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| City's Hogmanay event cancelled | City's Hogmanay event cancelled |
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| Hogmanay celebrations in Inverness were cancelled as police warned of "treacherous" weather conditions in and around the Highland capital. | Hogmanay celebrations in Inverness were cancelled as police warned of "treacherous" weather conditions in and around the Highland capital. |
| Organisers of the city's street party decided to scrap the event following concerns from Northern Constabulary. | Organisers of the city's street party decided to scrap the event following concerns from Northern Constabulary. |
| Meanwhile up to 80,000 gathered for Edinburgh's street party and revellers saw in the new year at events in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Stonehaven. | Meanwhile up to 80,000 gathered for Edinburgh's street party and revellers saw in the new year at events in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Stonehaven. |
| Heavy snow was forecast for the north-east, with freezing temperatures. | Heavy snow was forecast for the north-east, with freezing temperatures. |
| Airport closure | Airport closure |
| Police in the Highlands said they had rescued motorists stranded on the A9 southbound and urged people not to make unnecessary journeys. | Police in the Highlands said they had rescued motorists stranded on the A9 southbound and urged people not to make unnecessary journeys. |
| Northern Constabulary Ch Insp Andrew MacLean, said: "The underfoot conditions in Inverness are extremely hazardous and the roads in the city and in the outlying areas are treacherous." | Northern Constabulary Ch Insp Andrew MacLean, said: "The underfoot conditions in Inverness are extremely hazardous and the roads in the city and in the outlying areas are treacherous." |
| He said for public safety reasons they had recommended that organisers cancel the Hogmanay party. | He said for public safety reasons they had recommended that organisers cancel the Hogmanay party. |
| Meanwhile Inverness airport was closed and several hundred passengers had to find overnight accommodation in the city. | Meanwhile Inverness airport was closed and several hundred passengers had to find overnight accommodation in the city. |
| Sixteen passengers, however, opted to stay in the terminal to bring in the new year with champagne and pizza. | Sixteen passengers, however, opted to stay in the terminal to bring in the new year with champagne and pizza. |
| Deacon Blue | |
| In Aberdeen a fireworks display lit up the sky over His Majesty's Theatre while the streets of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire were illuminated by the 150-year-old fireball festival. | |
| Elsewhere, Deacon Blue headlined the celebrations taking place in the centre of Glasgow. | Elsewhere, Deacon Blue headlined the celebrations taking place in the centre of Glasgow. |
| In Edinburgh Madness headlined the Concert in the Gardens, while The Enemy, Frightened Rabbit, Stanley Odd and We Were Promised Jetpacks appeared on the Waverley stage. | |
| The new year was heralded by a massive fireworks display above Edinburgh Castle before a laser and light display in Princes Street. | |
| Crowds gathered at the esplanade of Stirling Castle saw in the new year with acts including Sandi Thom and the MacDonald Brothers. | Crowds gathered at the esplanade of Stirling Castle saw in the new year with acts including Sandi Thom and the MacDonald Brothers. |