The BBC News team appear to be confused over which sections of the A9 road are single or dual carriageway. The article is about the frequency of accidents on the single carriageway sections of the road, however the photograph that accompanies the article is of the dual carriageway section at Findhorn. It is also filed [...]

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Posted on Thursday 8th May 2008 in Engineering tagged , , , , , , , , , with no comments.

It’s an unusual position to be in, but tomorrow I will be protesting with the Scottish Government against the replacement of the UK’s nuclear arsenal—Trident—our very own WMD.

I don’t support every policy of the SNP, but I admire Alex Salmond for standing up and voicing the opinion of the Scottish People—that we do not want [...]

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Posted on Friday 2nd November 2007 in Politics tagged , , , , , , , , with no comments.

We walked up Ben Loyal, near Tongue in the north of Scotland, last weekend. It was another great walk, although the visibility was not great, and it was very windy! We were expecting to be blown off the summit tor, instead of which we found it to be a sheltered zone with the wind whipping [...]

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Posted on Wednesday 6th June 2007 in Outdoors tagged , , , , , , with no comments.

Yesterday we cycled over the Bealach na Ba, one of the highest hill passes in the UK. Spectacular scenery, good weather, some pain, and a well deserved late lunch at the Applecross Inn made it a great day overall.

The day started with the drive to Sheildaig, much easier following the upgrade of the A896 road. [...]

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Posted on Saturday 5th May 2007 in Outdoors tagged , , , with one comment.