Achmore

Inspections discovered 'unusual microbiology' in Uig, North & South Lochs, and the Achmore area. Scottish Water, on the advice of the Consultant in Public Health Medicine and the NHS, is advising some customers to boil tap water. Around 250 properties ...

Neillie 'Ach' MacRae, chair of the Stromeferry and Achmore Community Council, said: “Stromeferry and Achmore Community Council welcome the installation of the new signs by Highland Council above Stromeferry after a lengthy delay but are disappointed ...

Lochcarron-based mountain guide Martin Moran will launch his autobiography in Achmore tomorrow (Friday) evening. In “Higher Ground — A Mountain Guide's Life” Martin, one of Britain's most experienced mountain guides and climbers, recounts ...

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews also worked round the clock to douse flames spreading across grassland in Achmore, near Kyle of Lochalsh. They were helped by two helicopters dropping large volumes of water directly on to the fire. A spokesman ...

Eight water pumps were sent to tackle the blaze at Achmore, which at one point threatened to engulf properties. A fire service spokeswoman said more water had been dropped from a helicopter, and fire crews were making good progress. The fire service ...

The fire service has urged land owners and land managers to stop controlled burning after almost 200 wildfires in the Highlands over the past week. Landowners who fail to heed the advice could face prosecution. It comes as one large-scale wildfire is ...