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BILL McALLISTER: Memories of an Inverness draper who made tartan fashionable in royal courts

Memories of an Inverness draper who made tartan for royalty including Queen Victoria.

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BILL McALLISTER: Exploring Inverness s fascinating shopping scene of 80 years ago

A glimpse into the Inverness shopping and business scene 80 years ago uncovers many long-gone names, but also a few survivors.

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BILL MCALLISTER: 150th anniversary of the day Inverness provost Dr John Mackenzie welcomed Queen Victoria to the burgh

This is the 150th anniversary of Dr John Mackenzie, then Provost of Inverness, welcoming Queen Victoria to the burgh.

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Floggings, soup and wool were making the headlines

This is the 205th anniversary of a woman being sentenced to death in Inverness merely for helping in a housebreaking.

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BILL McALLISTER: Looking at beautiful Beauly, its 750-year-old Priory, and its French Connection

Bill McAllister s walk down memory lane explores beautiful Beauly and its ancient French connection priory.

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