary Anthony
Top 50 takeaways in UK awarded to Mcleod's Fish and Chips Grant Street. Owners David Mcleod and Anne Marie Fraser. Picture: Gary Anthony

A HIGHLAND fish and chip shop is toasting sizzling success in a prestigious national industry award.

McLeod’s Fish & Chips, of Grant Street in Inverness, was named by leading trade publication Fry Magazine as one of the 50 best – from among more than 10,000 – in the UK.

Follow the story: Popular Highland fish and chip shop batters opposition to reel in prestigious UK award

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