The Inverness Courier http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk The Inverness Courier en Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:42:07 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:42:07 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PFPS version 2.44 The Inverness Courier http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/images/rss.gif http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk Divers to mount blitz on River Ness rubbish http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9947/Divers_to_mount_blitz_on_River_Ness_rubbish.html A TEAM of divers is to be drafted in to carry out a sweep of the River Ness in a bid to rid it of unwanted rubbish.

The major clean out operation is expected to take place ahead of the annual River Ness Raft Race, which takes place on 5th September.

A team of around 12 divers from Inverness Aqua Club will take to the water in full scuba gear to perform the clear-up.

They will sweep a section of the river from Ness Islands to the Waterfront pub and restaurant on Huntly Street.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9947 HIE in £7m threat to varsity http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9948/HIE_in__pound;7m_threat_to_varsity.html THE battle over a new flagship campus for Inverness College intensified yesterday as Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) threatened to withhold millions of pounds of funding if the project does not go to a site it owns at Beechwood on the city's eastern outskirts.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9948 No civic pride http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9954/No_civic_pride.html WE welcome news that Inverness's most prominent and beautiful feature — the River Ness — is to get a deep clean for the first time in three years or so.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9954 Former RAF man aims to make Highland high flyers http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9962/Former_RAF_man_aims_to_make_Highland_high_flyers.html HUGH MacKintosh is adopting an optimistic approach ahead of the new season, despite maintaining that Highland could not have been given a worse set of fixtures for the forthcoming campaign.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9962 Dream open debut for Kyle http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9963/Dream_open_debut_for_Kyle.html KYLE Godsman made his debut at the Inverness Golf Club Four Day Open by winning the prestigious Rosswood Trophy.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9963 Could ferry revival be a success? http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9952/Could_ferry_revival_be_a_success_.html  

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9952 Making plain the message on crime and punishment http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9956/Making_plain_the_message_on_crime_and_punishment.html TELL it to 'em straight. Send 'em a good strong message.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9956 Getting to the heart of the matter http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9955/Getting_to_the_heart_of_the_matter.html WHEN the chance to become a consultant at Raigmore Hospital beckoned for cardiologist Steve Leslie, there was more to interest him in the job than the chance to get closer to his home town of Nairn.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9955 Inverness brothers have no problem with their Homework http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9961/Inverness_brothers_have_no_problem_with_their_Homework.html TODAY will see brothers Oli and Ritchie Kass play what Oli agrees is probably the most important show of their band's short career — when they open T in the Park's T Break Stage.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9961 Breathtaking views from an ideal romantic getaway http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9959/Breathtaking_views_from_an_ideal_romantic_getaway.html DESCRIBED as one of Britian's most romantic hotels, it is difficult to think of a more perfect spot.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/9959 Share your blogs with us – and the world http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3007/Share_your_blogs_with_us__96_and_the_world.html HAVE you a blog you think deserves a wider audience? This is your opportunity to get it known. We don't mind what you write about as long as it keeps us interested or entertained and the subject or the author is from our area.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3007 Get your music on the web with the Courier http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2681/Get_your_music_on_the_web_with_the_Courier.html CALLING all local musicians: the Inverness Courier wants you – and your music – on our website.

]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2681 Enjoy some online reading http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2654