A further 556 were seriously injured as political pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to deal with this ‘life and death’ issue.
A campaign blasting back at local and national government for blaming short-term let owners for Scotland’s housing crisis today hit the Highlands.
A crucial campaigning body for elderly Highlanders is facing a threat to its existence after NHS Highland axed most of its funding.
Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain
The ambitious plans involve schools, businesses and the most important local agencies like NHS, police, coast guard and Dounreay.
It reiterates the demands for a pause on develops and applauds how it ‘amplified’ concerns with the ‘industrialisation of natural landscapes’.
Two councillors say the ‘Scottish Government must show greater support for the police service’.
Serious concerns about lack of control spark twin moves for action by Labour, Highland Alliance, and Greens.
YOUR VIEWS: Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the latest issues affecting the far north
Liberal Democrats want the far north in contention after the UK government pledged to invest £2.5 billion in small reactors.