Campaign highlights ‘life changing’ consequences of drink-driving The annual pre-Christmas drink-drive campaign is shifting gear this year, with the aim of convincing drivers that a conviction has the potential to ruin their life through legal and personal consequences. Inverness Crime prevention Panel have teamed up with City Taxis with a joint initiative to promote the [...]
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Operation Respect during the Inverness Winter Festival in Scotland
With the Christmas holiday season almost upon us, now is a good time to remind people to take steps to make sure your Christmas isn’t spoiled by criminals. This year we want you to have fun whilst out shopping or on your night out. Operation Respect initiative was created to engender respect for each other [...]
Blue Light Disco’s in Inverness Scotland – Unicorn Kid besieged by autograph hunters
Unicorn Kid had been requested by fans who had been entertained at Belladrum earlier this year and was besieged by autograph seeking attendees at the end of the evening! Most youngsters attending, left with either an autograph or a photo taken with him. DJ “Unicorn Kid” and “Look Mum its the Dj’s” were the star [...]
MOD confirms RAF Tornado F3 crash
The Ministry Of Defence confirms that a Tornado F3 aircraft from RAF Leuchars crashed at approximately 1145hrs today, Thursday 2 July 2009, during a routine training flight in Glen Kinglas, Argyll. The circumstances are being investigated and no further information is available at this time. Royal Air Force Leuchars The Station is primarily responsible for [...]
Scotland faces a long wait before economic recovery, as unemployment continues to rise
It’s a slow grind from here – Say Ernst & Young June 2009: Scotland will continue to suffer from the impact of the global economic downturn until 2017, despite having already shown the first tentative signs of stability and improving business confidence, according to research released today by the Ernst & Young Scottish ITEM Club. [...]
Super Puma accident – G-REDL – 1st April 2009 – Miller Platform to Aberdeen Scotland
Bond Offshore Helicopters The AAIB released an initial report on the Super Puma accident, registration G-REDL that occurred on 1 April 2009, 11 nm NE of Peterhead, Scotland. Initial Report AAIB Ref: EW/C2009/04/01 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma, G-REDL No & Type of Engines: 2 Turbomeca Makila 1A2 turboshaft engines Year [...]
Crimestoppers Scottish Highlands Campaign
Starting in the Wick area on Tuesday this week, Crimestoppers leaflets will be dropping through letterboxes across the region. The leaflets are designed to encourage residents, who don’t wish to ring the Police directly, to contact Crimestoppers to report crime related concerns or criminal activity, anonymously. Crimestoppers are a highly successful UK charitable organisation, supporting [...]
Lloyds in merger talks with HBOS
HBOS share price UK bank share prices Robert Peston on the HBOS deal UK banking giants look to consolidate as share prices implode. Lloyds TSB is in advanced merger talks with HBOS to create a UK retail banking giant, the BBC has learned. The deal would end uncertainty about the strength of HBOS following the [...]