BBC Highland News
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News from the Highlands and Islands, provided by the BBC. Councillor faces benefits charges
A Highland councillor is accused of illegally claiming more than £45,000 in benefits.
Fitness challenge to fire service
Lower levels of medical fitness may have to be accepted by a fire service so it can cover remote communities.
False alarms cost crews £235,000
A fire service says it dealt with more false alarms in 2009-10 than it did in the previous four years.
Musician on stun gun allegations
A musician is accused of abduction and assault involving a stun gun and pepper spray after an incident in Inverness.
Life sciences employment boost
The development of medicines and medical technology employs about 1,800 people and is worth £130m to the Highlands and Islands.
Words festival to mark 10 years
A words festival in the Highlands is preparing to mark its 10th year with the theme Where the Wild Things Are.
Summer snow for mountains range
Fresh snow fell in the highest parts of the Cairngorms where patches of snow from winter have survived, according to a mountaineering body.
Campus to bring 'major benefits'
The finance secretary says a campus proposed for Inverness will bring economic opportunities.
Earthquake recorded in North Sea
An earthquake is recorded in the North Sea about 155 miles east of Aberdeen.
Political row over ferry scheme
A row breaks out over the year's extension to the Scottish government's lower cost ferry fares scheme pilot.
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