Pictures from the County line

Thanks to Jason Rose for these two pictures he took coming home today via Grantown and Ferness. Larger versions of these two pictures here and here.

Food still getting through to the Highlands

Gurnites will have probably seen the dramatic images on the telly of the derailed locomotive and Stobart food containers at Carrbridge. Stobart still have enough rolling stock to keep going however and quite a long train of similar containers was to be seen passing through Nairn around lunchtime. Once again the Inverness-Aberdeen line proves itself to be the ideal emergency route to the Highlands when both the A9 and the main railway route south are both blocked. To think too that there were strong rumours that some politicians wanted to close this lifeline back in the late seventies/early eighties.

More pictures of frozen Nairn - nothing exciting just a few pictures from areas around town where the recent thaw failed to make little impact.

Dangerous pavements - Groundhog day? Nearly, but whiter this time?

Long time readers will remember the Gurn's article about the state of the pavements in the town centre last year and how pedestrians were risking the roads instead of the black ice on the pavements. Exactly one year on and we have a similar scene although a few folk do seem keener to risk the pavements this time round but they are in the minority.

A couple of shopkeepers have cleared some snow/ice on the pavements in front of their shops but conditions are still dangerous in most of the town centre. For those interested in the subject here's a few pictures showing how once again in 2010 those on foot are abandoning the pavements on the second day of the year. No doubt there will once again be more debate in the local press on this issue. There is also comment and debate in articles below about whether we should take more responsibility ourselves when it comes to clearing snow.

New to the Gurn? Just surfing through? See pictures of many of the events that took place in Nairn in 2009 - perhaps you might be enticed into coming here on holiday?

Tuilleadh sneachd 29/12/09 More snow

Some Gurn snow pictures again, really only for those that haven't seen enough yet.

A mishap on the pontoons (as predicted)

Pictures will enlarge - you can see the drips on the guy on the left. The first photograph shows a gentleman, dripping wet up to the waist, who had just moved to get a better vantage point to observe the swans from another part of the pontoon and then had fallen into the water. The ice actually broke his fall and saved him from complete immersion and his three companions were on hand to pull him out. The mishap over, he retreated to a nearby vehicle and a quick change of clothing.

At the last ward forum meeting Graham Vine and Tommy Hogg had called for gates to be installed on the pontoons as a matter of urgency. Sandy Park told the meeting that he had the matter in hand. Better move fast Sandy. The guy in the picture got off with a bit of a fright and there were folk on hand to help. What if it had been a lone child with no one nearby? It doesn't look as though it would be easy to pull oneself out. Action please before there is a serious accident!

Still cold in Nairn - Fhathast fuar ann an Inbhir Narann

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Nairn wakes up to a little more snow

A little more snow overnight but with town centre pavements and roads gritted early things look good if you're thinking of heading to the High Street today. More pictures here

UPDATE: a few more pictures from a snowy day.

Sneachd air na beantainn

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Tha sneachd againn - we have snow!

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