SSEN has moved to Weather Warning Status for the Highlands and Moray ahead of lightning forecast for today and tomorrow.
Following several days of monitoring the weather system, the company have advised that the network may be impacted and they are preparing for the likelihood of disruption.
Lightning can affect the network in a number of ways and customers are asked to call 105 or contact via the PowerTrack website if the power remains off for any length of time.
Extra call handlers and control teams are being brought in and additional engineering teams will be on standby. Attempts will be made to telephone the most vulnerable in areas most likely to be affected.
New trustees from the Highlands are sought to help shape the future of the Archie Foundation which supports babies, children and families at the Children’s Unit at Raigmore Hospital.
The charity is particularly keen to attract volunteers with professional experience in IT and digital innovation, legal services, marketing and communications, and from the medical and nursing professions.
A spokesperson for the Foundation said that becoming a charity trustee offers an opportunity to contribute to a worthwhile cause, make a tangible difference in the community, and develop new skills.
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A group of land reform campaigners are planning to walk from Skye to Glasgow to highlight the need for urgent land reform and emergency action to address the lack of affordable housing.
The venture is organized by ‘Grassroots to Global’, a group canvassing for radical change in political decision-making, community empowerment and environmental security.
The group will set off from Broadford on 17th September and hope to complete the 185-mile challenge at the Broomielaw in Glasgow on 7th October.
For further information and to register an interest go to www,grassrootsglobal.org
Assynt author, Mandy Haggith, is set to launch her new book, ‘The Lost Elms’, at the Ullapool Bookshop this evening.
Dr Haggith is a lecturer in creative writing and literature at UHI Inverness, and this is her first work of non-fiction for some years.
The event begins at 5.30 pm.
