Dingwall, Scotland News

Requests from three pubs to be allowed to serve drinks ahead of two Sunday football matches being played in Dingwall have been declined.

EXTENSIVE repairs are to be carried out on a historic townhouse famous for hosting a doomed Beatles concert just prior to their rise to stardom.

The Beatles played at the hall before they had their first hit. Many of those watching left because they thought the band was "rubbish". Most music fans from Dingwall and the surrounding area were among a crowd of 1,200 watching local band the Melotones in nearby Strathpeffer.

Clockwise from bottom left Jemma Tweedie, Josh Mackenzie, Dylan Tierney, Molly Nolan, Alice Bentley and centre front Imogen Hay.Picture: Alison White SIX young singer songwriters from the Highlands starred at their own showcase and proved the best possible advert for the scheme that had helped them get the gig off the ground.

COMMUNITIES are being invited to share their views on proposals to close ten sheriff courts and seven justice of the peace courts in Scotland.