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Three boys aged 13, 14 and 17 have been reported following two assaults which occurred on Fort William High Street on the same night.

1948: Winner of the men’s gold medal at the National Mod Was Mr Iain R. Douglas who is a native of Staffin, Skye, to which his parents, Mr and Mrs Hugh Douglas also belong.A pupil of Mr Yacamini, Perth, Mr Douglas won, in addition to the Gold Medal, the James Grant Memorial Prize, the Oran Mor and the Oban and Lorn Association 1939-45 Memorial Medal.He is a member of the Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association and the Caledonian Strathspey and Reel Society. During the recent war, Mr Douglas served for five years with the Royal Navy, and is at present an Arts student at Glasgow University.

1998: Five members of Lochaber Air Training Corps who have become staff cadetsafter passing two examinations. Left to right: Sgt Elaine Smith, Cdt Carolann Smith,Sgt Heather Welsh, Cpl Lyndsay Welsh, Cpl Michael Weir. The staff cadets can nowassist in training the squadron. Picture: Anthony MacMillan.

1998: Three young Lochaber pipers who took part in the Lochaber Piping Society piping recital in Alexandra Hotel, Fort William, last Saturday: from left - Marianine Goode, Lyn Blyth, Kirsty Macintyre. Picture: Anthony MacMillan.

2013: Launching the Lochaber BID business plan at the ‘sore feet’ statue in Fort William’s Gordon Square, the steering group, from left: Don Hind, Finlay Finlayson Frazer Coupland and Helen MacGillivray. Picture: Iain Ferguson, The Wright Image.