BUSINESSES in Fort William are being urged to pull out the stops after it was confirmed that two large cruise ships, each carrying around 800 passengers and 350 crew, will visit the town in the coming weeks.
'Marco Polo' and 'Ocean Countess', operated by Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV), will sail into Loch Linnhe on Saturday, May 26, and Monday, June 4, respectively.
POLICE have spoken to over 1,000 Lochaber children as part of a project to tackle the problem of bike theft.
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FIREFIGHTERS have hailed the quick actions of a chef who put out a blaze in a popular cafe bar which they claimed had the potential to wipe out several business properties on Fort William High Street.
GARDEN waste in brown bins is to be checked by council patrols in a bid to improve its recycling process.
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THE installation of a bronze sculpture of an aluminium worker "breaking the crust" has completed a £230,000 package of landscaping works in Inverlochy, which has given a welcome facelift to the centre of the village.
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A ROYAL Air Force helicopter has been airlifted off a Lochaber mountainside after making a forced landing during a rescue mission.
The Sea King 137 from RAF Lossiemouth had been stranded at about 2,000ft in an area between Aonach Mor and Carn Mor Dearg, in the shadow of Ben Nevis.
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A TEENAGER was airlifted to hospital this morning (Wed) following a two-vehicle crash in Easter Ross.
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