Inverness Hogmanay party cancelled as snow chaos continues »
Inverness’s Hogmanay party has been cancelled due to heavy snow and deteriorating weather conditions.
Police are urging travellers not to go to Inverness tonight, and to only make necessary journeys.
Area Commander for Inverness, Chief Inspector Andrew MacLean, said: “The underfoot conditions in Inverness are extremely hazardous and the roads in the city and in the outlying areas [...]
54-year-old is third killed by Scottish avalanches »
A 54-year-old male climber was the third person killed by an onslaught of avalanches in the Scottish Highlands today.
Mountain rescue teams were sent to the Liatach Ridge in Torrindon after the man’s friend alerted police of his disappearance. The man was found conscious and cold, and was thought to have had an arm injury.
Police are [...]
Two bodies found after Ben Nevis avalanche »
Two bodies were found by mountain rescue teams searching for survivors of an avalanche on Ben Nevis this morning, police have confirmed.
The alarm was raised after a concerned local reported seeing two people getting caught up in the avalanche.
The bodies were found in an area known as Number 3 Gulley on the North face of [...]